Strictly Sousa

Junkin: cnd/Dallas Wind Sym. (Artist), John Stafford Smith (Composer), John Philip Sousa (Composer), Spoken Word (Composer), Jerry Junkin (Conductor), Dallas Wind Symphony (Orchestra, Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Dallas Wind Symphony
• Orchestra: Dallas Wind Symphony
• Conductor: Jerry Junkin
• Composer: John Stafford Smith, John Philip Sousa, Spoken Word
• Audio CD (June 5, 2001)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Reference Records
• ASIN: B00005JI2X
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #148,584 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More Than Spectacular!!, July 23, 2001

By	Richard Falgione (Glenshaw, PA, U S A) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When I purchased this CD, I did not know what to expect (this is the first CD I purchased with only marches on it). But, I knew if it was from Reference Recordings, the sound would be spectacular! Spectacular marches from a spectacular bandmaster from a spectacular recording label equals something much more than spectacular, to say nothing of the spectacular performances of the Dallas Wind Symphony! To describe this HDCD as a toe-tapper is setting the bar far too low. Listening to just a few of these marches can change a gloomy day to sunny - and I mean it! These marches are impeccably played with such verve and gusto that you are transported right to Main Street USA. And all this marching emotion is captured as faithfully as possible by the "Professor" Keith O. Johnson of Reference Recordings.

If this CD does not get your heart pumping, better call 911!

A GREAT CD not to be missed!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Symphonic Sousa!, May 12, 2007

By	Larry Nelson (Santa Monica, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This recording is unique. I've heard lots of march recordings, and the Dallas Wind Symphony takes a different approach. This is real music. Sousa was a great composer and this recording gets him out of the oom-pah crash-crash rut. There's subtlety here, variations, detail, and the recording itself shows it all with great dynamic range. It's as if Beethoven met Sousa in Dallas.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Superb Sousa - Strictly Speaking, February 15, 2007

By	It's Dave! - See all my reviews

Absolutely love this CD! A great collection of my favorite marches and it is well done by this orchestra. My only issue with it is that I was expecting better sound dynamics. The whole CD seems quiet to me. When I used to play marches in the school band I was used to the thunderous, booming crescendos! Eh, I just turn it up louder! Also, my 8-month old son loves this CD. He perks right up and claps when I put it on.