"Gefertigt zwischen 1943 und 1949, stärkten die V Discs (oder Victory Discs) die Moral der U. S. Soldaten an der Kriegsfront und hielten sie mit der neuesten Musik aus ihrer Heimat auf dem Laufenden. Sie wurden gratis verteilt, durften aber nicht weiterverkauft werden, und das FBI hatte die Macht, alle sich im Umlauf befindlichen Kopien nach dem Ende des Krieges zu zerstören. Jeder großartige Künstler dieser Zeit aus den Bereichen Jazz, Klassik, Pop, Blues und Folk zeigte mit seinen Aufnahmen für diese Schallplatten eine patriotische Geste. Jazz war zu der Zeit in Mode und nahm den meisten Raum ein. Jazz wurde zum Emblem der Befreier Europas, bevor sie in den Rest der Welt aufbrachen. Dieses von Jean-Baptiste Merisol zusammengestellte 4 CD Set zeigt ein Portrait des Sounds der amerikanischen Musik während des zweiten Weltkriegs. Es lässt auch Platz für Überraschungen in Form von fantastischen Schätzen, wie die allererste Version von Louis Primas internationalem Standard »Just a Gigolo« sowie Nachrichten von den Künstlern an die Soldaten." (jpc)
Enth. u.a.: 1
Bea Wain With Orchestra: Put your arms around me honey
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra: Sing, sing, sing, pt 1&2
Bing Crosby: You are my sunshine
Arturo Toscanini And The Nbc Symphony: Stars and stripes forever
The Goldman Band: Our director
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra: Mood indigo
Kay Kyser And His Orchestra: Victory polka
Earl Robinson: The house i live in
Don Redman And His Orchestra: Pistol packkin' mama
Stokowski And The Philadelphia Orchestra: Clair de lune
Kay Kyser And His Orchestra: Victory polka
Earl Robinson: The house i live in
Don Redman And His Orchestra: Pistol packkin' mama
Stokowski And The Philadelphia Orchestra: Clair de lune
Frank Sinatra: You've got a hold on me
Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Rock daniel
Robinson Carson: Message + the charms of the city ain't fer me
Woody Herman And His Orchestra: By the river of the roses
Bing Crosby: Darling, je vous aime beaucoup
Carmen Miranda: When i love, i love
Count Basie And His Orchestra: Yeah man
Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra: Message + flyin home
Les Brown And His Orchestra: Mexican hot dance
Glenn Miller And His Orchestra: Sleepy town train
Rubinstein Arthur: Ritual fire dance
Benny Goodman Trio: Poor butterfly
Harry James And His Orchestra: Sharp as a tack
Disk 2 von 4 (CD)
Bill Gale: Gypsy polka
Gramercy Five: Special delivery stomp
Jo Stafford: When our hearts were young and gay
Johnny Mercer: Strip polka
Charlie Spivak And His Orchestra: White christmas
Louis Prima And His Orchestra: Message + robin hood
Claude Lucas And His Orchestra: Miss you
Benny Carter And His Orchestra: Sleep
Cab Calloway: Foo a little ballyhoo
The United States Army Air Forces Band: American doughboy
Peggy Lee And Her Band: Ain't goin no place
Ella Fitzgerald With The Ink Spots: Into each life
Alec Templeton: Alec templeton impressions
The Deep River Boys: Walkin' in the light
Aaftac Symphonette: Minuetto
The Usaaf Band: Caribbean fantasy
V-disc All Star Jam Session: Rosetta
Frank Sinatra: I begged her
Rise Stevens: Love has wings
The Andrew Sisters: Corns for my country
Charioteers: Cancel the flowers
334th Army Service Forces Orchestra: Message + lonesome road
The Three Suns: It's dawn again
The Mills Brothers: Cielito lindo
Disk 3 von 4 (CD)
Marcelle Denya: Plaisir d'amour
The Andrew Sisters: Red river valley
Louis Armstrong And The V-disc All Stars: I'm confessin' that i love you
Glen Gray And The Casa Loma Orchestra: Message + no name live
James Harris: September in the rain
Red Mckenzie And The V-disc All Stars: Can't talk it over
Spike Jones And His City Slickers: Blue danube
The Les Paul Trio: How high the moon
Louis Prima And His Orchestra: Just a gigolo (i ain't got nobody)
Bob Crosby And His V-disc Bob Cats: It's a long way to tipperary
Frank Sinatra: Homesick, that's all
Ella Fitzgerald And Her Special Servers: I'll always be in love with you
Sam Donahue And The Navy Dance Band: Lst party
Jimmy Mundy: The shrimp man
The V-disc Jumpers: Love is just around the corner
Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra: Ave maria
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra: Ride on
The Three Jesters: I had a hat
Art Tatum: Message + she's funny that way
Igor Strawinsky & The New York Philharmonic Orchestra: Circus polka
The Les Paul Trio: All of me
The Three Suns: Crazy rhythm
Disk 4 von 4 (CD)
Carol Brice: Come to the fair
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra: Message + frankie & johnnie, pt 1&2
Lena Horne: Message + mad about the boy
Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra: Drop me off in harlem
Nelson Eddy: Silent night
Les Brown And His Orchestra: Devil, devil, devil
Peggy Lee & Les Paul Trio: Get the blues when it rains
Buddy Rich And His Orchestra: Quiet riot
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra: I'm checkin' out, goom-bye
Ella Fitzgerald And Her V-disc Boys: I'll see you in my dreams
Buddy Weed: Hate myself
Catalina Sextette: Skrontch
Lester Young: Lester leaps in
Maurice Chevalier: Ma pomme
Woody Herman And His Orchestra: Bloop bleep
Woody Herman And His Orchestra: Over the rainbow
Kay Kyser And His Orchestra: Woody woodpecker song
Kay Starr: Message + you gotta see your mama every night
Red Ingle And Natural Seven: Cigarettes, whysky and wild, wild women
Victor Borge: Inflation song
Frankie Carle: Chicago
Raymond Scott Quintet: Three little words
Randy Brooks And His Orchestra: A night at the deuces