The Missing Chapters, Vol Five: The Complete Abbey Road Recordings

~ Release by Glenn Miller featuring Glenn Miller’s American Band of the Allied Expeditionary Forces (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
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 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
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 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (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 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for 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)
included in:
Cover Girl (1944)
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
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
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 (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:
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. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
2:35
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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]