The Glenn Miller Story, Volumes 1 to 4: December 1926‐June 1939

~ Release by Glenn Miller (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼CD 1: Volume 1 – Miller as Sideman
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1When I First Met Mary
recording of:
When I First Met Mary
lyricist:
George A. Little
composer:
Larry Shay and Joe Verges
Ben Pollack and His Californians3:20
2'Deed I Do
Ben Pollack and His Californians3:24
3A Jazz Holiday
Benny Goodman and His Boys2:46
4Wolverine Blues
Benny Goodman and His Boys2:57
5Singapore Sorrows
recording of:
Singapore Sorrows
writer:
Ray Doll and John Schenck Le Soir
Ben Pollack and His Californians2:56
6Sweet Sue - Just You
Ben Pollack and His Californians3:43
7Get Out and Get Under the Moon
recording of:
Get Out and Get Under the Moon
lyricist:
William Jerome and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
composer:
Larry Shay
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and 日音 Synch事業部
Sam Lanin and His Orchestra3:02
8Sunday Afternoon
Mendello & His Five Gee-Gee's2:50
9The Wang Wang Blues
Glenn Miller3:05
10Some Sweet Day
Dick Robertson & His Orchestra3:09
11Hello Lola
Mound City Blue Blowers3:21
12One Hour
Mound City Blue Blowers3:31
13Oh, Lady Be Good!
Louisiana Rhythm Kings3:26
14The Meanest Kind of Blues
Louisiana Rhythm Kings2:27
15My Man From Caroline
Joe Venuti & His Orchestra3:12
16I Like a Little Girl Like That
Joe Venuti & His Orchestra3:28
17Bug-A-Boo
Red Nichols & His Five Pennies3:13
18What Good Am I Without You?
Red Nichols & His Five Pennies2:56
19Basin Street Blues
recording of:
Basin Street Blues
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
The Charleston Chasers3:17
20Whave We Got to Do Tonight (But dance)?
recording of:
What Have We Got to Do Tonight (but Dance)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Ted Fio Rito
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:11
21Why Did It Have to Be Me?
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra3:25
22Annie's Cousin Fanny?
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra3:10
23Plantation Moods
Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra3:33
24Troubled
Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra2:46
25When Icky Morgan Plays the Organ
Clark Randall & His Orchestra2:53
▼CD 2: Volume 2 – Miller as Sideman & His Early Orchestra
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Drifting Tide
Clark Randall & His Orchestra3:01
2'way Down Yonder in New Orleans
Ray Noble and His Orchestra2:49
3St. Louis Blues
Ray Noble and His Orchestra3:35
4How Could You?
Miff Mole & His Little Molers2:53
5In a Little Spanish Town
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:29
6Solo Hop
recording of:
Solo Hop
composer:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:47
7Peg O' My Heart
recording of:
Peg o’ My Heart
lyricist:
Alfred Bryan (US songwriter) (on 1913-03-15)
composer:
Fred Fisher (on 1913-03-15)
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:31
8Wistful and Blue
recording of:
Wistful and Blue
writer:
Julian Davidson and Ruth Etting
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:39
9How Am I to Know?
recording of:
How Am I to Know?
lyricist:
Dorothy Parker
composer:
Jackie King
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:38
10Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere
recording of:
Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere
writer:
Max Kortlander and Louis Weslyn
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:31
11Moonlight Bay
recording of:
Moonlight Bay (1912 song)
lyricist:
Edward Madden
composer:
Percy Wenrich (American composer)
publisher:
Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain) and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:33
12I'm Sitting on Top of the World
recording of:
I’m Sitting on Top of the World (First line: “Don’t want any millions, I’m getting my share…”)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) and Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Ray Henderson
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Leo Feist, Inc.
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:28
13I Got Rhythm
recording of:
I Got Rhythm
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:04
14Sleepy Time Gal
recording of:
Sleepy Time Gal
writer:
Joseph R. Alden, Raymond B. Egan, Ange Lorenzo and Richard A. Whiting
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:37
15Community Swing
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:48
16Time on My Hands
recording of:
Time on My Hands
lyricist:
Harold Adamson (in 1930) and Mack Gordon (in 1930)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1930)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, Warner/Chappell, Harold Adamson Music (in 1930, in 1956, in 1986), Miller Music Corp. (in 1930, in 1956) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (in 1930, in 1956)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:42
17My Fine Feathered Friend
recording of:
My Fine Feathered Friend
writer:
Harold Adamson and Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:56
18Humoresque
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:40
19Doin' the Jive
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:01
20Silhouetted in the Moonlight
recording of:
Silhouetted in the Moonlight
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Richard Whiting
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:52
21Every Day's a Holiday
vocals:
Kathleen Lane
recording of:
Every Day’s a Holiday
writer:
Sam Coslow and Barry Trivers
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:44
22Sweet Stranger
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:28
23Don't Wake Up My Heart
recording of:
Don’t Wake Up My Heart
writer:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist), George W. Meyer (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) and Pete Wendling (American composer)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:57
24Why'd Ya Make Me Fall in Love?
recording of:
Why’d ya Make Me Fall in Love
writer:
Walter Donaldson
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:24
25Sold American
recording of:
Sold American (Lucky Strike ad jingle, c. 1939)
composer:
Chummy MacGregor and Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:54
26Dippermouth Blues
recording of:
Dipper Mouth Blues
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Joseph Oliver (jazz cornetist)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:33
27On the Sentimental Side
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:20
28My Best Wishes
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:38
▼CD 3: Volume 3 – First Recordings for RCA & Live Sessions
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1My Reverie
recording of:
My Reverie (english lyrics)
lyricist:
Larry Clinton (in 1938)
writer:
André Baruch
composer:
Claude Debussy (in 1890)
is based on:
Rêverie, L. 68, CD 76 (for piano)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:08
2By the Waters of Minnetonka
recording of:
By the Waters of Minnetonka
lyricist:
James Mulloy Cavanass
composer:
Thurlow Lieurance
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra6:32
3King Porter Stomp
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
cover recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra43:30
4I Never Knew
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:08
5This Can't Be Love
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:31
6What Have You Got That Gets Me?
recording of:
What Have You Got That Gets Me?
writer:
Ralph Rainger (in 1938) and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) (in 1938)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:57
7Change Partners
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:28
8Gotta Get Some Shut-Eye
recording of:
(Gotta Get Some) Shut‐Eye
writer:
Walter Donaldson and Johnny Mercer
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:42
9How I'd Like to Be With You in Bermuda
recording of:
How I’d Like to Be With You in Bermuda
writer:
Clay Boland and Bickley Reichner
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:39
10Cuckoo in the Clock
recording of:
Cuckoo in the Clock
writer:
Walter Donaldson and Johnny Mercer
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:15
11Romance Runs in the Family
recording of:
Romance Runs in the Family
lyricist:
Manny Kurtz
composer:
Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:05
12Oh, Baby
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra4:13
13Don't Worry 'Bout Me
recording of:
Don’t Worry ’bout Me
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1939)
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) (in 1939)
publisher:
Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:52
14Deep Purple
recording of:
Deep Purple
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1938)
composer:
Peter de Rose
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:56
15My Blue Heaven
recording of:
My Blue Heaven
lyricist:
George A. Whiting (popular songwriter) (in 1924)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1924)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra4:23
16Sticks and Stones
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:38
17Get Out of Town
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:37
18The Chestnut Tree
recording of:
The Chestnut Tree
lyricist:
Tommie Connor (English songwriter) and Hamilton Kennedy (songwriter)
composer:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:21
19And 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 (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
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra2:52
20Moonlight 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 Miller and His Orchestra3:24
21The Lady's in Love With You
recording of:
The Lady’s in Love With You
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Burton Lane
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:03
22Blue Skies
recording of:
Blue Skies
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:49
23The Masquerade Is Over
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra3:32
▶CD 4: Volume 4 – More Live Sessions & RCA Recordings