Sarah Vaughan & Woody Herman - On The Radio: The 1963 'Live' Guard Sessions (2008)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 197 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 142 MB | Covers - 77 MB
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Swing, Big Band | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Acrobat Music (ACMCD016)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 197 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 142 MB | Covers - 77 MB
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Swing, Big Band | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Acrobat Music (ACMCD016)
In the early '60s, the U.S. government came up with the idea to tape jazz instrumentalists and vocalists for special programs aimed at recruiting young men for the National Guard. While it seems puzzling that male teenagers of the era would be drawn to the likes of Sarah Vaughan and Woody Herman, both of whom are heard in this program, the music is superb. Vaughan's vocals are on the money throughout, especially in the lush treatment of "On Green Dolphin Street" (with Herman's clarinet in the background), along with one of her most requested numbers, "Poor Butterfly." Herman's instrumentals include a swing version of "Muskrat Ramble," along with oft-requested numbers like "Woodchopper's Ball" and "Four Brothers"…