Catalogue: JASCD 371
Price Code: B
Release Date: 01/04/2000
Bar Code: 604988 03712 8
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Vaughn MONROEOn The Moon-Beam+Down Memory Lane + bonus tracks
 
This new 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. Its good to see
Monroe's recording becoming more and more frequent as manifested by the number
of new releases now available. 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. See also JASCD444.
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