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

▼ 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)
▶ CD 3: CD Seven: Glenn Miller – RCA Recordings & Live Sessions (November 1939 to January 1940)
▶ CD 4: CD Eight: Glenn Miller – RCA Recordings & Live Sessions (February to April 1940)

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]