Various Artists
Best Of The Big Band Era 1942

Description

This CD captures the big band world at one of its most charged and emotionally resonant moments — 1942, the year America entered World War II and swing music became the soundtrack of a nation at war. Glenn Miller appears twice, opening with the irresistible novelty hit ‘(I’ve Got A Gal In) Kalamazoo’ and closing with the gorgeous ‘Skylark’, while Duke Ellington’s brooding ‘I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)’ stands as one of the era’s finest ballad performances. Dinah Shore’s reading of ‘Blues In The Night’ and Sammy Kaye’s patriotic ‘Remember Pearl Harbor’ give the compilation real historical weight. Spanning bandleaders from the mainstream to the distinctive — Tommy Dorsey, Vaughn Monroe, Shep Fields, Freddy Martin, and Alvino Rey — this CD is a richly varied portrait of the big band era at its wartime peak…

Track Listing:

1. (I’ve Got A Gal In) Kalamazoo – Glenn Miller And His Orchestra
2. Take Me – Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra
3. Deep In The Heart Of Texas – Alvino Rey And His Orchestra
4. I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) – Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra
5. Tonight We Love – Freddy Martin And His Orchestra
6. Blues In The Night – Dinah Shore
7. Remember Pearl Harbor – Swing And Sway With Sammy Kaye
8. When The Light Goes On Again (All Over The World) – Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra
9. Jersey Bounce – Shep Fields And His New Music
10. Skylark – Glenn Miller And His Orchestra