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| The Military Band: Salute to the Services | 
 enlarge | Artists: Francis Saltus Van Boskerek, Robert M. Crawford, John Stafford Smith, John Philip Sousa, American Traditional, Joseph Franz Wagner, Charles A. Zimmerman, Felix Slatkin
Creator: Concert Arts Symphonic Band
Label: Angel Records
Category: Music
List Price: $10.98
Buy New: $6.48
You Save: $4.50 (41%)
New (27) Used (8) Collectible (1) from $6.48
Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 20640
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 66827
UPC: 724356682726
EAN: 0724356682726
ASIN: B000006OGX
Release Date: June 2, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Military Music January 11, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The CD was just what I needed for a special memorial tribute to our service people that have passed on. The recording was clear and bright. The music selections were well performed and TAPS was especially evoking.
Military Band CD January 9, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Shipping and packing were excellent and product was mailed and received on time. Good Job.....
Happy feet.... November 6, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this to add some "pep" to the exercise routine.It did that and more...it gives an adrenaline "rush" better than triple caffeine.
I recommend this c.d. and like music if you want to add to your exercise routine(s).You may have to be careful NOT to try and "keep up" with the music though if you're just beginning a walking routine as walking in time to it definitely will get your heart rate up.
 If this is what you're looking for, I guess you've found it! May 18, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
If you want a collection of crisply played marches with a full, bright, flawless sound, look to the Marine Corps band, or one of the other (authentic) military bands. Modern recording techniques have come a long way in the last 50 years since this was recorded, changing the quality of the sound dramatically. Or you could try the Boston Pops, and enjoy the rich sounds of marches extravagantly conducted and lavishly recorded in a huge concert hall. I've bought both of those for my father-in-law, who enjoys marches. ...But I've purchased one more CD for him as well. This one has a unique quality that makes it a worthy addition to the collection. It has the immediacy of a passing parade. It's like being at the band concert in the park on a 4th of July afternoon. It has an unpolished feeling that I like for this type of music. I also appreciate that there are a few great marches included that were NOT written by the venerable Sousa. The recordings have their little warts, but in this case, it adds to the overall charm.
Still the best at almost 50 years old July 5, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I may be mis-rememberng, but I believe that this was released on LP in the late '50s as one of the very first stereo records released by Capitol Records. It was phenominal then. It remains so.
The recording quality is as good as analog tape ever gets. The trombones snarl, the picolos are shrill enough to send your dog howling. The huge ensemble spreads out all across the end of my listening room. I could wish for a bit deeper bass, but otherwise, this is still one very fine recording, technically.
The ensemble is huge, but they play almost like one. You'll have to look a long way for Sousa, or military marches, played anywhere near as well.
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