The Best of Glenn Miller (1938–1942)

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

Annotation

This release is merely a reissue of “The Popular Recordings: 1938–1942” with MBID 44a200ff-e509-426c-82da-657e30977e5a.

Annotation last modified on 2015-01-29 13:42 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Moonlight Serenade
recorded in:
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)
Glenn Miller3.53:25
2King Porter Stomp
cover recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra43:33
3And the Angels Sing
cover recording of:
And the Angels Sing
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Ziggy Elman
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., WC 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) 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)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra2:53
4The Lady's in Love With You
recording of:
The Lady’s in Love With You
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Burton Lane
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:04
5Little 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 & His Orchestra2:56
6But It Didn't Mean a Thing
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra2:45
7Stairway to the Stars
recording of:
Stairway to the Stars
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra2:55
8Pagan Love Song
recording of:
Pagan Love Song
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:17
9Over the Rainbow
cover recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S E Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present) 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1939 winner)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra42:31
10We Can Live on Love
recording of:
We Can Live On Love
writer:
Joel Hirschhorn (songwriter) and Lawrence Nathan
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra2:34
11Glenn Island Special
recording of:
Glen Island Special
composer:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:03
12It's a Blue World
recording of:
It’s a Blue World
writer:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
part of:
The 13th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Glenn Miller3:21
13Ain't Cha Comin' Out?
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra2:41
14Runnin' Wild
cover recording of:
Runnin’ Wild
lyricist:
Joe Grey (in 1922) and Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929) (in 1922)
composer:
Arthur Harrington Gibbs (in 1922)
Glenn Miller2:51
15Moon Love
recording of:
Moon Love
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
arranger:
André Kostelanetz (conductor)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
is based on:
Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra2:55
16Farewell Blues
recording of:
Farewell Blues
composer:
Leon Rappolo (until 1922), Paul Mares (until 1922) and Elmer Schoebel (until 1922)
publisher:
Herman Darewski Music Publishing Co Ltd. and Lawrence Wright
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:15
17Blue Evening
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:20
18Bluebirds in the Moonlight
recording of:
Bluebirds in the Moonlight
writer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:03
19Sunrise Serenade
recording of:
Sunrise Serenade
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1939)
composer:
Frankie Carle (in 1939)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:31
20Oh! You Crazy Moon
recording of:
Oh! You Crazy Moon
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:22
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