A Portrait of Glenn Miller

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

Tracklist

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1Moonlight Serenade
orchestra:
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca (in 2009)
recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version) (on 1939-04-04)
composer and arranger:
Glenn Miller
publisher:
Big 3 Music Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
3:24
2Stairway to the Stars2:53
3Pennsylvania 6-5000
recording of:
Pennsylvania 6‒5000 (PEnnsylvania 6‒5000)
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Jerry Gray
written at:
Hotel Pennsylvania in New York, New York, United States (in 1940)
3:15
4Over the Rainbow2:30
5Rhapsody in Blue
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (Glenn Miller arrangement)
composer:
George Gershwin
arranger:
Glenn Miller
arrangement of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
3:05
6Jukebox Saturday Night
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1942-07-15)
recording of:
Juke Box Saturday Night
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Paul McGrane
3:05
7A String of Pearls
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-11-03)
recording of:
A String of Pearls (on 1941-11-03)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jerry Gray
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Scarsdale Music
3:14
8Serenade in Blue
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-05-20)
recording of:
Serenade in Blue
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
3:30
9Anvil Chorus
recording of:
Anvil Chorus (arr. Gray for big band)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi
arranger:
Jerry Gray
arrangement of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”)
4:57
10Yes, My Darling Daughter2:28
11Danny Boy
recording of:
Danny Boy
publisher:
Alfred Music
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly (from 1910 until 1913)
composer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Public Music AB
is based on:
Londonderry Air
2:17
12Sun Valley Jump
recording of:
Sun Valley Jump
composer:
Jerry Gray
3:00
13A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square3:39
14Little Brown Jug
recording of:
Little Brown Jug (arr. Finegan 1939)
writer:
Joseph Eastburn Winner (in 1868)
arranger:
John Wasson and Bill Finegan (in 1939)
arrangement of:
Little Brown Jug
2:57
15Perfidia
recording of:
Perfidia
lyricist and composer:
Alberto Domínguez
3:22
16When 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. and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The 13th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1940 winner)
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)
2:54
17Chattanooga Choo Choo3:25
18The Spirit Is Willing
recording of:
The Spirit Is Willing
composer:
Jerry Gray
3:29
19Moonlight Cocktail
recording of:
Moonlight Cocktail
lyricist:
Kim Gannon (in 1941)
composer:
Luckey Roberts (in 1941)
3:19
20Glen Island Special
recording of:
Glen Island Special
composer:
Eddie Durham
3:02
21Missouri Waltz
recording of:
The Missouri Waltz (first published 1914)
anthem of:
Missouri, United States
lyricist:
James Royce Shannon
composer:
John Valentine Eppel
arranger:
Frederic Knight Logan
3:05
22My Isle of Golden Dreams3:23
23Farewell 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
3:11