The Glenn Miller Story, Volumes 5 to 8: June 1939 Till April 1940

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: CD Five: Glenn Miller – RCA Recordings & Live Sessions (June to August 1939)
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1Oh, 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)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:26
2Ain’t Cha Comin’ Out?
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:41
3The Day We Meet Again
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:45
4I Wanna Hat With Cherries
recording of:
Wanna Hat With Cherries
writer:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:30
5Sold American
recording of:
Sold American (Lucky Strike ad jingle, c. 1939)
composer:
Chummy MacGregor and Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:05
6Pagan Love Song
recording of:
Pagan Love Song
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:17
7Ding‐Dong! The Witch Is Dead
recording of:
Ding‐Dong! The Witch Is Dead
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1939)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1939)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:36
8Over the Rainbow
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., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (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 (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: 12)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:29
9The Little Man Who Wasn’t There
recording of:
The Little Man Who Wasn't There
additional lyricist:
William Hughes Mearns
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Bernie Hanighen
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:06
10The Man With the Mandolin
recording of:
Man With the Mandolin
writer:
James Cavanaugh, John Redmond (singer, songwriter) and Frank Weldon
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:55
11Beer Barrel Polka
live recording of:
Beer Barrel Polka
composer:
Jaromír Vejvoda (in 1927)
arranger:
Eduard Ingriš (from 1927 until 1934)
translator:
Lew Brown (in 1939) and Wladimir A. Timm (in 1939)
translated version of:
Škoda lásky (see also "Rosamunde" and "Beer Barrel Polka")
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:05
12The Jumpin’ Jive
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:35
13Hold Tight – Hold Tight (Want Some Sea Food, Mama)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra4:05
14I Want to Be Happy
live recording of:
I Want to Be Happy (No, No, Nanette)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
No, No, Nanette
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:32
15Dippermouth Blues
live recording of:
Dippermouth Blues
composer:
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver (jazz cornetist)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:12
16The Starlit Hour
recording of:
The Starlit Hour
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Peter de Rose
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:24
17Blue Orchids
recording of:
Blue Orchids
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:57
18Glen Island Special
recording of:
Glen Island Special
composer:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:02
19Love With a Capital ‘You’
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:31
20Baby Me
recording of:
Baby Me
writer:
Dick Manning (American songwriter)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:42
21In the Mood
instrumental recording of:
In the Mood (on 1939-08-01)
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)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra43:36
22Wham (Re Bop Boom Bam)
recording of:
Wham (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam)
lyricist:
Marion Joseph "Taps" Miller
composer:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
publisher:
Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:36
23An Angel in a Furnished Room
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:22
24Twilight Interlude
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:01
25I Want to Be Happy
recording of:
I Want to Be Happy (No, No, Nanette)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
No, No, Nanette
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:04
▼ CD 2: CD Six: Glenn Miller – RCA Recordings & Live Sessions (August to November 1939)
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1Farewell 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
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:14
2Who’s Sorry Now?
recording of:
Who’s Sorry Now? (1923 song)
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar (in 1923) and Harry Ruby (in 1923)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1923)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), Waterson, Berlin & Snyder (on 1923-03-07) and Mills Music Corporation (in 1929)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:07
3My Isle of Golden Dreams
recording of:
My Isle of Golden Dreams
writer:
Walter Blaufuss (US band leader, composer and radio personality) and Gus Kahn
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:21
4My Prayer
recording of:
My Prayer
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Georges Boulanger (Romani-Romanian violinist, conductor, composer)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music, Skidmore Music Co., Inc., 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)
is based on:
Avant de mourir
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:19
5Blue Moonlight
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:29
6Basket Weaver
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:03
7Melancholy Lullaby
vocals:
Ray Eberle (big band vocalist)
orchestra:
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (use only for releases Glenn Miller performed with)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:09
8(Why Couldn’t It Last) Last Night?
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:16
9Out of Space
recording of:
Out of Space
writer:
Joe Bishop and Winston Collins Tharp
composer:
Gene Gifford
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:23
10So Many Times
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:02
11Blue Rain
recording of:
Blue Rain
writer:
Johnny Mercer and Jimmy Van Heusen
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:12
12I Just Got a Letter
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:52
13Bless You (For Being an Angel)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:05
14Bluebirds in the Moonlight (Silly Idea)
recording of:
Bluebirds in the Moonlight
writer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:04
15Speaking of Heaven
recording of:
Speaking of Heaven
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:20
16Indian Summer
recording of:
Indian Summer
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1939)
composer:
Victor Herbert (composer) (in 1919)
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:19
17It Was Written in the Stars
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:02
18Johnson Rag
recording of:
Johnson Rag
composer:
Guy Hall, Henry Kleinkauf and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:51
19(Why Couldn’t It Last) Last Night?
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:59
20Ciribiribin
recording of:
Ciribiribin (They’re So in Love) (Harry James theme song)
lyricist:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Alberto Pestalozza
is based on:
Ciribiribin (original Italian version)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:23
21Careless
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:07
22Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!
vocals:
Marion Hutton (on 1939-11-18)
orchestra:
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (use only for releases Glenn Miller performed with) (on 1939-11-18)
recording of:
Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh! (on 1939-11-18)
lyricist:
Ed Rose (lyricist)
composer:
Abe Olman
publisher:
Forster Music Publisher, Inc. (on 1917-02-07)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:33
23In an Old Dutch Garden (by an Old Dutch Mill)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:14
24This Changing World
recording of:
This Changing World
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:40
25On a Little Street in Singapore
recording of:
On a Little Street in Singapore
writer:
Peter de Rose and Billy Hill (US songwriter)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:44
▼ CD 3: CD Seven: Glenn Miller – RCA Recordings & Live Sessions (November 1939 to January 1940)
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1Vagabond Dreams
recording of:
Vagabond Dreams
writer:
Hoagy Carmichael and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:43
2Faithful Forever
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:03
3I Beg Your Pardon
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:07
4Faithful to You
recording of:
Faithful to You
lyricist:
Martin Block (composer) and Mickey Stoner
composer:
Harold Green (composer)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (on 1940-01-15)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:14
5It’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)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:21
6Ooh! What You Said
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:54
7King Porter Stomp
live recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:49
8After All
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:42
9In the Mood
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:33
10The Gaucho Serenade
recording of:
The Gaucho Serenade
writer:
James Cavanaugh, John Redmond (singer, songwriter) and Nat Simon
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:13
11The Sky Fell Down
recording of:
The Sky Fell Down
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Louis Alter
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:43
12When You Wish Upon a Star
recording of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Leigh Harline
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The 13th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 13)
medley of:
Little Wooden Head (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
part of:
Celebrate the Future Hand in Hand
part of:
Pinocchio (1940 Disney film soundtrack)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:56
13Medley: (a) My Melancholy Baby / (b) Moon Love / (c) Stompin’ at the Savoy / (d) Blue Moon
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:48
14Give a Little Whistle
recording of:
Give a Little Whistle (Pinocchio, 1940 film)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Leigh Harline
part of:
Pinocchio (1940 Disney film soundtrack)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:33
15The Missouri Waltz
recording of:
The Missouri Waltz (first published 1914)
lyricist:
James Royce Shannon
composer:
John Valentine Eppel (American composer)
arranger:
Frederic Knight Logan
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:08
16Beautiful Ohio
recording of:
Beautiful Ohio
anthem of:
Ohio, United States (from 1969 to present)
additional lyricist:
Wilbert B. McBride (in 1989)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1918)
composer:
Mary Earl (Tin Pan Alley composer)
is based on:
Beautiful Dreamer
is based on:
Sadko: Scene IV. Song of the Indian Guest
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:35
17What’s the Matter With Me
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:44
18Medley: (a) The Japanese Sandman / (b) What’s the Matter With Me / (c) Let’s Dance / (d) The Blue Room
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:10
19Say ‘Si Si’ (Para vigo me voy)
recording of:
Say “si si”
lyricist:
Francia Luban and Al Stillman
composer:
Ernesto Lecuona
translated version of:
Para Vigo me voy
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:42
20The Rumba Jumps!
recording of:
The Rumba Jumps!
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:51
21Stardust
recorded in:
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 (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
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:25
22My Melancholy Baby
recording of:
My Melancholy Baby
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)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:15
23Let’s All Sing Together
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:43
24Rug Cutter’s Swing
recording of:
Rug Cutter’s Swing
composer:
Fletcher Henderson
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:03
25The Woodpecker’s Song
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:33
▼ CD 4: CD Eight: Glenn Miller – RCA Recordings & Live Sessions (February to April 1940)
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1Sweet Potato Piper
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:23
2Too Romantic
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:57
3Tuxedo Junction
recording of:
Tuxedo Junction
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
composer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger), Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:31
4Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)
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
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:24
5Imagination
recording of:
Imagination
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 and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:52
6Shake Down the Stars
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:36
7I’ll Never Smile Again
recording of:
I’ll Never Smile Again
lyricist and composer:
Ruth Lowe
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Pickwick Music (publisher), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
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
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:36
8Starlight and Music
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:20
9Polka 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
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:50
10My! My!
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:33
11Say It (Over and Over Again)
recording of:
Say It Over and Over Again
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:49
12Moments in the Moonlight
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:10
13Hear My Song, Violetta
instrumental recording of:
Hear My Song, Violetta (1937 song, version of "Hör' mein Lied, Violetta")
lyricist and translator:
Harry S Pepper (songwriter)
composer:
Othmar Klose, Rudolf Lukesch and Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
is based on:
Hör mein Lied, Violetta
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:52
14Sierra Sue (A Song of the Hills)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:26
15Boog‐It
recording of:
Boog It
writer:
Cab Calloway, Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Buck Ram
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:20
16Yours Is My Heart Alone (You Are My Heart’s Delight)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:00
17Devil May Care
recording of:
Devil May Care
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Limerick Music Corp., Marke Music Publishing Co., Inc. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:08
18April 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.
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:00
19Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:36
20I Haven’t Time to Be a Millionaire
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:59
21Slow Freight
recording of:
Slow Freight
composer:
Ray Bryant (US jazz pianist, composer, and arranger) and Esmond Edwards
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:15
22Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair
live recording of:
Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair
publisher:
Random House
lyricist:
Stephen Foster (composer)
composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1854)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:01
23Fanhat Stomp
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:29
24Pennsylvania 6‐5000
recording of:
PEnnsylvania 6‒5000
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor)
written at:
Hotel Pennsylvania in New York, United States (in 1940)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra33:16
25Bugle Call Rag
recording of:
Bugle Call Rag
composer:
Billy Meyers (US jazz songwriter), Jack Pettis and Elmer Schoebel
The Glenn Miller Orchestra2:55

Credits

Release

manufactured in:England
liner notes:Malcolm Laycock (UK broadcaster and producer)
miscellaneous support:Hugh Palmer (compiler/co‐ordinator) (task: co‐ordination)
David Wright (recording engineer/editor) (task: re‐pitching)
editor:Peter Reynolds (audio mastering)
remastering:Dave Bennett (remastering engineer/compiler of jazz releases)
compiler:Dave Bennett (remastering engineer/compiler of jazz releases)
design:Ark Design
artwork:Peter Cuff
ASIN:UK: B0001VONPG [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0001249273 [info]