Dance Hits from the Second World War

To wartime America, music provided both entertainment and uplift. There may have been rationing and general shortages, but dance halls flourished as never before, fueled by the bands of the era. Despite constant depletion of their musicians by the draft, the bandleaders still found able replacements from the small towns and big cities of America. Never before or since has such musical talent existed. On this CD you ll hear the talent and the tunes distilled through the swing of the bands that kept Americans dancing and singing during the darkest days of World War II -- tunes that buoyed the spirits of soldiers at home and overseas, and perfectly expressed the American spirit of affirmation in the face of adversity.

Track Listing:

1. C Jam Blues (2:38) - Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
2. Frenesi (3:02) - Artie Shaw
3. In the Mood (3:36) - Duke Ellington
4. Let Me Off Uptown (3:58) - Gen Krupa & His Orchestra (featuring Roy Eldridge & Anita O'Day)
5. Taxi War Dance (2:48) - Count Basie & His Orchestra w/ Lester Young
6. The Sheik of Araby (2:56) - Coleman Hawkins All Star Octet
7. Pistol Packin’ Mama (2:46) - Al Dexter
8. American Patrol (3:15) - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
9. For The Good Of Your Country (3:14) - Count Basie
10. Cherokee (3:19) - Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
11. Rose Room (2:47) - Charlie Christian; The Benny Goodman Sextet
12. Opus #1 (2:58) - Tommy Dorsey
13. I’m Beginning to See The Light (3:14) - Kitty Kallen; Harry James
14. Tuxedo Junction (3:17) - Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra
15. One O’Clock Jump (3:02) - Count Basie
16. I’m Confessin’ (3:21) - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
17. (I’ve Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo (3:13) - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
18. Boogie Woogie (3:05) - Tommy Dorsey
19. Tain’t What You Do (It's The Way That Cha Do It) (2:59) - Jimmie Lunceford
20. Sing, Sing, Sing (8:38) - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra