Tracklist

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CD 1
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1Theme (Moonlight Serenade)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-10-30)
1:33
2In the Mood
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-10-30)
recording of:
In the Mood (on 1944-10-30)
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)
3:55
3Stardust
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-10-30)
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1944-10-30)
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
3:59
4Song of the Volga Boatman
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-10-30)
recording of:
Song of the Volga Boatmen (Bill Finegan arrangement for the Glenn Miller Orchestra, 1941) (on 1944-10-30)
arranger:
Bill Finegan
version of:
Эй, ухнем! (Song of the Volga Boatmen)
3:44
5Long Ago, and Far Away
vocals:
Johnny Desmond (on 1944-10-30)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-10-30)
recording of:
Long Ago (and Far Away) (on 1944-10-30)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (in 1944)
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
4:24
6Is You Is, or Is You Ain’t My Baby
vocals:
Ray McKinley (on 1944-10-30)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-10-30)
2:53
7Great Day
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-10-30)
recording of:
(It’s Gonna Be a) Great Day (on 1944-10-30)
lyricist:
Edward Eliscu and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., LSQ Music Co. and WC Music Corp.
5:13
8Theme (Moonlight Serenade)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-06)
1:13
9American Patrol
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-06)
recording of:
American Patrol (swing version) (on 1944-11-06)
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
3:41
10Summertime
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-06)
2:47
11Tuxedo Junction
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-06)
recording of:
Tuxedo Junction (on 1944-11-06)
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
composer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger), Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
3:59
12Now I Know
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-06)
3:57
13Begin the Beguine
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-06)
recording of:
Begin the Beguine (on 1944-11-06)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., 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:
Jubilee
4:15
14Anvil Chorus
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-06)
recording of:
Anvil Chorus (arr. Gray for big band) (on 1944-11-06)
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”)
5:01
15Theme (Moonlight Serenade)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-06)
1:36
16Here We Go Again
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-06)
4:40
17My Heart Tells Me
vocals:
Johnny Desmond (on 1944-11-06)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-06)
3:32
18A String of Pearls
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-06)
recording of:
A String of Pearls (on 1944-11-06)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Scarsdale Music (ASCAP)
3:34
19Stormy Weather
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-06)
recording of:
Stormy Weather (on 1944-11-06)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
5:25
20Poinciana
vocals:
The Crew Chiefs (on 1944-11-06) and Artie Malvin (on 1944-11-06)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-06)
5:08
21Moonlight Serenade
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-10-30)
recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version) (on 1944-10-30)
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)
2:35
CD 2
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1Theme (Moonlight Serenade)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-20)
0:54
2Caribbean Clipper
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-20)
recording of:
Caribbean Clipper (on 1944-11-20)
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
3:13
3Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-20)
recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (on 1944-11-20)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
translated version of:
Sen jag mötte dig
part of:
Roberta
4:13
4Little Brown Jug
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-20)
recording of:
Little Brown Jug (arr. Finegan 1939) (on 1944-11-20)
writer:
Joseph Eastburn Winner (composer/publisher) (in 1868)
arranger:
John Wasson and Bill Finegan (in 1939)
arrangement of:
Little Brown Jug
3:26
5Where or When
vocals:
Artie Malvin (on 1944-11-20)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-20)
2:05
6Cow Cow Boogie
vocals:
Ray McKinley (on 1944-11-20)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-20)
3:03
7Holiday for Strings
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-20)
recording of:
Holiday for Strings (on 1944-11-20)
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
David Rose (songwriter, pianist and orchestra leader)
6:21
8Theme (Moonlight Serenade)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-20)
1:08
9Tail End Charlie
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-20)
3:12
10All the Things You Are
vocals:
Irene Manning (on 1944-11-27)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-27)
2:48
11Mary’s a Grand Old Name
vocals:
Irene Manning (on 1944-11-13)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-13)
1:52
12Everybody Loves My Baby
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-20)
recording of:
Everybody Loves My Baby (on 1944-11-20)
composer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Salabert
3:06
13Long Ago and Far Away
vocals:
Irene Manning (on 1944-10-30)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-10-30)
recording of:
Long Ago (and Far Away) (on 1944-10-30)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (in 1944)
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:47
14Begin the Beguine
vocals:
Irene Manning (on 1944-11-27)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-27)
recording of:
Begin the Beguine (on 1944-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., 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:
Jubilee
3:45
15Theme (Moonlight Serenade)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-27)
1:18
16Jeep Jockey Jump
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-27)
recording of:
Jeep Jockey Jump (on 1944-11-27)
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
3:39
17All the Things You Are
vocals:
Johnny Desmond (on 1944-11-27)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-27)
2:36
18Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-27)
recording of:
Swing Down Sweet Chariot (on 1944-11-27)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
4:19
19Body and Soul
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-27)
recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1944-11-27)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
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
4:09
20Bet Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar
vocals:
Ray McKinley (on 1944-11-27)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-27)
recording of:
Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar (1940 song) (on 1944-11-27)
writer:
Hughie Prince, Don Raye and Eleanore Sheehy
3:03
21Get Happy
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-27)
3:38
22Moonlight Serenade
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-11-27)
recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version) (on 1944-11-27)
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)
2:35
23Stardust
vocals:
Dinah Shore (on 1944-09-16)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-09-16)
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1944-09-16)
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
2:17
24All I Do Is Dreame of You
vocals:
Dinah Shore (on 1944-09-16)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-09-16)
2:15
25Farewell Blues
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-09-16)
recording of:
Farewell Blues (on 1944-09-16)
composer:
Leon Rappolo (until 1922), Paul Mares (until 1922) and Elmer Schoebel (until 1922)
publisher:
Herman Darewski Music Publishing Co Ltd. and Lawrence Wright
2:52
26I’ve Got a Heart Filled With Love
vocals:
The Crew Chiefs (on 1944-09-16) and Johnny Desmond (on 1944-09-16)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1944-09-16)
3:00

Credits

Release

miscellaneous support:David Wright (recording engineer/editor) (task: re‐pitching)
editor:Mike McMillan
remastering:Dave Bennett (remastering engineer/compiler of jazz releases)
compiler:Mike McMillan
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Avid Records (in 1996)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0000530614 [info]