Release Date: 01 April 2000
Label: Jasmine Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 604988037128
Genres: Jazz
Description
This release is actually the re-release of two of Vaughn Monroe's most popular albums of the mid 1940s entitled, 'On the Moon Beam' and 'Down Memory Lane'. Those were both first recorded on 78 rpm's and later made it to 45 rpms. As if that were not sufficient, also included are two songs from yet another Extended Play (EP), "Something Sentimental" and the "Anniversary Song".
'On the Moon Beam' was released at a time when Vaughn Monroe's records were the biggest sellers among RCA Victor artists and when Vaughn was credited for "..doing more to popularise the moon than the Mount Palomar Observatory"! And popularise the moon is just what Vaughn, joined on a number of the tunes with the Moon Maids and Moon Men, does in the first part of this CD. The contributions of the chorus are significant in "Moonlight And Roses", "Shine on Harvest Moon" and "Blue Moon". Vaughn solos nicely on "Paper Moon" and especially nice renderings of "Moon Love" and "Moon Glow". Also standing out is the Latin -tempoed, "The Moon Was Yellow". Included is VM's signature, "Racing With The Moon". As for the memory portion, again Vaughn is joined with the chorus in "Roses for Remembrance", and "Easy to Remember". Monroe does a solid job on "Memory Lane", and the wistful, "Thanks for the Memory". Dinah Shore is brought to mind when Vaughn sings her hit, "Easy To Remember". So also is one reminded of Al Jolson's hit, "The Anniversary Song" which Vaughn enriches here with a nice orchestral arrangement. Although some of the arrangements, by today's standards seem "dated", Monroe's singing talents show through and make this a worthy item for collectors of this kind of music to have and enjoy.
Tracklisting
Vaughn Monroe
Vaughn Monroe
Vaughn Monroe
Vaughn Monroe
The Mighty Sparrow
Skip James
Ricky Valance
Ethel Waters
Gene & Eunice
Harold Burrage
Bill Carlisle & The Carlisles
Alberta Slim
