G I Jive CD: American Popular Hits Of WW2 1930s & 40s Tunes,

G I Jive CD: American Popular Hits Of WW2 1930s & 40s Tunes, Vintage Music Remastered From The Original Recordings by Past Perfect
- Great jazz entertainers, dance bands & big bands of the 1930s & 40s
- Great jazz entertainers, dance bands & big bands of the 1930s & 40s
- Something here to meet every mood, whether upbeat or simply nostalgic: romantic ballads, swing tunes, rhythmic novelties, vocal numbers, swing specialities and period ditties. Unbeatable music!
- Including spirited performers who appeal to jitterbuggers and the soda fountain crowd alike.
- A brilliant opening track by Johnny Mercer, tripping through to Benny Goodman, Eddie Heywood, Glenn Miller and The Mills Brothers.
- "The sound on GI Jive is astonishing - as clear as a modern recording, refurbished to shine as brightly as a pair of GI boots!"
- The CD album includes an informative physical booklet with liner notes.
Had Desert Island Discs existed in 1940s America, it's likely that our typical G.I.'s short-list would have included many of these selections. There's something here to meet every mood, whether upbeat or simply nostalgic: romantic ballads, swing tunes, rhythmic novelties, vocal numbers, swing specialities and period ditties. Unbeatable music!

Track Listing

Johnny Mercer - G I Jive

Dinah Shore - A Pair Of Silver Wings

Glenn Miller & The AAF Training Command Band - SNAFU Jump

Jo Stafford - There's No You

Fats Waller - That's What The Well: Dressed Man In Harlem Will Wear

Margaret Whiting - That Old Black Magic

The Ink Spots - Whispering Grass (Dont Tell The Trees)

Benny Goodman & His Orchestra/Peggy Lee - We'll Meet Again

Eddie Heywood & His Orchestra - Begin The Beguine

The Casa Loma Orchestra - My Shining Hour

The Mills Brothers - Paper Doll

Major Glenn Miller & The American Band Of The AEF with Dinah Shore - All I Do Is Dream Of You

Bob Crosby & His Orchestra - A Zoot Suit (For My Sunday Girl)

Marlene Dietrich - You Go To My Head

Freddie Slack & His Orchestra - Furlough Fling

Joe Loss & His Orchestra/Paula Green - A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

Judy Garland - F D R Jones

Louis Jordan - Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby?

Major Glenn Miller & The American Band Of The AEF with Dinah Shore - Stardust

Frank Sinatra - Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night In The Week)

Margaret Whiting - Silver Wings In The Moonlight

Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra - Jodie Man

Benny Goodman & His Orchestra - My Guy's Come Back

Captain Glenn Miller & The 418th AAF Band - St. Louis Blues

Ella Mae Morse - Cow Cow Boogie
Country USA
Brand Past Perfect
Manufacturer Past Perfect
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 5026554201477
Format Original recording remastered
EANs 5026554201477
ReleaseDate 2008-02-26

Country	USA
Brand	Past Perfect
Manufacturer	Past Perfect
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	5026554201477
Format	Original recording remastered
EANs	5026554201477
ReleaseDate	2008-02-26

G I Jive CD: American Popular Hits Of WW2 1930s & 40s Tunes, Vintage Music Remastered From The Original Recordings by Past Perfect

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