TRIBUTE TO A GENERATION: A Salute To The Big Bands Of The WW II Era - The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra

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 to this musical inspiration in the World War II years. Extensive notes, 36-page booklet. 17 tracks. An hour of music.

Flying Home
's Wonderful
Ill Wind
Chloe
Begin the Beguine
Sepia Panorama
Mission to Moscow
Song of the Volga Boatmen
Summertime
Take the 'A' Train
Back Bay Boogie
Cotton Tail
Swanee River
Rain Check
Back Bay Shuffle
Just A-Settin' and A-Rockin'
Hallelujah