During the tumultuous years of WWII a bright light developed in the growing popularity and refinement of Big Band and Swing music. From this period emerged some of the finest vocalists and songs to ever be recorded. This compilation features 74 of the most important recordings of that era digitally remastered on 3 CDs.
Artists include Ella Fitzgerald, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Dinah Shore + more
Track Listing
Disc 1:
- Charly Spivak and His Orchestra - I Left My Heat At The Stage Door Canteen
- Bing Crosby - I'll Be Seeing You
- Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra with Laura Leslie and Don Cornell - Cuddle Up A Little Closer
- The Andrew Sisters - Ferryboat Serenade
- Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra with Jack Leonard - Our Love
- Dinah Shore - Something To Remember You By
- Vaughn Monroe - Lets Get Lost
- Peggy Lee - WaitingFor The Tain To Come In
- The Ink Spots - Maybe
- Frankie Carle - A Little On The Lonelyside
- Benny Goodman and His Orchestra with Mildred Bailey - Darn That Dream
- Perry Como - Goodbye Sue
- Ella Fitzgerald - I'll Always Be In Love With You
- The Nat "King" Cole Trio - Candy
- Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - Mission TO Msow
- Bing Crosby and Trudy Erwin - People Wil Say We're In Love
- Johnny Merer - Strip Polk
- Martha Tilton - This Can't E Lve
- The Andrew Sisters - Victory Polka
- Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - American Patrol
- Judy Garland and Gene Kelly - For Me And My Gal
- Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Do Nothing'Till You Hear From Me
- Harry James and His Orchestra with Kitty Kallen - In Times Like These
- Bob Crosby and His V-Disc Bob Cats - When I Grow Too Old To Dream
- Kay Kyser And His Orchsta with Harry Babbit, Ginny Sims and Jack Martin - Till Revile
Disc 2:
- Freddy Slack and His Orchestra with Ella Mae Morse Vocal - Mr Five By Five
- Buddy Clark - How Little We Know
- Bea Wain with Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra - My Reverie
- Dinah Shore with Leonard Joy and His Orchestra - Three Little Sisters
- Jack Leonard and His V-Disc Friends - Sleepy Time Gal
- The Four Vagabonds - A G.I Wish
- Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - In The Mood
- Lil Green - Romance In The Dark
- Benny Goodman and His Orchestra With Peggy Lee - There Won't Be A Shortage Of Love
- Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra with Allen Foster, Vocal - Dear Mom
- Betty Hutton - Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief
- Ray Noble and His Orchestra with Snooky Lanson, Vocal - Full Moon And Empty Arms
- Woody Herman and His Orchestra with Frances Wayne, Vocal - Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe
- Bing Crosby - I Can't Begin To Tell You
- Jo Stafford - It Could Happen To you
- Mitchelle Ayres and His Fasions In Music - Make Believe Island
- The Andrews Sisters - Rum And Coco Cola
- Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke, Vocals - Shh, It's A Military Secret
- Eddy Duchin - Someone to Watch Over Me
- Hal McIntyre and His Orchestra with Jack Lathrop, Vocal - This Is The Army Mr Jones
- Ella Fitzgerald and The Ink Spots - I'm Making Believe
- Dorothy Claire with Bobby Bryne and His Orchestra - You Started Something
- Count Basie and His Orchestra - One O'clock Jump
- Kate Smith - The White Cliffs Of Dover
Disc 3:
- Hal McIntyre - When You're A Long Way From Home
- Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra with Jack Leonard, Vocal - All The Things You Are
- Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - Dancing In The Dark
- Perry Como - Dig You Later (Hubba Hubba)
- Edith Piaf - La Vie En Rose
- Bing Crosby - It's Been A Long Time
- Glenn Miller and His Orchestra with Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke, Vocals - I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo
- Louis Jordan - Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
- Mildred Bailey - Fools Rush In
- Dick Jurgens and His Orchestra with Buddy Moreno, Vocal - One Dozen Roses
- Vera Lynn - Wishing
- Ethel Merman - We'll Be Singing Hallelujah (Marching Through Berlin)
- Vauhhn Monroe - There I Go
- Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra - Don't Sweetheart Me
- Coleman Hawkins - Body And soul
- The Ink Spots - When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano
- Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra with Connie Haines, Vocal - What Is This Thing Called Love
- Frances Langford with Harry Sosnik's Orchestra - Say It (over and over again)
- Kay Starr - Nobody Knows Then Trouble I've Seen
- Bob Eberly and the 344th ASF Band - I Understand
- Al Dexter and His Troopers - Pistol Packin' Mama
- Glenn Miller and His Orchestra With Ray Eberle, Vocal - Serenade In Blue
- Helen Forrest - Time Waits For No One
- Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Tail End Charlie
- Kate Smith - God Bless America
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