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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0886971454024
Format: Soundtrack
Label: Sony Music Distribution
Manufacturer: Sony Music Distribution
Number Of Discs: 4
Publisher: Sony Music Distribution
Release Date: September 11, 2007
Sales Rank: 26063
Studio: Sony Music Distribution
Disc 1:- AMERICAN ANTHEM-Norah Jones
- TWO PIECES FOR STRINGS-William Walton
- THE WANG WANG BLUES-Benny Goodman Sextet
- MOVIN' BACK-Wynton Marsalis
- HOW LONG BLUES-Count Basie
- IN THE NICK OF TIME-Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, Sam Bush, Mike Marshall
- IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME-Bing Crosby
- AMERICA MY HOME-Wynton Marsalis
- IF I COULD BE WITH YOU (ONE HOUR TONIGHT)-Kay Starr
- BLUE AS THE TURQUOISE NIGHT OF NEYSHABUR-Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble
- UNTIL I'M IN YOUR ARMS AGAIN-Wynton Marsalis
- VARIATIONS FOR THE HEALING OF ARINUSKA-Kalle Randalu
- BASIE BOOGIE -Count Basie
- SOLITUDE-Duke Ellington
- CONCERTO FOR CLARINET & STRING ORCHESTRA -Aaron Copland
- IF YOU CAN'T SMILE AND SAY YES-Nat King Cole
- AMERICAN ANTHEM-Amanda Forsythe/Bill Charlap
Disc 2:- WE'LL MEET AGAIN - Benny Goodman
- DANCING IN THE DARK - Artie Shaw
- LITTLE BROWN JUG - Glenn Miller
- I'LL BE SEEING YOU - Tommy Dorsey
- MOONGLOW - Artie Shaw
- MEMORIES OF YOU - Louis Armstrong
- I'LL GET BY - Harry James with vocal by Dick Haymes
- ON THE ALAMO - Benny Goodman & His Sextet
- PENNIES FROM HEAVEN - Teddy Wilson with vocal by Billie Holiday
- BODY & SOUL - Coleman Hawkins
- LET'S GET LOST - Frank Sinatra
- BLUES IN THE NIGHT - Cab Calloway
- THERE SHALL BE NO NIGHT - Duke Ellington vocal by Herb Jeffries
- ECHOES OF HARLEM - Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters'
- SKYLARK - Earl Hines with vocal by Billy Eckstine
- SATURDAY NIGHT IS THE LONELIESTNIGHT OF THE WEEK - Frank Sinatra
- PAPER DOLL - The Mills Brothers
- LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY - Frank Sinatra
- SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY - Les Brown with vocal by Doris Day
- WAITING FOR THE TRAIN TO COME IN - Harry James with vocal by Kitty Kallen
Disc 3:- IN THE MOOD - Glenn Miller
- FRENESI - Artie Shaw
- C JAM BLUES - Duke Ellington
- LET ME OFF UPTOWN - Gene Krupawith vocal by Anita O'Day & Roy Eldridge
- TAXI WAR DANCE - Count Basie
- THE SHEIK OF ARABY - Benny Goodman
- PISTOL PACKIN' MAMA - Al Dexter & His Troopers with vocal by Al Dexter
- AMERICAN PATROL - Glenn Miller
- FOR THE GOOD OF YOUR COUNTRY - Count with vocal by Jimmy Rushing
- CHEROKEE - Charlie Barnet
- ROSE ROOM - Benny Goodman Sextet
- OPUS # 1 -Tommy Dorsey
- I'M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT - Harry with vocal by Kitty Kallen
- TUXEDO JUNCTION - Erskine Hawkins
- ONE O'CLOCK JUMP - Count Basie
- I'M CONFESSIN' - Artie Shaw
- (I'VE GOT A GAL IN) KALAMAZOO - Glenn with vocal by Tex Beneke & The Modernaires
- BOOGIE WOOGIE - Tommy Dorsey
- TAIN'T WHAT YOU DO - Jimmie Lunceford with vocal by Trummy Young
- SING, SING, SING - Benny Goodman
Disc 4:- Walton: 'The Death of Falstaff' (Passacaglia) from Henry
- Dvofiák: Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104 II. Adagio ma non troppo
- Copland: Concerto for Clarinet, Strings, Harp and Piano
- Ligeti: Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano (1982)'Hommage à Brahms' - IV. Lamento. Adagio
- Fauré: Elegie, Op. 24
- Liszt: Nuages gris, S199
- Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps/Quartet for the End of Time - III. Abime des oiseaux
- Copland: Music for Movies - IV. Grovers Corners from Our
- Mendelssohn: Song Without Words, Op. 109
- Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme,Op. 36 'Enigma' - Variation IX (Nimrod) : Adagio
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Product Description:
THE WAR, a seven-part series directed and produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, tells the story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four quintessentially American towns. The series explores the most intimate human dimensions of the greatest cataclysm in history a worldwide catastrophe that touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America and demonstrates that in extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives.
This box set companion to the film includes the stunning soundtrack, as well as three additional compilations of his and war-era favorites featuring recordings from Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. Also included are new tracks from Wynton Marsalis and Norah Jones.
Amazon.com:
The soundtrack for The War, documentarian Ken Burns's 2007 PBS series on World War II, alternates between earlier, wartime, and postwar material, all designed to complement the narrative. The material was clearly selected to evoke the mood of the era: Benny Goodman's sextet tears off a hot 1942 'Wang Wang Blues,' and Count Basie lets fly with 'Basie Boogie' (1941) and the prewar 'How Long Blues.' Also evoking the war years are Bing Crosby's hit 'It's Been a Long, Long Time' with the Les Paul Trio, 'Solitude' (1934) by Duke Ellington's Orchestra, and Kay Starr's 'If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight)' and the Nat 'King' Cole Trio's 'If You Can't Smile and Say Yes' from a wartime V-Disc. Classical numbers include Leonard Slatkin and the London Philharmonic's 1989 version of 'London: The Death of Falstaff' and an excerpt of Benny Goodman, in his spare time a respected classical clarinetist, performing 'Concerto for Clarinet, Strings, Harp, and Piano' with Aaron Copland and the Columbia Symphony Orchestra in 1950. Newer recordings include Norah Jones's 'American Anthem,' reprised at the end by Amanda Forsyth and Bill Charlap, 'Movin' Back,' 'Until You're in My Arms Again,' and 'America My Home' by Wynton Marsalis. --Rich Kienzle
Customer Reviews Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A Touching, Haunting Score
This soundtrack for Ken Burn's "The War" documentary can be evaluated on two different criteria:
First, there is the period music (mostly jazz). I did not buy the soundtrack for this reason, but for those older than I it will likely bring back many great memories of times gone by.
Secondly, however, there are the haunting melodies that are the undercurrent of the entire film. Whether it be the soothing voice of Norah Jones, the aching violin, or the soft, solo piano, this ... Read More
Rating:  - Ken Burns: The War
Two of the four volumes were excellent -- Hits From The Second World War, Dance Hits From The Second World War. The other were not, at least according to my tastes.
Rating: - Very nice compilation of music
Though laborious at times, most of the music in this 4 cd set is exceptional.
Rating: - just great
I purchased the cd collection of the music from "The War" this month as it was the perfect companion to the film. I really think the music enhanced the experience and it fit well. The big band music of the era evoked memories of my mothers childhood and the stories that she shared with my sisters and me about the war. Nora Jones haunting american anthem is a classic and contrast to the somber funeral of falstaff. I feel that the entire project is the best american documentary I have seen.
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Rating: - What about the Elgar?
All of the music is top notch. However, no one is mentioning the lovely, plaintive piano rendition of the Elgar variation. In the film, this is often the backdrop to the times when the dead are remembered. This piece alone made the experience of watching and listening meaningful.
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