John Phillip Sousa - Spirit of America (15 tracks) +Album Reviews

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John Phillip Sousa
Spirit of America
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, New Age, Pop, Classical

Track Listings (15) - Disc #1
1. Stars and Stripes Forever, march for band - John Philip Sousa, Sousa, John Philip
2. Semper Fidelis, march for band - John Philip Sousa, Sousa, John Philip
3. The Washington Post, march for band - John Philip Sousa, Sousa, John Phillip
4. Hail To the Spirit of Liberty, march for band - John Philip Sousa,
5. The Liberty Bell, march for band - John Philip Sousa,
6. The Invincible Eagle, march for band - John Philip Sousa,
7. Hands Across the Sea, march for band - John Philip Sousa, Sousa, John Phillip
8. The Thunderer, march for band - John Philip Sousa, Sousa, John Phillip
9. Manhattan Beach, march for band - John Philip Sousa,
10. The Diplomat, march for band - John Philip Sousa,
11. El Capitan, march for band - John Philip Sousa, Sousa, John Philip
12. The Gladiator, march for band - John Philip Sousa, Sousa, John Philip
13. The High School Cadets, march for band - John Philip Sousa, Sousa
14. King Cotton, march for band - John Philip Sousa,
15. The Bride Elect March, march for band - John Philip Sousa,

CD Details

All Artists: John Phillip Sousa
Title: Spirit of America
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Orpheus Records
Release Date: 3/26/2002
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, New Age, Pop, Classical
Styles: Swing Jazz, Marches
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 802469061321, 000000191449

CD Reviews

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Stephen Wandzura | Agoura Hills, CA USA | 06/08/2002

(1 out of 5 stars)

"It sounds like a mediocre college (or pretty good high school) band. Clams and clunkers (wrong or misplaced notes) abound. The director had so little confidence in the piccolo that he had it lay off of the solo the first time through (when the rest of the band plays softly) the famous part of Stars & Stipes Forever. The recording quality is on a par with the musicianship. Sousa deserves much better.Correction (1/5/03): They didn't have the piccolo lay out, but they didn't take the last repeat (which is indicated pianissimo the first time through and fortissimo the second) - they play it once, loud. As written, the famous melody ("be kind to your web-footed friends") occurs three time, the first in the Trio, with no piccolo obligato. It's still wrong."