V-Disc Recording Parties: Original 1944 Broadcasts

Synopsis of V-Disc Recording Parties: Original 1944 Broadcasts

«V-Disc Recording Parties: Original 1944 Broadcasts» is the compilation by Benny Goodman and Gene Krupa, released in 2002 by Nostalgia Arts, on CD.

Compiles performances from the 1944 V-Disc Recording Parties, sessions organized by the US Army and Navy to bring music to troops during World War II. Features Benny Goodman and Gene Krupa, with Mildred Bailey, Carmen Miranda, Perry Como, Teddy Wilson and Peggy Mann, in a repertoire of swing, big band and vocal ballad.

Compilation on a single CD, with monaural recordings from 1944 of the US Armed Forces V-Disc program.

For collectors of classic jazz and enthusiasts of 20th-century music history interested in swing and big bands.