The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra
Release Date: 25 May 2004
Label: Smithsonian Folkways
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 093074081723
Genres: Jazz
Description
During World War II the big band music of Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Glenn Miller and others was the soundtrack of life on the home-front. This music also reached the battlefront through recordings and broadcasts where familiar tunes and bands became a metaphor for the way of life that American soldiers were fighting to preserve. Playing original arrangements, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterwork Orchestra pays tribute to this musical inspiration in the World War II years. Extensive notes, 36-page booklet. 17 tracks. An hour of music.
Tracklisting
Bessie Jones, John Davis & The Georgia Sea Island Singers with Mississippi Fred McDowell & Ed Young
Sonya Cohen Cramer
Various
Ann Savoy
Charlie Parr
Mariachi Los Camperos
Matmos
Aga Khan Master Musicians
Peter Vuust & Aarhus Jazz Orchestra
Mike Westbrook
Nigel Price Organ Trio
Jordan Hamilton
Art Tatum
Conrad Herwig
Arnaud Dolmen & Leonardo Montana
Arnaud Dolmen & Leonardo Montana
