Songs That Won the War: I Hear a Rhapsody

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共30首歌曲

艺人: Various Artists
语种: 英语
厂牌: Reader\\'s Digest
发行时间: 2005年05月17日
专辑类别: 合集、杂锦

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Reader's Digest is proud to bring you some of the greatest standards ever recorded that helped lift America's spirits and keep our great nation strong during the turbulent years of WWII. They will help you recapture the magnificent musical memories of those golden days and maybe help you make some brand new ones. Today more than ever, it's nice to know that we can still rely on these timeless treasures to bring a smile, a sigh or a heartfelt tear to the eye. The songs featured here can truly be called the greatest songs from the greatest generation.

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Swing music came about at the right time, helping to cheer up Americans during both the Great Depression and World War II. The war years found swing bands offering listeners an escape from the war years and the difficulties of the 1940s, a chance to dance and party before facing the realities of the time during the day.

After Benny Goodman created a sensation at the Palomar Ballroom in 1935, scores of big bands were organized for an increasingly enthusiastic dancing public. Some orchestras were more jazz-oriented than others and, along with the instrumentalists, many of the stars were vocalists. One thing that all of the successful units had in common was the knack of satisfying dancing audiences.

Readers Digest Music's Songs That Won the War series is composed of three-CD sets containing 30 performances from the time. The emphasis is on variety, alternating the swing with the sweet.

I Hear a Rhapsody has performances from the likes of Freddy Martin, Frank Sinatra, Guy Lombardo, Artie Shaw, Helen Forrest and Stan Kenton, among others. The music may not make one nostalgic for the Depression or World War II, but it does show how classy and melodic pop music was in the 1940s.

—Scott Yanow

Songs That Won the War: I Hear a Rhapsody

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