The Essential Glenn Miller

~ Release by Glenn Miller (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Pennsylvania 6-5000
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-04-28)
recording of:
Pennsylvania 6‒5000 (PEnnsylvania 6‒5000) (on 1940-04-28)
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 Miller3:16
2Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)
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. and Robert Lane Music
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
Glenn Miller3:13
3Elmer's Tune
recording of:
Elmer’s Tune
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Elmer Albrecht and Dick Jurgens
Glenn Miller3:10
4Chattanooga 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) 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 Miller3:29
5The 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
Glenn Miller3:32
6At Last
recording of:
At Last
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Twentieth Century Fox Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Glenn Miller3:07
7American 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 Miller3:20
8Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)
recording of:
Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
writer:
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Glenn Miller2:35
9The Nearness of You
recording of:
The Nearness of You
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1938)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1938)
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Glenn Miller3:15
10Blue Orchids
recording of:
Blue Orchids
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
Glenn Miller2:56
11Song 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)
Glenn Miller3:27
12Moonlight Serenade
alto saxophone:
Hal McIntyre (on 1939-04-04) and Wilbur Schwartz (on 1939-04-04)
double bass:
Rolly Bundock (on 1939-04-04)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Carlson (on 1939-04-04)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1939-04-04)
piano:
Chummy MacGregor (on 1939-04-04)
tenor saxophone:
Stanley Aronson (on 1939-04-04), Tex Beneke (on 1939-04-04) and Al Klink (on 1939-04-04)
trombone:
Al Mastren (on 1939-04-04), Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) (on 1939-04-04) and Paul Tanner (on 1939-04-04)
trumpet:
Legh Knowles (on 1939-04-04), Dale McMickle (on 1939-04-04) and Bob Price (Big band trumpet player) (on 1939-04-04)
orchestra:
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (use only for releases Glenn Miller performed with) (on 1939-04-04)
conductor:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) (on 1939-04-04)
arranger:
Bill Finegan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca (WARNING: NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE!!!!!!!!!! A division of Universal Music Operations Limited) (in 2009)
recorded at:
Victor Studio #2 (Cherokee B) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-04)
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. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
instrumental 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. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
Glenn Miller13:25
13Over There
Glenn Miller and The Army Air Force Band2:04
14The St. Louis Blues March
Glenn Miller and The Army Air Force Band4:28
15Peggy the Pin-Up Girl
Glenn Miller and The Army Air Force Band3:24
16Along the Santa Fe Trail
Glenn Miller and The Army Air Force Band3:22
17Mission to Moscow
Glenn Miller and The Army Air Force Band2:34
18Londonderry Air (Danny Boy) / Shoo-Shoo Baby / The Way You Look Tonight / Beautiful Blue Danube
Glenn Miller and The Army Air Force Band8:50
19G.I. Jive
Glenn Miller and The Army Air Force Band3:10

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