A Legendary Performer

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Moonlight Serenade
recorded at:
Glen Island Casino in New Rochelle, New York, United States (on 1939-05-17)
live recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version) (on 1939-05-17)
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)
1:33
2Sunrise Serenade
compilation of:
Sunrise Serenade (live, 1939-05-17: Glen Island Casino, New Rochelle, NY, USA) by Glenn Miller (jazz band leader), Talk by Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) and Talk by Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
live recording of:
Sunrise Serenade (on 1939-05-17)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1939)
composer:
Frankie Carle (in 1939)
4:07
3Little Brown Jug
live recording of:
Little Brown Jug (arr. Finegan 1939) (on 1939-12-27)
writer:
Joseph Eastburn Winner (composer/publisher) (in 1868)
arranger:
John Wasson and Bill Finegan (in 1939)
arrangement of:
Little Brown Jug
3:15
4Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)
live recording of:
Danny Boy (on 1939-12-27)
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly (from 1910 until 1913)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
Public Music AB
is based on:
Londonderry Air
1:56
5Tuxedo Junction
compilation of:
Talk by Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) and Tuxedo Junction (live, 1940-02-08) by Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
live recording of:
Tuxedo Junction (on 1940-02-08)
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
4:23
6My Melancholy Baby
vocals:
Tex Beneke (on 1940-04-04)
live recording of:
My Melancholy Baby (on 1940-04-04)
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
2:18
7Pennsylvania 6-5000
compilation of:
[talk] by Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) and Pennsylvania 6-5000 by Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
live recording of:
Pennsylvania 6‒5000 (PEnnsylvania 6‒5000) (on 1940-10-07)
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)
3:28
8So You're the One
vocals:
The Modernaires (1940s vocal group)
live recording of:
So You’re the One (on 1941-01-23)
writer:
Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney and Hy Zaret
2:20
9Sentimental Me
vocals:
Dorothy Claire (on 1941-02-05)
live recording of:
Sentimental Me (on 1941-02-05)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
part of:
The Garrick Gaieties
2:34
10Song of the Volga Boatmen
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1941-05-06)
live recording of:
Song of the Volga Boatmen (Bill Finegan arrangement for the Glenn Miller Orchestra, 1941) (on 1941-05-06)
arranger:
Bill Finegan
version of:
Эй, ухнем! (Song of the Volga Boatmen)
3:28
11Jack and Jill
vocals:
Tex Beneke (on 1941-10-23) and Marion Hutton (on 1941-10-23)
live recording of:
Jack and Jill (on 1941-10-23)
writer:
Martin Block (disc jockey) and Ray Jacobs
2:11
12A String of Pearls
compilation of:
A String of Pearls (live, 1941-11-08) by Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) and Talk by Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
live recording of:
A String of Pearls (on 1941-11-08)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Scarsdale Music (ASCAP)
3:52
13Star Dust
live cover recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1941-11-08)
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
4:02
14Everything I Love
vocals:
Ray Eberle (big band vocalist) (on 1941-11-22)
recorded at:
Café Rouge (restaurant in the Hotel Pennsylvania, New York) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1941-11-22)
live recording of:
Everything I Love (Let’s Face It! musical) (on 1941-11-22)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1941)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
2:49
15Jingle Bells
live recording of:
Jingle Bells (on 1941-12-24)
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
3:42
16In the Mood
live recording of:
In the Mood (on 1941-12-31)
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)
3:29
17Chattanooga Choo Choo
compilation of:
Chattanooga Choo Choo by Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) and Talk by Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
live recording of:
Chattanooga Choo Choo (on 1942-02-10)
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) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)
4:20
18At Last
vocals:
Ray Eberle (big band vocalist) (on 1942-06-17)
live recording of:
At Last (on 1942-06-17)
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)
3:08
19Moonlight Cocktail
vocals:
Skip Nelson (on 1942-07-14)
live recording of:
Moonlight Cocktail (on 1942-07-14)
lyricist:
Kim Gannon (in 1941)
composer:
Luckey Roberts (US stride piano musician) (in 1941)
3:00
20(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo
live recording of:
(I’ve Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo (on 1954-09-23)
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) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 nominee)
4:28
21Juke Box Saturday Night
compilation of:
Juke Box Saturday Night by Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) and Talk by Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
live recording of:
Juke Box Saturday Night (on 1942-09-24)
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Paul McGrane
4:21
22Moonlight Serenade
live recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version) (on 1942-09-24)
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)
0:25