Sentimental Journey - Hits from the Second World War

1	We'll Meet Again / Benny Goodman & His Orchestra 3:19
2	Dancing in the Dark / Artie Shaw & His Orchestra 3:04
3	Little Brown Jug / Glenn Miller & His Orchestra 2:51
4	I'll Be Seeing You / Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra 3:06
5	Moonglow / Artie Shaw & His Orchestra 3:30
6	Memories of You / Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra 3:11
7	I'll Get By / Harry James & His Orchestra 2:44
8	On the Alamo / Benny Goodman Sextet 3:26
9	Pennies from Heaven / Teddy Wilson 3:17
10	Body and Soul / Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra 3:02
11	Let's Get Lost / Frank Sinatra 2:59
12	Blues in the Night / Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 3:08
13	There Shall Be No Night / Duke Ellington's Famous Orchestra 3:11
14	Echoes of Harlem / Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters 3:14
15	Skylark / Earl Hines & His Orchestra 3:10
16	Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week) / Frank Sinatra 2:42
17	Paper Doll / Mills Brothers 2:36
18	Long Ago and Far Away / Frank Sinatra 2:42
19	Sentimental Journey / Les Brown & His Orchestra 3:50
20	Waiting for the Train to Come In / Harry James & His Orchestra 3:06

Barnes & Noble

The first in the series of discs accompanying Ken Burns's seven-hour epic The War, Sentimental Journey: Hits From the Second World War is an orchestra-heavy compilation of vocals and instrumentals that pretty much touches all the right bases -- Benny Goodman with a swinging treatment of "We'll Meet Again," Artie Shaw's luscious take on "Dancing in the Dark," Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Coleman Hawkins, Duke, Cab Calloway, Satchmo (his enduring, bluesy treatment of "Memories of You," featuring one of Louis's most seductive vocals), et al. In addition to Armstrong's, vocal highlights include the young Frank Sinatra's sensitive, romantic reading of "Let's Get Lost" and his masterful, dramatic rendition of "Long Ago and Far Away" (which is preceded by Sinatra's spoken introduction identifying himself as "the hoodlum from Hoboken") and the Mills Brothers' sweetly swinging blues-tinged pop classic, "Paper Doll." The one legitimate flaw is the virtual absence of the great female vocalists of the era, who certainly left their mark on our boys overseas but, apart from Kay Starr, are unrepresented here. David McGee

All Music Guide

This 20-track companion disc to the Ken Burns' PBS documentary The War provides a brief glimpse into the swing and pop music synonymous with World War II. Attempting to choose 20 songs for a single disc that are beloved by those who lived through that era, while also trying to sustain the curiosity of those who didn't, is a lofty goal. As it turns out, Burns and the producers pieced together an impeccable track listing that covers the full range of emotions withstood by a generation during wartime, from the upbeat and optimistic swing performances of "Little Brown Jug" (Glenn Miller), and "Pennies from Heaven" (Earl Hines Orchestra with Billie Holiday), to the melancholy romanticism of "Memories of You" (Louis Armstrong), "Let's Get Lost" (Frank Sinatra), and "Sentimental Journey" (Les Brown). The liner notes are informative as every title on the soundtrack was chosen by Burns and co-producer Lynn Novick. The interested listener should also investigate two other individual CDs coinciding with this series: I'm Beginning to See the Light: Dance Hits from the Second World War and Songs Without Words: Classical Music from the War. Les Campbell