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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0886971453928
Label: Sony Music Distribution
Manufacturer: Sony Music Distribution
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Sony Music Distribution
Release Date: September 11, 2007
Sales Rank: 38317
Studio: Sony Music Distribution
Disc 1:- C JAM BLUES Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
- FRENESI Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
- IN THE MOOD Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
- LET ME OFF UPTOWN Gene Krupa & his Orchestra
- TAXI WAR DANCE Count Basie & His Orchestra
- THE SHEIK OF ARABY Coleman Hawkins All Star Octet
- PISTOL PACKIN MAMA Al Dexter & His Troopers, with vocal by Al Dexter
- AMERICAN PATROL Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
- FOR THE GOOD OF YOUR COUNTRY Count Basie & His Orchestra
- CHEROKEE Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
- ROSE ROOM Benny Goodman Sextet
- I M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT Harry James & His Orchestra
- TUXEDO JUNCTION Erskine Hawkins (the Twentieth Century Gabriel) & His Orchestra
- ONE O CLOCK JUMP Count Basie & His Orchestra
- I M CONFESSIN Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
- (I VE GOT A GAL IN) KALAMAZOO Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
- BOOGIE WOOGIE Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
- TAIN T WHAT YOU DO (IT S THE WAY THAT YOU DO IT) Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra
- SING, SING, SING Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
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To wartime America, music provided both entertainment and uplift. There may have been rationing and general shortages, but dance halls flourished as never before, fueled by the bands of the era. Despite constant depletion of their musicians by the draft, the bandleaders still found able replacements from the small towns and big cities of America. Never before or since has such musical talent existed. On this CD you ll hear the talent and the tunes distilled through the swing of the bands that kept Americans dancing and singing during the darkest days of World War II - tunes that buoyed the spirits of soldiers at home and overseas, and perfectly expressed the American spirit of affirmation in the face of adversity.
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Rating: - Five Star Winner!
When my MIL saw the series on PBS, she enjoyed the music so much that I searched for the track online. I purchased it for her as a surprise gift. If you want to get a gift for someone who lived through that era, this is the GREATEST! No dusting, no calories! She LOVES it! She played it continuously and was worried enough to ask, "Do these wear out?" Although I told her I doubt it, I assured her I would get another set if it should. She is back at the Big Band dances with her sweetheart, she is anxiously awaiting a letter from her love across the ocean, she is interrupting waiting on customers at the soda shop to listen yet again to Frank Sinatra.
It was such a hit with her, that I ordered another set for my dear Aunt who also had a sweetheart in the Navy in WWII. My sister-in-law ordered a set for a friend's parent who has early Alzhiemer's. Music has the ability to transport them back to the sights, sounds and even smells of the events taking place in the 40's--a true Time Machine. They are young, beautiful and in love again.
If you want to give a WINNER gift to one of your older relatives or friends, this is it! "Sentimental Journey" and "I'm Beginning to See the Light" bring several hours of smiles and occasional tears again and again as they evoke memories of those highly charged emotional days of World War II.
P.S. We Beatles kids are enjoying the pure sounds, beat and lyrics of the 40's, too!
Rating: - Music from Ken Burns' "War"
This CD and its companion "Sentimental Journey" comprise a memorable collection of popular music from the WWII years. Good buy!
Rating: - Top Music From the World War II Era
Although there are other CDs featuring music from this age, this CD and its companion, "Sentimental Journey" showcase many of the better musical numbers among the popular hits from World War II. Vocals by and large have been omitted. (Though oddly enough the two titles both have female vocalists, Doris Day for Les Brown in "Sentimental Journey" and Kitty Kallen for Harry James in "I'm Beginning to See the Light.") If you're expecting Bing Crosby or the Andrews Sisters you'll have to look elsewhere. (There is one Crosby selection on the music from the documentary.) For most modern listeners this is probably a plus - though I highly urge listeners to give Crosby a hearing, an extraordinary talent. Omitting the Andrews Sisters is a little bit like discussing the War in the Pacific and not mentioning the Marines! And the Andrews Sisters song "Rum and Coca-Cola" should dispell any preconceived notions about their songs consisting of only trite sentimental lyrics. Viewers of the documentary may be interested in following up with whole CDs by some of the featured artists, especially Duke Ellington, Artie Shaw, Count Basie and Benny Goodman, and, of course, Louis Armstrong. The female vocalists of the era, such as Jo Stafford or Helen Forrest, are largely absent here, but their songs are available on other CDs, and for an overall sense of the time one should give them a listen. Care was taken not to fill these two CDs with dated hits devoid of any significant and redeeming musical qualities.
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