The Popular Recordings: 1938-1942

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

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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1In the Mood
recording of:
In the Mood
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)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra43:38
2Indian Summer
recording of:
Indian Summer
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1939)
composer:
Victor Herbert (American composer) (in 1919)
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:19
3The Rhumba Jumps
recording of:
The Rumba Jumps!
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra2:51
4Star Dust
recorded 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
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:24
5Polka Dots and Moonbeams
recording of:
Polka Dots and Moonbeams
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Dorsey Brothers Music, Marke Music Publishing Co., Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), My Dad’s Songs, Inc., Pocketful of Dreams Music Publisher and Reganesque Music Company
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra2:50
6Tuxedo Junction
recording of:
Tuxedo Junction
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
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:29
7April Played the Fiddle
recording of:
April Played the Fiddle
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
James V. Monaco
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra2:59
8Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)
cover recording of:
Danny Boy
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
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra2:17
9Be Happy
recording of:
Be Happy
composer:
Edgar Battle, Henry Nemo and Louis Prima
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra2:10
10The 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)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:16
11My 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)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:16
12It's Always You
recording of:
It’s Always You
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:12
13Bugle Call Rag
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra2:58
14A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
recording of:
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
lyricist:
Eric Maschwitz
composer:
Manning Sherwin (in 1939)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
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)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:40
15Pennsylvania 6-5000
recording of:
Pennsylvania 6‒5000 (PEnnsylvania 6‒5000)
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)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:18
16Yes, My Darling Daughter
recording of:
Yes, My Darling Daughter
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Albert Szirmai
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra2:29
17Anvil Chorus (Part I & Part II)
recording of:
Anvil Chorus (arr. Gray for big band)
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”)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra4:58
18I Know Why (And So Do You)
recording of:
I Know Why (and So Do You)
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:01
19You Stepped Out of a Dream
recording of:
You Stepped Out of a Dream (Ziegfeld Girl, 1941 film)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
part of:
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:03
20I Dreamt I Dwelt in Harlem
recording of:
I Dreamt I Dwelt in Harlem
lyricist:
Robert B. Wright
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor), Leonard W. Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer) and Ben Smith (big band songwriter)
Glenn Miller & His Orchestra3:38
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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