The Best of Glenn Miller

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

Tracklist

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1In the Mood
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 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
43:36
2Moonlight Serenade
orchestra:
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (use only for releases Glenn Miller performed with)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca (Decca Limited, WARNING: NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE!!!!!!!!!! A division of Universal Music Operations Limited) (in 2009)
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)
13:24
3Little Brown Jug
recording of:
Little Brown Jug (arr. Finegan 1939) (in 1939)
writer:
Joseph Eastburn Winner (composer/publisher) (in 1868)
arranger:
John Wasson and Bill Finegan (in 1939)
arrangement of:
Little Brown Jug
2:52
4Make Believe Ballroom Time
vocals:
The Modernaires (1940s vocal group) (on 1940-10-11)
recording of:
Make Believe Ballroom Time (on 1940-10-11)
composer:
Harold Green (composer) (in 1940) and Mickey Stoner (in 1940)
2:55
5Stardust
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)
translated version of:
Stardust
part of:
American Splendor
3:24
6Pennsylvania 6-5000
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-04-28)
recording of:
Pennsylvania 6‒5000 (PEnnsylvania 6‒5000) (on 1940-04-28)
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)
3:16
7Johnson 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.)
2:49
8When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano
vocals:
Ray Eberle (big band vocalist) (in 1940)
recording of:
When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano (in 1940)
lyricist:
Leon René
composer:
Leon René (in 1940)
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons
2:41
9Tuxedo Junction
recording of:
Tuxedo Junction (in 1940)
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
4:10
10The Little Man Who Wasn't There
vocals:
Tex Beneke (in 1939) and Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) (in 1939)
recording of:
The Little Man Who Wasn't There (in 1939)
additional lyricist:
William Hughes Mearns
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Bernie Hanighen
3:06
11A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
vocals:
Ray Eberle (big band vocalist) (in 1940)
recording of:
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (in 1940)
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)
3:40
12Anvil Chorus
recording of:
Anvil Chorus (arr. Gray for big band) (in 1940)
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”)
4:57