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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1A String of Pearls
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-11-03)
recording of:
A String of Pearls (on 1941-11-03)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Scarsdale Music (ASCAP)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:17
2Perfidia
recording of:
Perfidia
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:19
3Sun Valley Jump
recording of:
Sun Valley Jump
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:00
4Slumber Song
recording of:
Slumber Song
writer:
J. Chalmers MacGregor and Saul Tepper
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra2:29
5The Spirit Is Willing
recording of:
The Spirit Is Willing
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:30
6Elmer's Tune
recording of:
Elmer’s Tune
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Elmer Albrecht and Dick Jurgens
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:08
7Adiós
recording of:
Adios (English version)
lyricist:
Eddie Woods (songwriter)
composer:
Enric Madriguera
translated version of:
Adiós linda morena (original Spanish version)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra2:56
8Moonlight Cocktail
recording of:
Moonlight Cocktail
lyricist:
Kim Gannon (in 1941)
composer:
Luckey Roberts (US stride piano musician) (in 1941)
Ray Eberle & The Modernaires with Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:20
9Moonlight Sonata
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:39
10Chattanooga 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), WC Music Corp., 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)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:27
11At Last
recording of:
At Last (on 1942-05-20)
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 Miller & His Orchestra3:08
12Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree
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., Robert Lane Music, 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 Miller & His Orchestra3:14
13Rhapsody in Blue
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (Glenn Miller arrangement)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
arranger:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
arrangement of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:05
14(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo
background vocals:
The Modernaires (1940s vocal group) (on 1942-05-20)
lead vocals:
Marion Hutton and Tex Beneke (on 1942-05-20)
recording of:
(I’ve Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo (on 1942-05-20)
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)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra33:18
15Serenade in Blue
recording of:
Serenade in Blue
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:29
16Caribbean Clipper
recording of:
Caribbean Clipper
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra2:42
17That 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)
Skip Nelson & The Modernaires with Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:06
18Juke Box Saturday Night
recording of:
Juke Box Saturday Night
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Paul McGrane
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra43:08
19Moonlight Becomes You
recording of:
Moonlight Becomes You
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964) (in 1942)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Skip Nelson & The Modernaires with Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:21
20American 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 & His Orchestra3:18