The Military Band: Salute to the Services
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Conductor: Felix SlatkinOrchestra: Concert Arts Symphonic Band
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-06-02
Music Label: Angel Records
Soundtracks:
- Reveille
- U. S. Field Artillery, march for band
- Anchors Aweigh (Official song of the U.S. Navy)
- U. S. Marines on Parade
- U. S. Air Force Song
- Semper Paratus for band ('U. S. Coast Guard March')
- The Stars and Stripes Forever, march for band
- Semper Fidelis, march for band
- National Emblem, march for orchestra (or band)
- El Capitan, march for band
- The Washington Post, march for band
- The Thunderer, march for band
- Under the Double Eagle for band (or orchestra), Op. 159
- American Patrol, march for band
- The Star-Spangled Banner (National Anthem, USA), for orchestra & voice/chorus, ad lib
- Taps (attributed to Daniel Butterfield)
Free Music Notes for The Military Band: Salute to the Services
Free Music Review: Martial music of the highest order
Hit: 5 Stars
Despite being over 50 years old (recorded in 1958), Felix Slatkin and the Concert Arts Symphonic Band's recording of U.S. military and patriotic music is still among the very best I've ever heard, mostly because of the obvious energy and enthusiasm so clearly apparent in the playing captured in collections of recordings. The musicians and conductor took these anthems to heart, and in their performances on this CD it truly shows.
Despite my 5-star assessment, the disc is not total perfection; given the years, it's readily apparent to my ears that the original recording masters weren't in the best physical shape when this CD was created, and in this era of stereo and multi-channel sonic wonders having to step back to the antiquity of an almost seemingly monophonic musical recording--either via the microphone setup, or through how the original mastering was done--can be somewhat disconcerting to the modern listener unacquainted with such early recordings (though not unusual for recordings of the era, or for the Concert Arts Orchestra).
But step away from the obvious technical limitations of this recording session(s), and the exuberance of the arrangements and performances with each song in this set will certainly astound and fill you with patriotic pride. In many ways it's a lot like watching (and listening to) a Hollywood movie made in the immediate days and years following World War 2, when America was still flush with pride and confidence after defeating the Axis powers in that bitterly fought conflict. Considering the Concert Arts Orchestra--the umbrella group that the Concert Arts Symphonic Band was a part of--was originally an L.A.-based ensemble, it's probably not much of a stretch to surmise that many of these musicians actually played on any number of contemporary Hollywood film scores from this era, particularly since many of them played in multiple groups and orchestras around Los Angeles, including any number of movie studio bands and orchestras.
In the end, the playing is so superbly confident and proud, as is the musical scoring that, despite the technical flaws with the original master material, it's truly a gem of a set that should not be missed by anyone who loves and enjoys patriotic and/or martial music. Highly recommended for the mid-20th century buff, and ANYONE who bleeds Red, White & Blue.
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