The Great Depression: American Music in the '30s

The Great Jazz Trio | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 26, 1993)
• Original Release Date: October 26, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000029E7
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,012 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Be warned, October 21, 2002

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This review is from: The Great Depression: American Music in the '30s (Audio CD)

I hate it when you buy a CD for a particular song, then you discover they used a NON-vocal version of a song known for its lyrics. "Happy Days are Here Again" is instrumental only on this CD. I also bought a "Songs of the Civil War" CD recently that DIDN'T have a vocal version of Dixie, only instrumental. Gyp. The song listings don't warn you of an instrumental-only track, and you can't click for a 30-second preview of "Happy Days". So look out. All in all, the CD isn't bad though. Some good stuff on it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Sides, Poor Re-mastering, January 7, 2008

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Donald Hoffman "Bix Lives" (49° 56' 49" W, 41° 43' 32" N.) - See all my reviews
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Great sides, but as usuaual, record companies have no idea how to remaster shellac pressings. They make them sound muddy and life-less. They think surface noise will offend our ears more than the original music. They are supposed to sound bright, punchy with solid bass. I had a hell of a time pulling these out of the hole using Sound Forge.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a nostalgic trip to a bleak era, January 29, 2001

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Michael Heminger "pantherboy" (Pardeeville, WI) - See all my reviews
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I can't believe no one has reviewed this yet - this is one of the best (if not the best) compilations of music from this era. The booklet is filled with photographs and information on this pivotal point in American history - socially, economically, psycholigically, and musically. Many famous artists are contained here, but in earlier stages of their careers than we have become culturally familiar with (Ellington, Armstrong). The effort to cheer up a 'depressed' nation rings through here, with a mirth and joy that we have certainly lost in these less-than-disastrous times. While a couple tracks serve better as period pieces than entertainment (Henry Ford's Orchestra?!?), this excellent collection entertains today as well as when these hot jazz and early blues songs were flowing from radios that are now antiques.

Hot tip - this may go out of print, as have many other collections from Columbia Legacy. Get it before it becomes a legacy itself!