Music CD - Three Hit Albums from the U.S. Military Bands

	Music CD: Three Hit Albums from the U.S. Military Bands List Price: $19.98 Our Price: $9.29 Your Save: $ 10.69 ( 54% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
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Tracks: 1. Marines' Hymn (From The Hall Of 2. Montezuma) 3. Semper Fidelis 4. Bugler's Holiday 5. Commando March 6. March Of The Women Marines 7. March Of The Olympians 8. Stars And Stripes Forever 9. The Chimes Of Liberty 10. American Patrol 11. America The Beautiful 12. The Star-Spangled Banner 13. Anchors Aweigh 14. El Capitan 15. The Jack Tar Match 16. U.S. Navy March 17. Allies On The March (from "Victory At 18. Sea") 19. The Thunderer 20. Washington Post March 21. National Emblem 22. The National Cultural Center March 23. King Cotton March 24. The Star-Spangled Banner 25. The U.S. Air Force 26. American Salute 27. Boys Of The Old Brigade 28. Oh, Men Who Fly 29. Fairest Of The Fair 30. Seventy-Six Trombones 31. Liberty Bell 32. U.S. Air Force Blue 33. Bullets And Bayonets 34. Falcons' Victory March 35. The Star-Spangled Banner
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0617742046229 Label: Collector's Choice Manufacturer: Collector's Choice Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: Collector's Choice Release Date: 2004-09-07 Studio: Collector's Choice
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: One of the best Comment: Years ago, I've baught an album (LP) from The Navy Band in Italy. I've never heard US-marches before, but liked them from the start. Now I'm very happy to have this album and two other ones on CD. If you like marches you'll like this CD. Customer Rating: Summary: Bicentennial Military Music Comment: The music from these three US Military Bands was originally released in 1977 as single Long Playing Records to celebrate the Nation's Bicentennial Celebration. It is missing the US ARMY BAND (which I regret) but otherwise the music is GREAT and the Bands are FIRST CLASS as you might expect. Except for the different services renderings of THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, no marches are duplicated. If you enjoy good foot tapping Martial Music...this 2-CD set is worth the price. Customer Rating: Summary: Disappointed listener Comment: I have been listening to military band music for years, and am rarely disappointed. However, this compendium of music by the U.S. Navy, Army, and Marine bands and associated choral groups is not to my taste. Many of the arrangements are strange, and there is much too much vocal music when what I want to hear is the bands play. I would not have bought this album hhad I known beforehand what I know now. Customer Rating: Summary: Classic US Service Band Recordings! Comment: Its nice to see these old RCA recordings brought out on CD. These were originally released on LP back in the early 1960s to help finance the Kennedy Center in DC. They were popular recordings then. Unfortunatley only three out of the original four are offered here. Missing is the US Army Band which also recorded as part of this series. The sound qaulity has been left largely as it was, which wes pretty good for early 1960s. The only problem with the original recordings was that they tended to sound poor on the inner tracks of the LP. Fortunately that problem no longer exists on CD. Due to the format there tends to be some repeat material here. How many times do we have to hear the national anthem played by each band! Still, there are some good selections played when these bands were in their prime and larger than they are today. Its good to see recordings being re-issued on US service bands other than Altissimo! which tends to use just in-the-can material from band libraries. Here we have the original stuff played in a manner which is no longer done today. For those seeking vintage recordings of US service bands you can't go wrong here. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Take a look at the 1963 'Billboard' album charts, and right there alongside the hit releases by Andy Williams, Peter, Paul & Mary and Allan Sherman are not one, not two, but 'three' charting albums from U.S. military bands, all of which peaked during the month of June! Can you imagine the same thing happening today? Not even in our most patriotic moments would a military band crack the charts these days! But with this release, we harken back to a time when the strains and swells of our boys set chests-a-puffing and hearts-a-pumping, as we present three albums and 33 tracks of America's finest and their marching bands. Originally presented by the National Cultural Center (now the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts), this one ranks as perhaps our proudest 'Collectors' Choice Music' exclusive!