Boo-Woo

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| name = Boo-Woo

| cover = Brunswick8318A_BooWoo.PNG

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| type = single

| artist = Harry James and the Boogie Woogie Trio

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| A-side = Boo-Woo

| B-side = Woo-Woo

| released = 1939

| recorded = February 1, 1939

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| genre = Boogie-woogie

| length =

| label = Brunswick 8318

| writer = Harry James

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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|T675qfyZAFc|"Boo-Woo" (audio)}}}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Boo-Woo

| cover = BooWooRecordLabel.jpg

| alt =

| type =

| artist = Harry James and the Boogie Woogie Trio

| album = Boogie Woogie

| released = 1941

| recorded = February 1, 1939

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| venue =

| genre = Boogie-woogie

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| label = Columbia C44, disc #35958

| writer = Harry James

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"Boo-Woo" is the A-side of the 78-rpm jazz instrumental single recorded on February 1, 1939 by Harry James and The Boogie Woogie Trio.

Shortly after leaving Benny Goodman's band and before starting his own band, James entered the studio at the suggestion of Columbia Records producer John Hammond. James was paired with Pete Johnson (on "Boo-Woo") and Albert Ammons (on the flip side's "Woo-Woo"), the two foremost practitioners of boogie-woogie piano, which was enjoying a substantial revival at the time. They were accompanied by Johnny Williams on bass and Eddie Dougherty on drums.{{cite book |last=Levinson |first=Peter |author-link=Peter J. Levinson |date=1999 |title=Trumpet Blues - The Life of Harry James|page=60|isbn=0-19-514239-X}}{{cite book |last=Birnbaum |first=Larry |author-link=Larry Birnbaum |date=2012 |title=Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock 'n' Roll |pages=111–113 |isbn=9780810886292 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F2lKOl2R8FcC&q=harry+james}} The group recorded four songs during this February 1, 1939 recording session in New York City: "Boo-Woo," "Woo-Woo," "Home, James," and "Jessie."{{cite book |last1=Rust |first1=Brian |last2=Shaw |first2=Malcolm |date=2002 |title=Jazz and Ragtime Records (1897-1942): A-K |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7p5HAAAAMAAJ&q=%22harry+james%22&pg=PA885 |pages=885–886 |isbn=9780967181929 |access-date=April 15, 2017}}

In the U.S., "Boo-Woo" was released several times over the years by Columbia Records or its subsidiaries:

• In 1939 on the A-side of the 78-rpm single on Brunswick 8318 (label matrix #B 24060){{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/10136678 |title=Harry James And The Boogie Woogie Trio – Boo-Woo / Woo-Woo |publisher=Discogs |accessdate=April 15, 2017}}
• In 1941 on the four-disc, 78-rpm compilation album Boogie Woogie, Columbia C-44 (disc #35958){{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/release/1944476 |title=Various – Boogie Woogie |publisher=Discogs |accessdate=2015-12-13}}
• In 1952 on the two-disc, 45-rpm compilation EP Boogie Woogie, Columbia B-1611 (disc #5-1360){{cite web |url=http://www.45cat.com/record/b1611 |title=Various Artists – Boogie Woogie |publisher=45cat |accessdate=April 15, 2017}}
• In 1955 on the 45-rpm EP Eight to the Valve, Columbia B-2048{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/release/10036097 |title= Harry James, Pete Johnson, Albert Ammons – Eight To The Valve |publisher=Discogs |accessdate=April 15, 2017}}
• In 1955 on the compilation LP Upright And Lowdown, Columbia CL-685{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/release/3803991 |title= Various – Upright And Lowdown "Boogie Woogie, Barrelhouse, And Blues" |publisher=Discogs |accessdate=April 15, 2017}}
• In 1996 on the compilation CD Juke Joint Jump (A Boogie Woogie Celebration), Columbia/Legacy CK 64988{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/5798600 |title= Various – Juke Joint Jump (A Boogie Woogie Celebration) |publisher=Discogs |accessdate=September 10, 2018}}