Various Artists / VE-Day Memories: Big Band Jazz Music of World War II in Canada - CD
Canadian jazz in the time of the 1939-45 war. Rare radio clips broadcast from Toronto and London and from military bases. Contains great pieces by Georgie Auld, the first Canadian jazzman to break into the American market. Also featured: Bert Niosi, Lucio Agostini, Mart Kenney, Guy Lombardo, Norma Locke.
Album tracks:
1. Shake Down The Stars – Georgie Auld & His Orchestra
2. Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me) – Lucio Agostini
3. We'll Meet Again – Lucio Agostini & His Orchestra
4. This Is Romance – Georgia Auld & His Orchestra
5. March Along Joe Soldier – Robert Farnon & The AEF Band
6. That's An Order From The Army – Robert Farnon & the AEF Band
7. The Very Thought Of You – Robert Farnon & the AEF Band
8. My Blue Heaven – Bert Niosi & His Orchestra
9. No Name Jive, Part 1 – Casa Loma Orchestra
10. Pick-Up Boys – Georgie Auld / Coleman Hawkins / Ben Webster Saxtet
11. Jukebox Saturday Night – Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
12. You Belong To My Heart – Mart Kenney & His Western Gentlemen
13. Seems Like Old Times – Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians
14. Shine On Harvest Moon – Gisele MacKenzie with Jerry Gray's Orchestra
15. East of The Sun (And West Of The Moon) – Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra
16. I'll Never Smile Again – Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
17. I'll Remember Suzanne – Mart Kenney & His Western Gentlemen
18. We're Proud Of Canada – Mart Kenney & His Western Gentlemen