The Hits

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: The Hits CD1
2▼CD: The Hits CD2
#TitleRatingLength
1Serenade in Blue
live recording of:
Serenade in Blue
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
3:30
2Blue Rain
3:13
3Along The Santa Fe Trail
3:24
4Give A Little Whistle
2:32
5The Boogie Wooglie Piggy
3:28
6Moonlight Cocktail
3:19
7(I've Got A Gal) In Kalamazoo
3:19
8My 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)
3:16
9Bugle Call Rag
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
2:58
10Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread)
2:37
11The 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)
3:15
12A String Of Pearls
recording of:
A String of Pearls
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Scarsdale Music (ASCAP)
3:17
13American 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
3:20
14The St. Louis Blues March
4:29
15G.I. Jive
3:06
16Over There
2:07
17The Woodpecker Song
2:35
18Stardust
double bass:
Rollie Bundock (on 1940-01-29)
drums (drum set):
Maurice Purtill (on 1940-01-29)
guitar:
Dick Fisher (on 1940-01-29)
piano:
Chummy MacGregor (on 1940-01-29)
reeds:
Jimmy Abato (on 1940-01-29), Tex Beneke (on 1940-01-29), Al Klink (on 1940-01-29), Hal McIntyre (on 1940-01-29) and Wilbur Schwartz (on 1940-01-29)
trombone:
Frank D'Annolfo (on 1940-01-29), Tommy Mack (on 1940-01-29), Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) (on 1940-01-29) and Paul Tanner (on 1940-01-29)
trumpet:
Clyde Hurley (on 1940-01-29), John Best (jazz trumpeter) (on 1940-01-29), Legh Knowles (on 1940-01-29) and Mickey McMickle (on 1940-01-29)
arranger:
Bill Finegan and Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Midtown New York (A,B,C,D,E,F)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-01-29)
instrumental cover recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1940-01-29)
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
33:24
19When Johnny Comes Marching Home
3:11
20On A Little Street In Singapore
2:44
21Always In My Heart
3:11
22That 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)
3:06
23Wishing (Will Make It So)
2:54
24Careless
3:06
25Sunrise Serenade
alto saxophone:
Hal McIntyre (on 1939-04-10) and Wilbur Schwartz (on 1939-04-10)
baritone saxophone:
Stanley Aronson (on 1939-04-10)
clarinet:
Stanley Aronson (on 1939-04-10) and Wilbur Schwartz (on 1939-04-10)
double bass:
Rolly Bundock (on 1939-04-10)
drums (drum set):
Moe Purtill (on 1939-04-10)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1939-04-10)
piano:
Chummy MacGregor (on 1939-04-10)
tenor saxophone:
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)
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)
arranger:
Bill Finegan
recorded at:
Victor Studio #1 (Cherokee A) in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-10)
instrumental recording of:
Sunrise Serenade (on 1939-04-10)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1939)
composer:
Frankie Carle (in 1939)
33:26
3▶CD: The Hits CD3