The Essential Glenn Miller

~ Release by The Glenn Miller Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Volume 1
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1In the Mood
instrumental recording of:
In the Mood (on 1939-08-01)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Wingy Manone
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein and Co. Limited and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
43:36
2Elmer's Tune
recording of:
Elmer’s Tune
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Elmer Albrecht and Dick Jurgens
3:07
3Bugle Call Rag
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
2:56
4Moon Love
recording of:
Moon Love
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
arranger:
André Kostelanetz (conductor)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
is based on:
Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
2:53
5American Patrol
recording of:
American Patrol (swing version)
composer:
F. W. Meacham (in 1885)
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor) (in 1942)
publisher:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment)
arrangement of:
American Patrol
3:19
6I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo
background vocals:
The Modernaires (1940s vocal group) (on 1942-05-20)
lead vocals:
Marion Hutton and Tex Beneke (on 1942-05-20)
recording of:
(I’ve Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo (on 1942-05-20)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
33:17
7Sunrise Serenade
recording of:
Sunrise Serenade
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1939)
composer:
Frankie Carle (in 1939)
3:27
8Say It
2:46
9Tuxedo Junction
recording of:
Tuxedo Junction
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
composer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger), Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
3:26
10Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree With Anyone Else but Me
background vocals:
The Modernaires (1940s vocal group)
lead vocals:
Tex Beneke and Marion Hutton
recording of:
Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
publisher:
Ched Music Corp., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), J. Tobias Music, Jer Nor, Mark Steve, Robbins Music Corp., Robert Lane Music, フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label)
3:12
11My Blue Heaven
recording of:
My Blue Heaven
lyricist:
George A. Whiting (popular songwriter) (in 1924)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1924)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
composed at:
New York Friars Club in New York, New York, United States (in 1924)
3:14
12Indian Summer
recording of:
Indian Summer
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1939)
composer:
Victor Herbert (composer) (in 1919)
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
3:18
13I Want to Be Happy
recording of:
I Want to Be Happy (No, No, Nanette)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
No, No, Nanette
3:06
14My Reverie
3:08
15Song of the Volga Boatmen
recording of:
Song of the Volga Boatmen (Bill Finegan arrangement for the Glenn Miller Orchestra, 1941)
arranger:
Bill Finegan
version of:
Эй, ухнем! (Song of the Volga Boatmen)
3:25
16The Story of a Starry Night
recording of:
The Story of a Starry Night
writer:
Mann Curtis (in 1941), Al Hoffman (in 1941) and Jerry Livingston (songwriter) (in 1941)
is based on:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo
3:29
17Running Wild
recording of:
Runnin’ Wild
lyricist:
Joe Grey (in 1922) and Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929) (in 1922)
composer:
Arthur Harrington Gibbs (in 1922)
2:49
18My Melancholy Baby
recording of:
My Melancholy Baby
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
3:13
19Stardust
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
3:24
20Fools Rush in Where Angels Fear to Tread
recording of:
Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., Commander Publications, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music Corp., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
2:33
▼ CD 2: Volume 2
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1Rug Cutters Swing
recording of:
Rug Cutter’s Swing
composer:
Fletcher Henderson
3:01
2King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
cover recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
43:30
3Adios
recording of:
Adios
lyricist:
Eddie Woods (songwriter)
composer:
Enric Madriguera
2:54
4Moonlight Serenade
orchestra:
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (use only for releases Glenn Miller performed with)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca (WARNING: NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE!!!!!!!!!! A division of Universal Music Operations Limited) (in 2009)
recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version) (on 1939-04-04)
composer and arranger:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
publisher:
Big 3 Music Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP)
13:22
5Stairway to the Stars
recording of:
Stairway to the Stars
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
2:52
6Pennsylvania 6-5000
recording of:
PEnnsylvania 6‒5000
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
written at:
Hotel Pennsylvania in New York, New York, United States (in 1940)
3:14
7Over the Rainbow
recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 12)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
2:29
8Rhapsody in Blue
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (Glenn Miller arrangement)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
arranger:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
arrangement of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
3:04
9Jukebox Saturday Night
vocals:
Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton and The Modernaires (1940s vocal group)
recording of:
Juke Box Saturday Night
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Paul McGrane
3:04
10A String of Pearls
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-11-03)
recording of:
A String of Pearls (on 1941-11-03)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Scarsdale Music (ASCAP)
3:13
11Serenade in Blue
recording of:
Serenade in Blue
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
3:29
12Anvil Chorus
recording of:
Anvil Chorus (arr. Gray for big band)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
arrangement of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”)
4:56
13Yes, My Darling Daughter
recording of:
Yes, My Darling Daughter
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Albert Szirmai
2:27
14Danny Boy
recording of:
Danny Boy
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly (from 1910 until 1913)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
Public Music AB
is based on:
Londonderry Air
2:16
15Sun Valley Jump
recording of:
Sun Valley Jump
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
2:59
16A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
recording of:
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
lyricist:
Eric Maschwitz
composer:
Manning Sherwin (in 1939)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:38
17Little Brown Jug
arranger:
Bill Finegan
recording of:
Little Brown Jug (arr. Finegan 1939) (on 1939-04-10)
writer:
Joseph Eastburn Winner (composer/publisher) (in 1868)
arranger:
John Wasson and Bill Finegan (in 1939)
arrangement of:
Little Brown Jug
2:56
18Perfidia
recording of:
Perfidia
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
3:21
19When You Wish Upon a Star
recording of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Leigh Harline
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The 13th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 13)
medley of:
Little Wooden Head (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
part of:
Celebrate the Future Hand in Hand
part of:
Pinocchio (1940 Disney film soundtrack)
2:53
20Chatanooga Choo-Choo
recording of:
Chattanooga Choo Choo
lyricist:
Mack Gordon (in 1941)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:23
▼ CD 3: Volume 3
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1The Spirit Is Willing
recording of:
The Spirit Is Willing
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
3:29
2Moonlight Cocktail
recording of:
Moonlight Cocktail
lyricist:
Kim Gannon (in 1941)
composer:
Luckey Roberts (US stride piano musician) (in 1941)
3:18
3Glen Island Special
recording of:
Glen Island Special
composer:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
3:01
4Missouri Waltz
recording of:
The Missouri Waltz (first published 1914)
lyricist:
James Royce Shannon
composer:
John Valentine Eppel (American composer)
arranger:
Frederic Knight Logan
3:04
5My Isle of Golden Dreams
recording of:
My Isle of Golden Dreams
writer:
Walter Blaufuss (US band leader, composer and radio personality) and Gus Kahn
3:22
6Fairwell Blues
recording of:
Farewell Blues
composer:
Leon Rappolo (until 1922), Paul Mares (until 1922) and Elmer Schoebel (until 1922)
publisher:
Herman Darewski Music Publishing Co Ltd. and Lawrence Wright
3:12
7Wishing Will Make It So
recording of:
Wishing (Will Make It So)
lyricist and composer:
Buddy DeSylva
2:52
8The Man With the Mandolin
recording of:
Man With the Mandolin
writer:
James Cavanaugh, John Redmond (singer, songwriter) and Frank Weldon
2:55
9Blue Orchids
recording of:
Blue Orchids
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
2:56
10Imagination
recording of:
Imagination
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
2:49
11You and I
2:33
12That Old Black Magic
recording of:
That Old Black Magic
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:09
13Oh You Crazy Moon
recording of:
Oh! You Crazy Moon
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
3:25
14Ciribiribin
recording of:
Ciribiribin (They’re So in Love) (Harry James theme song)
lyricist:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Alberto Pestalozza
is based on:
Ciribiribin (original Italian version)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
3:22
15The Lamp Is Low
recording of:
The Lamp Is Low (1939 song)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
additional composer:
Peter de Rose and Bert Shefter
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer)
is based on:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
2:34
16Moonlight Mood
recording of:
Moonlight Mood
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Peter de Rose
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
2:51
17I Dreamt I Dwelt in Harlem
recording of:
I Dreamt I Dwelt in Harlem
lyricist:
Robert B. Wright
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor), Leonard W. Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer) and Ben Smith (big band songwriter)
3:40
18Along the Santafe Trail
vocals:
Ray Eberle (big band vocalist)
recording of:
Along the Santa Fe Trail
lyricist:
Edwina Coolidge and Al Dubin
composer:
Wilhelm Grosz (aka Hugh Williams)
3:19
19Falling Leaves
recording of:
Falling Leaves
composer:
Frankie Carle and Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
3:11
20Say "Si Si"
recording of:
Say “si si”
lyricist:
Francia Luban and Al Stillman
composer:
Ernesto Lecuona
translated version of:
Para Vigo me voy
2:40

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