Music of the Second World War
Ken Burns’ The War features some of the classic recordings from american history, as well as new recordings from musical luminaries Norah Jones and Wynton Marsalis. There are several collections of music available via SonyBMG, including the official soundtrack, dance hits, “Hits from the second world war”, a classical collection as well as a box set with all the great music in one place.
Various Artists:
The War, A Ken Burns Film, Deluxe Edition (Box Set 4 CD's)
4 CD SET INCLUDES:
-THE WAR THE SOUNDTRACK
-SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY
-Hits FROM THE SECOND WORLD WAR
- I'M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT
- DANCE HITS FROM THE SECOND WORLD WAR
-SONGS WITHOUT WORDS:
CLASSICAL MUSIC FROM THE WAR A KEN BURNS FILM
As well as a viewers guide to the PBS series and an essay by Ken Burns
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Various Artists:
The War, A Ken Burns Film, The Soundtrack
TRACKLISTING:
1. AMERICAN ANTHEM -
Norah Jones
2. TWO PIECES FOR STRINGS -
William Walton
3. THE WANG WANG BLUES -
Benny Goodman Sextet
4. MOVIN’ BACK -
Wynton Marsalis
5. HOW LONG BLUES -
Count Basie
6. IN THE NICK OF TIME -
Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, Sam Bush, Mike Marshall
7. IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME -
Bing Crosby
8. AMERICA MY HOME -
Wynton Marsalis
9. IF I COULD BE WITH YOU
(ONE HOUR TONIGHT) -
Kay Starr
10. BLUE AS THE TURQUOISE NIGHT
OF NEYSHABUR -
Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble
11. UNTIL I’M IN YOUR ARMS AGAIN -
Wynton Marsalis
12. VARIATIONS FOR THE
HEALING OF ARINUSKA -
Kalle Randalu
13. BASIE BOOGIE -
Count Basie
14. SOLITUDE -
Duke Ellington
15. CONCERTO FOR CLARINET & STRING ORCHESTRA -
Aaron Copland
16. IF YOU CAN'T SMILE AND SAY YES -
Nat King Cole
17. AMERICAN ANTHEM -
Amanda Forsythe/Bill Charlap
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VariousArtists:
Sentimental Journey: Hits From The Second World War
TRACKLISTING:
1. WE'LL MEET AGAIN - Benny Goodman
2. DANCING IN THE DARK - Artie Shaw
3. LITTLE BROWN JUG - Glenn Miller
4. I'LL BE SEEING YOU - Tommy Dorsey
5. MOONGLOW - Artie Shaw
6. MEMORIES OF YOU - Louis Armstrong
7. I’LL GET BY - Harry James with vocal by Dick Haymes
8. ON THE ALAMO - Benny Goodman & His Sextet
9. PENNIES FROM HEAVEN - Teddy Wilson
with vocal by Billie Holiday
10. BODY & SOUL - Coleman Hawkins
11. LET'S GET LOST - Frank Sinatra
12. BLUES IN THE NIGHT - Cab Calloway
13. THERE SHALL BE NO NIGHT - Duke Ellington
vocal by Herb Jeffries
14. ECHOES OF HARLEM - Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters'
15. SKYLARK - Earl Hines with vocal by Billy Eckstine
16. SATURDAY NIGHT IS THE LONELIEST
NIGHT OF THE WEEK - Frank Sinatra
17. PAPER DOLL - The Mills Brothers
18. LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY - Frank Sinatra
19. SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY - Les Brown with vocal by Doris Day
20. WAITING FOR THE TRAIN TO COME IN - Harry James
with vocal by Kitty Kallen
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Various Artists:
I'm Beginning To See The Light: Dance Hits From The Second World War
TRACKLISTING
1. IN THE MOOD - Glenn Miller
2. FRENESI - Artie Shaw
3. C JAM BLUES - Duke Ellington
4. LET ME OFF UPTOWN - Gene Krupa
with vocal by Anita O'Day & Roy Eldridge
5. TAXI WAR DANCE - Count Basie
6. THE SHEIK OF ARABY - Benny Goodman
7. PISTOL PACKIN' MAMA - Al Dexter & His Troopers
with vocal by Al Dexter
8. AMERICAN PATROL - Glenn Miller
9. FOR THE GOOD OF YOUR COUNTRY - Count Basie
with vocal by Jimmy Rushing
10. CHEROKEE - Charlie Barnet
11. ROSE ROOM - Benny Goodman Sextet
12. OPUS # 1 -Tommy Dorsey
13. I'M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT - Harry James
with vocal by Kitty Kallen
14. TUXEDO JUNCTION - Erskine Hawkins
15. ONE O'CLOCK JUMP - Count Basie
16. I'M CONFESSIN' - Artie Shaw
17. (I'VE GOT A GAL IN) KALAMAZOO - Glenn Miller
with vocal by Tex Beneke & The Modernaires
18. BOOGIE WOOGIE - Tommy Dorsey
19. TAIN'T WHAT YOU DO - Jimmie Lunceford
with vocal by Trummy Young
20. SING, SING, SING - Benny Goodman
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Various Artists:
Songs Without Words: Classical Music From The Second World War
TRACKLISTING
1. Walton: “The Death of Falstaff” (Passacaglia) from Henry V
2. Dvofiák: Cello Concerto in B Minor,
Op. 104 II. Adagio ma non troppo
3. Copland: Concerto for Clarinet, Strings, Harp and Piano
4. Ligeti: Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano (1982)
“Hommage à Brahms” – IV. Lamento. Adagio
5. Fauré: Elegie, Op. 24
6. Liszt: Nuages gris, S199
7. Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps/
Quartet for the End of Time – III. Abime des oiseaux
8. Copland: Music for Movies - IV. Grovers Corners from Our Town
9. Mendelssohn: Song Without Words, Op. 109
10. Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme,
Op. 36 “Enigma” – Variation IX (Nimrod) : Adagio
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More Music From the Second World War
The SonyBMG archives contains the greatest collection of music from the period around World War II in history. Here are some of the products that are available digitally for the first time:
Sounds Of The Second World War
Hear historical luminaries recap the events leading up to and during the war, as well as actual recordings from Winston Churchill and Eleanor Roosevelt avaiable for the first time in the CD era!
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Eleanor Roosevelt:
Will Rogers Jr.:
Walter Cronkite:
Edward R. Murrow:
Edward R. Murrow:
Edward R. Murrow:
Edward R. Murrow:The War Podcasts
Subscribe to the war podcast series and be enthralled by the exciting events surrounding this momentous period in world history.
IN EXTRAORDINARY TIMES THERE ARE NO ORDINARY LIVES
The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945 (Hardcover)
Written by Geoffrey C. Ward & Ken Burns
The magnificent companion volume to the PBS series—the American experience of World War II captured in the hearts and minds, words and deeds of those who made history on the battlefields and on the home front.
Enriched by 394 photographs and 21 maps, including many never seen
before, this is an intimate, profoundly moving chronicle of the war
that shaped our world.
ORDER NOW @ Amazon.com
Published by Knopf - www.aaknopf.com
THE WAR: A Ken Burns Film
Directed and produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
This DVD set explores the history and horror of the Second World War from
an American perspective by following the fortunes of so-called
ordinary men and women who get caught up in the greatest
cataclysm in human history.
The complete fifteen-hour PBS broadcast of THE WAR is available
from PBS Home Video and Paramount Home Entertainment
in a six-disc DVD set.
Produced by - PBS Home Video
Links
Find out more at:
PBS.org
pbs.org/thewar
Legacy Recordings.com
Companion Book:
The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945
Written by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns
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