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Sousa Original II / United States Marine Band

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Being a big Sousa fan, I bought all four CDs in this series performed by the U.S. Marine Band. All in all this is a very comprehensive collection from an American icon (or should I say two American icons?). The overall quality of the recording as well as of the musicians is superb. No wonder the U.S. Marine Band is "The President's Own". Stirring stuff, indeed! I was amazed at the number of marches that were included that I had never heard before. Especially interesting and historically significant is the inclusion of selections recorded in the 1890s by John Phillip Sousa and his concert band. This series is well worth the price for band nerds like me.

This album may be called Sousa 2 but it is certainly not second to any album. I love all the discs in this series by the US Marine Band. I wish I had just bought the box set to start out with. - While Sousa origional is a great album I think I like this one even better. In this album you get more deeply into the Sousa catalog. It has songs that fewer people know about and despite this are especially good. If you are a fan of ole JP Sousa you should just get the whole set of 4 but if you are looking for a good album to start off with this one is great. - To check out the whole set see : A Box of Sousa

This album may be called Sousa 2 but it is certainly not second to any
album. I love all the discs in this series by the US Marine Band. While Sousa original is a
great album I think I like this one even better. In this album you get more
deeply into the Sousa catalog. It has songs that fewer people know about and
despite this are especially good. If you are a fan of ole JP Sousa you
should just get the whole set of 4 but if you are looking for a good album
to start off with this one is great. - To check out the whole set see : A
Box of SousaA Box of Sousa

The john philip sousa cd,s arrived before the time expected. they were just what i was looking for. the sound is great thanks.

Again, I have to say that I wish the CD had been longer. I always enjoyed playing Sousa's music and The Marine Band sounds like they do also. Enjoy!