4.0 out of 5 stars
The Way We Were in WWII, March 23, 2005
This review is from: The Spirit of Swing (Audio CD)
I had a lot of fun listening to this CD. In particular, I enjoyed my favorite, Louis Armstrong, singing a high fidelity later version of Heebie Jeebies. Though recorded in his more mature years, Louis still has fun with it. The rest of the music "really swings" and is great fun. Jive Junction, the DVD of the 1943 movie, was a surprise - I didn't realize teenagers were already acting that much like the 1950s in 1943! Listening to the teen lingo of the day is nostalgic as well. Speaking of nostaliga, the second half of the movie was filmed at the Hollywood Bowl. You can see the venue and hear the Bowl orchestra as they were in 1943! The video quality is certainly watchable. However, the audio "snaps" and "pops," vertical black lines and other visual dirt will make you appreciate the work the studios have done to restore the classics.
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