An Era To Remember (2001) (Wess/Crosby/Braff/Mccorkle )

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Product Summary Label: Concord Jazz UPC: 00013431495925 Release Date: 5/22/2001 Buy.com Sku: 60482196 Item#: M43HVV Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. One O'Clock Jump - Frank Wess/Harry Edison Orchestra ~ Various Artists 2. Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Bing Crosby ~ Various Artists 3. As Time Goes By - Ruby Braff ~ Various Artists 4. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - Susannah McCorkle ~ Various Artists 5. Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square, A - Scott Hamilton ~ Various Artists 6. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive - Jack Sheldon/Ross Tompkins ~ Various Artists 7. Perdido - Woody Herman & His Big Band/Flip Phillips ~ Various Artists 8. Sentimental Journey - Rosemary Clooney ~ Various Artists 9. Swinging On A Star - Dave McKenna ~ Various Artists 10. I Don't Want To Walk Without You, Baby / I'll Walk Alone - Mel Torm?/George Shearing ~ Various Artists 11. Idaho - Benny Carter ~ Various Artists 12. White Cliffs Of Dover, The (There'll Be Blue Birds Over) - Rosemary Clooney ~ Various Artists 13. Long Ago And Far Away - Marian McPartland ~ Various Artists 14. I'll Be Seeing You - James Darren ~ Various Artists 15. Flying Home - Howard Alden/Dan Barrett Quintet ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Not that fans ever need a new movie blockbuster as an excuse to release a collection of jazz and swing classics, but no doubt the film Pearl Harbor inspired Concord to reach into its wondrous vaults and create this exciting historical compilation. For this special release, 15 gems from those vaults have been gathered together, paying tribute to the great songs of World War II. Some of these songs were recorded between the '70s and '90s, but naturally swing is the prevailing style, as it was in the '40s. Those included artists who were running full steam ahead in that decade are Harry "Sweets" Edison (who riffs on the classic Duke Ellington theme song "One O'Clock Jump"), Bing Crosby ("Don't Get Around Much Anymore"), Woody Herman with Flip Phillips ("Perdido"), Mel Torm? and George Shearing ("I Don't Want to Walk Without You, Baby"/"I'll Walk Alone"), Benny Carter ("Idaho"), and Marian McPartland ("Long Ago and Far Away"). These are balanced by a handful of artists born after the War who perfectly capture the era -- saxophonist Scott Hamilton (whose smoky low tones add a melancholy feel to "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"), singer Susannah McCorkle ("You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To"), and the Howard Alden/Dan Barrett Quintet. And what WWII collection would be complete without Rosemary Clooney delivering a soulful "Sentimental Journey"? Some may see this as an attempt by Concord to capitalize on the historical interest surrounding a new movie. But it's more fun to just realize that music this classic doesn't need a reason to be played and heard. ~ Jonathan Widran Producer: Nick Phillips   Technical Info Release Date : 05/22/2001 Original Release Date : 2001 Catalog ID : 4959 Label : Concord Special Products Number of Discs : 1 Runtime : 66m : 9s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00013431495925    Product Image