[Dixielandjazz] Eastman-Rochester "Civil War" set (was slick slides)

[jobriant at sunrisetelecom.com]

Cebuisle2 at aol.com wrote:

> My son recently found a two record (LP) set in an obscure 
> Maine antique  shop and presented it to me for my birthday 
> The records are attractively  packaged in a heavy cardboard 
> case with a 24 page description of the recording methods, 
> etc. They are titled The Civil War, .... 

> Mercury Records recorded the four sides in 1961 to 
> commemorate the centennial of the War. In addition to 
> recording the actual sounds of the weapons  used, they 
> recorded the music played. Two original band books were used, 
> the 26 North Carolina and the 3rd New Hampshire, representing 
> the songs played by both sides . Eastman School of Music 
> conductor John Fennell conducted the two ensembles which 
> faithfully played all the parts in the original band  books-

Actually, it was Frederick Fennell who conducted.

This wonderful set has also been reissued on CD.  I ran across one a few
years ago and grabbed it. Don't know whether it's still in print or not.

Jim O'Briant
Tuba
Gilroy, CA