Moonlight Serenade: The Swinging Big Bands from the 50’s

~ Release by Glenn Miller, Woody Herman & Benny Goodman (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Individual cat#s: CDS 51054, CDS 51046, CDS 51015

Rights society: SUISA

Annotation last modified on 2026-06-08 18:11 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Pennsylvania 6-5000
recording of:
Pennsylvania 6‒5000 (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)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:18
2Moonlight Serenade
recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version)
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. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:42
3In the Mood
recording of:
In the Mood
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 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:35
4American 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
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:48
5I Know Why
recording of:
I Know Why
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:59
6Chattanooga Choo Choo
vocals:
Tex Beneke (on 1941-05-07) and The Modernaires (1940s vocal group) (on 1941-05-07)
recording of:
Chattanooga Choo Choo (on 1941-05-07)
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) and WC Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:27
7I’ve Got a Gal in Kalamazoo
recording of:
(I’ve Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo
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) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 nominee)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:22
8Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:11
9The Chestnut Free
recording of:
The Chestnut Tree
lyricist:
Tommie Connor (English songwriter) and Hamilton Kennedy (songwriter)
composer:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:19
10Three Little Fishes (Itty Bitty Poo)
alto saxophone:
Hal McIntyre (on 1939-04-10) and Wilbur Schwartz (on 1939-04-10)
double bass:
Rolly Bundock (on 1939-04-10)
drums (drum set):
Maurice Purtill (on 1939-04-10)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1939-04-10)
tenor saxophone:
Stanley Aronson (on 1939-04-10), Tex Beneke (on 1939-04-10) and Al Klink (on 1939-04-10)
trombone:
Al Mastren (on 1939-04-10), Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) (on 1939-04-10) and Paul Tanner (on 1939-04-10)
trumpet:
Legh Knowles (on 1939-04-10), Dale McMickle (on 1939-04-10) and Bob Price (Big band trumpet player) (on 1939-04-10)
vocals:
Tex Beneke (on 1939-04-10) and Marion Hutton (on 1939-04-10)
orchestra:
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (use only for releases Glenn Miller performed with) (on 1939-04-10)
conductor:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) (on 1939-04-10)
recorded at:
Victor Studio #2 (Cherokee B) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-10)
cover recording of:
Three Little Fishies (on 1939-04-10)
lyricist:
Josephine Carringer (writer of lyrics to "Three Little Fishies") and Bernice Idins (writer of lyrics to "Three Little Fishies")
composer:
Saxie Dowell
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25654)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:58
11Say "Si Si"
recording of:
Say “si si”
lyricist:
Francia Luban and Al Stillman
composer:
Ernesto Lecuona
translated version of:
Para Vigo me voy
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:44
12Tuxedo Junction
recording of:
Tuxedo Junction
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
writer:
Dash, Feyne, Hawkins and Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger)
composer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger), Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:31
13Sleepy Lagoon
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:17
14Little Brown Jug
recording of:
Little Brown Jug (arr. Finegan 1939)
writer:
Joseph Eastburn Winner (composer/publisher) (in 1868)
arranger:
John Wasson and Bill Finegan (in 1939)
arrangement of:
Little Brown Jug
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:02
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Woodchopper’s Ball
recording of:
Woodchopper’s Ball
composer:
Joe Bishop and Woody Herman
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Woody Herman3:11
2Blue Flame
recording of:
Blue Flame
lyricist:
Leo Corday
composer:
Joe Bishop and Ray Noble
Woody Herman3:22
3Northwest Passage
recording of:
Northwest Passage
writer:
Ralph Burns, Woody Herman and Chubby Jackson
Woody Herman3:13
4The Goof and I
recording of:
The Goof and I
composer:
Al Cohn
Woody Herman2:52
5The Blues Are Brewing
recording of:
The Blues Are Brewin’
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Louis Alter
Woody Herman3:14
6Lemon Drop
recording of:
Lemon Drop
composer:
George Wallington
Woody Herman2:54
7Early Autumn
recording of:
Early Autumn
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1949)
composer:
Ralph Burns (in 1949) and Woody Herman (in 1949)
Woody Herman3:14
8Keeper of the Flame
Woody Herman3:05
9Goosey Gander
recording of:
Goosey Gander
composer:
Woody Herman
Woody Herman3:25
10Four Brothers
recording of:
Four Brothers
composer:
Jimmy Giuffre (American jazz clarinetist/saxophonist and composer) (in 1947)
Woody Herman3:19
11Tenderly
Woody Herman2:59
12The Good Earth
recording of:
The Good Earth
writer:
Neal Hefti
Woody Herman2:34
13Wild Root
recording of:
Wild Root
writer:
Neal Hefti and Woody Herman
Woody Herman2:57
3▼CD: Let’s Dance with Benny Goodman
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Benny Goodman3:02
2Bugle Call Rag
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
Benny Goodman2:48
3Don’t Be That Way
recording of:
Don’t Be That Way
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Edgar Sampson
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation and The Songwriters Guild
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
Benny Goodman3:03
4China Boy
recording of:
China Boy
composer:
Phil Boutelje (in 1922) and Richard A. Winfree (in 1922)
publisher:
Leo Feist Inc.
Benny Goodman3:35
5Memories of You
recording of:
Memories of You
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1930)
composer:
Eubie Blake (in 1930)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Benny Goodman3:19
6Goody Goody
recording of:
Goody Goody
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Malneck Music, The Johnny Mercer Foundation and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Benny Goodman2:34
7One O’Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Benny Goodman3:53
8Goodbye
recording of:
Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Jenkins
writer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
publisher:
Devalbo Inc, La Salle Music Publishers, Inc., LaSalle Music, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Peermusic (UK) Limited, Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Benny Goodman3:15
9Shine
recording of:
Shine
lyricist:
Lew Brown (in 1910) and Cecil Mack (in 1910)
composer:
Ford Dabney (in 1910)
Benny Goodman1:06
10And the Angels Sing
recording of:
And the Angels Sing
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Ziggy Elman
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and WC Music Corp.
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Benny Goodman3:13
11Moonglow
recording of:
Moonglow
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Will Hudson and Irving Mills
Benny Goodman3:27
12Seven Come Eleven
recording of:
Seven Come Eleven
composer:
Charlie Christian and Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
Benny Goodman3:39
13Let’s Dance
recording of:
Let’s Dance (Benny Goodman’s theme song)
lyricist:
Fanny May Baldridge
composer:
Joseph Bonime, Gregory Stone and Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
Benny Goodman0:45

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includes:Let’s Dance with Benny Goodmann by Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)