The Big Band Legends: All-Time Greatest Hits

~ Release by Glenn Miller (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Sunrise Serenade
alto saxophone:
Hal McIntyre (on 1939-04-10) and Wilbur Schwartz (on 1939-04-10)
baritone saxophone:
Stanley Aronson (on 1939-04-10)
clarinet:
Stanley Aronson (on 1939-04-10) and Wilbur Schwartz (on 1939-04-10)
double bass:
Rolly Bundock (on 1939-04-10)
drums (drum set):
Moe Purtill (on 1939-04-10)
guitar:
Allan Reuss (on 1939-04-10)
piano:
Chummy MacGregor (on 1939-04-10)
tenor saxophone:
Tex Beneke (on 1939-04-10) and Al Klink (on 1939-04-10)
trombone:
Al Mastren (on 1939-04-10), Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) (on 1939-04-10) and Paul Tanner (on 1939-04-10)
trumpet:
Legh Knowles (on 1939-04-10), Dale McMickle (on 1939-04-10) and Bob Price (Big band trumpet player) (on 1939-04-10)
orchestra:
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (use only for releases Glenn Miller performed with) (on 1939-04-10)
conductor:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader) (on 1939-04-10)
arranger:
Bill Finegan
recorded at:
Victor Studio #1 (Cherokee A) in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-10)
instrumental recording of:
Sunrise Serenade (on 1939-04-10)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1939)
composer:
Frankie Carle (in 1939)
33:25
2Little Brown Jug
recording of:
Little Brown Jug (arr. Finegan 1939)
writer:
Joseph Eastburn Winner (composer/publisher) (in 1868)
arranger:
John Wasson and Bill Finegan (in 1939)
arrangement of:
Little Brown Jug
2:51
3That Old Black Magic
recording of:
That Old Black Magic
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:02
4(Why Couldn't It Last) Last Night
3:15
5Speaking of Heaven
recording of:
Speaking of Heaven
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
3:18
6Juke Box 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
7Along the Santa Fe Trail
recording of:
Along the Santa Fe Trail
lyricist:
Edwina Coolidge and Al Dubin
composer:
Wilhelm Grosz (aka Hugh Williams)
3:18
8Ohh! What You Said
2:52
9Back to Back
recording of:
Back to Back
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
2:30
10The Woodpecker Song
recording of:
The Woodpecker Song (Reginella campagnola)
lyricist:
Bruno Cherubini (brother of Bixio Cherubini) and Eldo di Lazzaro (singer, composer)
composer:
Eldo di Lazzaro (singer, composer)
translated version of:
Reginella campagnola
2:33
11(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo
recording of:
(I’ve Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 nominee)
3:15
12In the Mood
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-08-01)
tenor saxophone:
Tex Beneke and Al Klink
trumpet:
Clyde Hurley
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 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:31
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1This Lady's in Love With You
recording of:
The Lady’s in Love With You
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Burton Lane
3:01
2Devil 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)
3:06
3Tuxedo Junction
recording of:
Tuxedo Junction
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
3:26
4My Prayer
recording of:
My Prayer
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Georges Boulanger (Romani-Romanian violinist, conductor, composer)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Peter Maurice Music, Skidmore Music Co., Inc., 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)
is based on:
Avant de mourir
3:17
5Say "Si Si"
recording of:
Say “si si”
lyricist:
Francia Luban and Al Stillman
composer:
Ernesto Lecuona
translated version of:
Para Vigo me voy
2:41
6Moonlight Cocktail
recording of:
Moonlight Cocktail
lyricist:
Kim Gannon (in 1941)
composer:
Luckey Roberts (US stride piano musician) (in 1941)
3:17
7String 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 (US big band arranger and conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Scarsdale Music (ASCAP)
3:14
8The Story of a Starry Night
recording of:
The Story of a Starry Night
writer:
Mann Curtis (in 1941), Al Hoffman (in 1941) and Jerry Livingston (songwriter) (in 1941)
is based on:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: I. Adagio – Allegro non troppo
3:30
9Anvil Chorus, Parts I & II
4:57
10American Patrol
recording of:
American Patrol (swing version)
composer:
F. W. Meacham (in 1885)
arranger:
Jerry Gray (US big band arranger and conductor) (in 1942)
publisher:
Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment)
arrangement of:
American Patrol
3:18
11Elmer's Tune
recording of:
Elmer’s Tune
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Elmer Albrecht and Dick Jurgens
3:06
12Yes, My Darling Daughter
recording of:
Yes, My Darling Daughter
writer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Albert Szirmai
2:25
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1At Last
recording of:
At Last
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Twentieth Century Fox Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
3:05
2Moon Love
recording of:
Moon Love
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
arranger:
André Kostelanetz (conductor)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
is based on:
Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
2:53
3Ain'Tcha Comin' Out
2:39
4Sierra Sue
2:25
5Chattanooga Choo Choo
recording of:
Chattanooga Choo Choo
lyricist:
Mack Gordon (in 1941)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)
3:24
6My Last Goodbye
recording of:
My Last Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Eddy Howard (vocalist and bandleader)
3:00
7Five O'Clock Whistle
recording of:
Five O’Clock Whistle
writer:
Kim Gannon, Gene Irwin (aranger, writer) and Josef Myrow
2:54
8The Call of the Canyon
recording of:
The Call of the Canyon
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hill (US songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
3:23
9Vagabond Dreams
recording of:
Vagabond Dreams
writer:
Hoagy Carmichael and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
2:42
10Indian Summer
recording of:
Indian Summer
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1939)
composer:
Victor Herbert (American composer) (in 1919)
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
3:18
11Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1942-02-18)
additional vocals:
The Modernaires (1940s vocal group)
vocals:
Tex Beneke and Marion Hutton
recording of:
Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else but Me)
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
publisher:
Ched Music Corp., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), J. Tobias Music, Jer Nor, Mark Steve, Robbins Music Corp., Robert Lane Music, フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
3:11
12Moonlight Serenade
recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version)
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)
3:20