A Legendary Performer

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

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#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, Talk by Glenn Miller and Talk by Glenn Miller
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)
is based on:
Londonderry Air
1:56
5Tuxedo Junction
compilation of:
Talk by Glenn Miller and Tuxedo Junction (live, 1940-02-08) by Glenn Miller
live recording of:
Tuxedo Junction (on 1940-02-08)
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
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 and Pennsylvania 6-5000 by Glenn Miller
live recording of:
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 and Talk by Glenn Miller
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 (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 (sub‐publisher for foreign (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)
lyrics quoted on:
White Christmas (vocal quartet arrangement, made popular by The Drifters)
music quoted on:
Christmas
music quoted on:
Sounds Like It’s Going to Bundle (Main Humble Bundle Theme Song)
music quoted on:
You Should See My Other Bundle (Humble Indie Bundle 2 Theme)
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
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 and Talk by Glenn Miller
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, 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 (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
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)
4:28
21Juke Box Saturday Night
compilation of:
Juke Box Saturday Night by Glenn Miller and Talk by Glenn Miller
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