Glenn Miller Story [Import] [Original recording remastered]

Product Description
Japanese limited edition 24-bit K2 remastered reissue of 1953 album packaged in a miniature LP sleeve. Bluebird. 2004.

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Average customer rating: Round Midnight

Round Midnight; Sir Simon Rattle & Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic , and Sir Simon Rattle Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Corea, Armando Chick | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Similar Items: Cello Submarine: Beatles Classics by the 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic As Time Goes By Angel Dances ASIN: B000068371 Release Date: 2002-08-13

Tracks:

1. Caravan
2. America
3. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
4. Clap Yo' Hands
5. Theme from "The Pink Panther"
6. Moonlight Serenade
7. The Flower Is a Key
8. Gershwin Prelude No. 2
9. Amerika 2002, In Memorium, Pt. 1
10. Amerika 2002, In Memorium, Pt. 2
11. Deep River
12. Ragtime
13. Spain
14. 'Round Midnight

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Simon Rattle leads the 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic beyond their popular South American Getaway project with this trip north of the border, where they mine the sounds of American jazz, popular song, spirituals, and film themes. The results are varied, and the tracks that work best may surprise you. Chick Corea's "Spain" begins as a moving lament, but unfolds to become sweeping, grand, and celebratory. The Pink Panther theme is a lightweight but fun romp through the familiar tune (the cellists even do a little whistling while they work). Meanwhile, the oddest cut has to be Sergio Cardenas's "The Flower Is a Key (A Rap for Mozart)," on which Sir Simon Rattle himself performs both spoken word and conducting duties (he's far better at conducting). All in all, this is a pleasant, relaxing album of timeless pop favorites. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

Round Midnight.......2007-01-04

Very good cello pieces. Not commonly heard on recordings. A treat!!

Average customer rating: An excellent sampler A Classic, worth seeing again & again

The Glenn Miller Story Original Soundtrack ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Imports | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Soundtracks | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Glenn Miller Story The Benny Goodman Story B.G. in Hi-Fi The Benny Goodman Story ASIN: B000FVRRGE Release Date: 2006-07-25

Album Description

Digitally remastered and presented in a deluxe digipack with 12 page booklet featuring comprehensive liner notes. This film starred James Stewart, who brought to life the story of the immortal bandleader who produced one of the most unforgettable sounds in the history of popular music. Hear the melodies that became the soundtrack to our lives and relive those glorious days when Swing was King! Features 'Moonlight Serenade', 'In The Mood', 'Pennsylvania 6-5000', 'Chattanooga Choo-Choo' and more. As a special bonus, six, original classic hits from Glenn Miller have been added! Snapper. 2006.

Customer Reviews:

An excellent sampler.......2007-04-01

This CD of the music from a great old movie is an excellent and entertaining sampler of some great American music. Glenn Miller was a genius who may have given us the single most elegant and beautiful piece of purely American music ever (Tuxedo Junction.) This Glenn Miller sampler gives us a taste of his best. The quality of the pieces isn't consistent, but it's overall fairly good and if you can listen to this without wanting to get up and dance, you may be technically dead.

A Classic, worth seeing again & again.......2007-01-02

I have this LP. Yes, the LP. It's 78 size with 33 1/3 recording. I have listened to it many times and think often that I was born in the wrong era. Absolutely LOVE Glenn's arrangements and original songs. IF Big band is something you love then this is a must have for any collection.

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The Film Musicals Collection: The Glenn Miller Story Original Soundtrack Manufacturer: Platinum/Wave ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B0006G8J7E Release Date: 2005-11-01

Average customer rating: Way to go Bob! Wonderful CD!

Live Through The Years Elision Saxophone Quartet Manufacturer: Equilibrium Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Bernstein | Bernstein, Leonard | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Brubeck | Brubeck, Dave | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Corea, Armando Chick | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mancini | Mancini, Henry | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Saxophone | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B00009QGCU Release Date: 2003-06-24

Tracks:

1. Prelude from Partita, No. 3
2. Choro y Tango
3. Triguenita
4. Gaucho
5. Spain
6. That's a Plenty
7. Selections from Porgy & Bess
8. Salute to Glenn Miller
9. Just for Show
10. Prologue [From West Side Story]
11. Waltz for Debby
12. Jazz Suite: Movement 1
13. Jazz Suite: Movement 2
14. Jazz Suite: Movement 3
15. Jazz Suite: Movement 4
16. Three Improvisations: Movement 1
17. Three Improvisations: Movement 2
18. Pink Panther Theme
19. Poison Ivy
20. My Girl
21. Goodnight Sweetheart
22. Broadway Romance
23. Sarabande [From Second English Suite]

Customer Reviews:

Way to go Bob!.......2006-11-10

I bought a copy of this CD the day it was released and never tire of listening to its bouncy, yet sensuous rhythms. And no, I'm not just saying that because I was librarian at the school where one of the performers, Bob Medina, was assistant band director!

Wonderful CD! .......2005-06-02

This is an amazing CD! And no, I'm not just saying that because Bob Medina is my former sixth grade Band Director. This really is a great CD and well worth the money to buy it!

Average customer rating: Glenn Miller Story Mrs. Miller didn't believe it possible! Great CD

The Glenn Miller Story: Music From The Stereo Soundtrack Glenn Miller Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Traditional Jazz General | Traditional Jazz & Ragtime | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Vocal Pop | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Vocal Pop | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classic Vocalists | Broadway & Vocalists | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: The Glenn Miller Story The Benny Goodman Story B.G. in Hi-Fi Orchestra Wives ASIN: B000002NZG Release Date: 1992-03-24

Tracks:

1. Moonlight Serenade
2. Tuxedo Junction
3. Little Brown Jug
4. St. Louis Blues March
5. Basin Street Blues - Louis Armstrong And The All Stars
6. In The Mood
7. A String Of Pearls
8. Pennsylvania 6-5000
9. American Patrol
10. Otchi-tchor-ni-ya

Customer Reviews:

Glenn Miller Story.......2005-09-29

This an excellent soundtract recording. Unfortunately it is not by Glenn Miller. I have Cd's of Glenn Millers but they all sound flat. This recording is alive and vibrant. To bad that it is out of print. J Frich

Mrs. Miller didn't believe it possible!.......2003-09-21

My father, Joe Gershenson, was music director at Univeral Pictures and reproduced the Glenn Miller sound with the great musicians of the day with his protege, Hank Mancini by his side. Miller's widow was against this project as she didn't believe anyone could reproduce the Glenn Miller sound. She was thrilled when she heard what my dad could do and gave her blessings.
Both my father and Mancini received Academy Award nominations for this music. I sat in on the recording sessions - great memories!

Great CD.......2003-06-17

I'm suprised no one has said anything about this cd.
I think this is Henry Mancini conducting Glen Miller's orch, but I can't be sure. That said, this is the best Glen Miller I've ever heard. There is a really kick to the music here.

Average customer rating: MILLER'S MAGIC AND BEYOND!

The Glenn Miller Story: Centenary Collection, Vols. 17-20 Glenn Miller Manufacturer: Avid Records UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Box Sets | Stores | Music Big Band | Jazz | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Glenn Miller Story: Centenary Collection, Vols. 13-16 The Glenn Miller Story: Centenary Collection, Vols. 9-12 Glenn Miller Story, Vols. 1-4 The Glenn Miller Story, Vols. 5-8 ASIN: B0001VOO6Y Release Date: 2004-08-17

Tracks:

1. Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue: ... - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
2. Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue: ... - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
3. Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue: ... - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
4. Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue: Deep - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
5. Caribbean Clipper [Live] - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Jerry Gray
6. Star Eyes [Live] - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
7. Tuxedo Junction [Live] - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
8. Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue: ... - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
9. Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue: I'll - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
10. Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue: ... - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
11. Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue: ... - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
12. Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue: I'll - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
13. Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue: With - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
14. It Must Be Jelly ('Cause Jam Don't Shake Like That) [Live] - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
15. Over There [Live] - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
16. G I Jive [Live] - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
17. Moon Dreams - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
18. Enlisted Men's Mess [Live] - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
19. Oh, What a Beautiful Morning [Live] - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
20. Tail End Charlie [Live] - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
21. Now I Know [Live] - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
22. Holiday for Strings [Live] - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
23. Jeep Jockey Jump [Live] - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
24. Speak Low [Live] - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
25. Along the Santa Fe Trail [Live] - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller

Tracks:

1. Snafu Jump [Live] - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
2. Song of the Volga Boatmen [Live] - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
3. Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue: ... - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
4. Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue: ... - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
5. Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue: ... - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
6. Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue: Blue - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
7. What Do You Do in the Infantry? [Live] - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
8. Goodnight, Wherever You Are [Live] - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
9. Peggy the Pin-Up Girl [Live] - 2nd AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
10. Songs My Mother Taught Me [Live] - 2001st AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
11. I've Got a Heart Filled With Love (For You Dear) [Live] - 2001st AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Jerry Gray
12. Poinciana [Live] - 2001st AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Jerry Gray
13. Fellow on a Furlough [Live] - 2001st AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Jerry Gray
14. Guns in the Sky [Live] - 2001st AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Jerry Gray
15. Army Air Corps [Live] - 2001st AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Jerry Gray
16. I Hear You Screamin' [Live] - 2001st AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Jerry Gray
17. Sun Valley Jump [Live] - 2001st AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
18. Chattanooga Choo Choo [Live] - 2001st AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
19. Farewell Blues [Live] - 2001st AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
20. My Buddy [Live] - 2001st AAF Training Command Radio Unit, Glenn Miller
21. I've Got a Heart Filled With Love (For You Dear) - The American Band of the Allied Expeditionary Force, Glenn Miller
22. Stardust - The American Band of the Allied Expeditionary Force, Glenn Miller
23. All I Do Is Dream of You - The American Band of the Allied Expeditionary Force, Glenn Miller
24. Farewell Blues - The American Band of the Allied Expeditionary Force, Glenn Miller
25. BBC Announcement: 'Glenn Miller Is Missing' [Live] - The American Band of the Allied Expeditionary Force, Glenn Miller
26. Passage Interdit [Live] - Glenn Miller
27. Symphony [Live] - Glenn Miller
28. Why Dream? [Live] - Glenn Miller

Tracks:

1. Texas Tex - Tex Beneke, Glenn Miller
2. Five Minutes More - Tex Beneke, Glenn Miller
3. Blue Skies [Live] - Tex Beneke, Glenn Miller
4. Falling Leaves - Tex Beneke, Glenn Miller
5. Stormy Weather - Tex Beneke, Glenn Miller
6. Body and Soul - Tex Beneke, Glenn Miller
7. Man I Love - Tex Beneke, Glenn Miller
8. Moonlight Serenade - Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
9. Sunrise Serenade - Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
10. Notre Dame Victory March - Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
11. On, Wisconsin! - Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
12. You Don't Have to Know the Language - Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
13. Moonlight Whispers - Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
14. Poinciana - Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
15. Bye Bye Blues - Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
16. Blue Champagne - Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
17. Meadowlands (The Red Cavalry March) - Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
18. Saint Louis Blues March - Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
19. Blues in the Night March - Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
20. Georgia on My Mind - Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
21. Rockin' Chair - Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
22. Lazy Bones - Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
23. Stardust - Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
24. Lazy River - Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
25. Riverboat Shuffle - Tex Beneke & His Orchestra

Tracks:

1. Breakin' in a Pair of Shoes [Live] - Ray McKinley Orchestra
2. Savannah [Live] - Ray McKinley
3. Down the Road a Piece - Ray McKinley
4. Comin' Out (The Big Beat) - Ray McKinley Orchestra
5. Don't Be That Way [Live] - Ray McKinley Orchestra
6. Stompin' at the Savoy [Live] - Ray McKinley
7. Pete's Cafe [Live] - Ray McKinley Orchestra
8. Blue Moon - Ray McKinley
9. Stormy Weather March - Jerry Gray & His Orchestra
10. What Is This Thing Called Love? - Jerry Gray & His Orchestra
11. In the Mood - Jerry Gray & His Orchestra
12. String of Pearls - Jerry Gray & His Orchestra
13. Re-Stringing the Pearls - Jerry Gray & His Orchestra
14. V for Victory Hop - Jerry Gray & His Orchestra
15. Jeep Jockey Jump - Jerry Gray & His Orchestra
16. Who's Sorry Now? - Jerry Gray & His Orchestra
17. Sanit Louis Blues - Jerry Gray & His Orchestra
18. Shine on Harvest Moon - Jerry Gray & His Orchestra
19. Introduction to a Waltz - Jerry Gray & His Orchestra
20. Dipsy Doodle - Jerry Gray & His Orchestra
21. Flag Waver - Jerry Gray & His Orchestra
22. Adios - Jerry Gray & His Orchestra
23. (I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo [Live] - Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
24. Medley: My Ideal/Blue Orchids [Live] - Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
25. That Old Feeling [Live] - Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
26. American Patrol [Live] - Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
27. Lullaby of Birdland [Live] - Tex Beneke & His Orchestra
28. Pennsylvania 6-5000 - Tex Beneke & His Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

MILLER'S MAGIC AND BEYOND!.......2004-10-07

There are many Glenn Miller collections featuring his unique big band sound, which have ensured his iconic status, aided by his mysterious disappearance whilst flying over the English Channel and the popular 1954 biographical movie which entertained a diverse audience. With 2004 marking his birth centenary THE GLENN MILLER STORY is a series of 20 CD's in five sets which provide the ultimate tribute and includes much additional material rather than the usual popular end of his catalogue which normally fills such compilations. The previous four sets(containing CD's 1-16)concentrated initially on Miller's solo days as a trombonist with various big-bands; his own 1935 established embryonic unit; the enormous popularity of the band which reached top-listing amongst the most respected in the USA and the formation of the 418th Army Air Forces Band when Miller signed up to support the armed forces.
This four-disc set of 106 tracks presents the final chapter over the period December 1943-November 1945 when initially Captain Glenn Miller headed the 2nd. AAF Training Command Radio Unit for a six month stint in England for troop concerts, recording dates and radio broadcasts with the intention of moving through Europe as the opportunity arose. Dinah Shore recorded STAR EYES and ALL I DO IS DREAM OF YOU with the band in London in 1944 and the inclusion of many broadcast tracks show just how well the band played with superb renditions of CARIBBEAN CLPPER and TAIL END CHARLIE amongst many. Resident vocalist Johnny Desmond effectively covers the ballads with A FELLOW ON A FURLOUGH, OH, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING and SPEAK LOW amongst them, whilst the superb Crew Chiefs finely back up on many tracks. Miller's unexplained loss over the English Channel on 15th December 1944 was obviously a major blow, but under the dual direction of Ray McKinley and Jerry Gray, the band continued with the tour plan until the war ended and the musicians were demobbed. The remainder of the tracks cover various Miller-branded post-war outfits which continued the estblished sound tradition under the auspices of McKinley, Grey and Tex Beneke through the years 1946-1956 with many of the old favourites suitably recreated and new ones added. The sound quality is quite superb for recordings of this age which are well documented within the extensive notes, rare photographs and the band's musician line-up with dates fitting and following the chronological running order. There's certainly enough quality here to want to seek out all the volumes in this excellent anthology.

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Glenn Miller Story ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Swing Jazz & Big Band | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000A2GV7O Release Date: 2005-03-29

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Glenn Miller Story: Very Best Of Glenn Miller Manufacturer: Atoll ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004VSS9

Average customer rating: Good, but could've been better... MILLER'S MAGIC STILL SHINES!

The Glenn Miller Story, Vols. 5-8 Glenn Miller Manufacturer: Avid Records UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Box Sets | Stores | Music Big Band | Jazz | Box Sets | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Glenn Miller Story: Centenary Collection, Vols. 9-12 Glenn Miller Story, Vols. 1-4 The Glenn Miller Story: Centenary Collection, Vols. 13-16 The Glenn Miller Story: Centenary Collection, Vols. 17-20 ASIN: B0001VONPG Release Date: 2004-06-15

Tracks:

1. Oh, You Crazy Moon
2. Ain't Cha Comin' Out?
3. Day We Meet Again
4. I Wanna Hat With Cherries
5. Sold American
6. Pagan Love Song
7. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead
8. Over the Rainbow
9. Little Man Who Wasn't There
10. Man With the Mandolin
11. Beer Barrel Polka [Live]
12. Jumpin' Jive [Live]
13. Hold Tight-Hold Tight (Want Some Sea Food, Mama) [Live]
14. I Want to Be Happy [Live]
15. Dippermouth Blues [Live]
16. Starlit Hour
17. Blue Orchids
18. Glen Island Special
19. Love With a Capital 'You'
20. Baby Me
21. In the Mood
22. Wham (Re Bop Boom Bam)
23. Angel in a Furnished Room
24. Twilight Interlude
25. I Want to Be Happy

Tracks:

1. Farewell Blues
2. Who's Sorry Now?
3. My Isle of Golden Dreams
4. My Prayer
5. Blue Moonlight
6. Basket Weaver
7. Melancholy Lullaby
8. (Why Couldn't It Last) Last Night?
9. Out of Space
10. So Many Times
11. Blue Rain
12. I Just Got a Letter
13. Bless You (For Being an Angel)
14. Bluebirds in the Moonlight [Silly Idea]
15. Speaking of Heaven
16. Indian Summer
17. It Was Written in the Stars
18. Johnson Rag
19. (Why Couldn't It Last) Last Night [Live]
20. Ciribiribin
21. Careless
22. Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!
23. In an Old Dutch Garden (By an Old Dutch Mill)
24. This Changing World
25. On a Little Street in Singapore

Tracks:

1. Vagabond Dreams
2. Faithful Forever [Live]
3. I Beg Your Pardon
4. Faithful to You
5. It's a Blue World
6. Ooh! What You Said
7. King Porter Stomp
8. After All [Live]
9. In the Mood [Live]
10. Gaucho Serenade
11. Sky Fell Down
12. When You Wish Upon a Star
13. Medley (Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, ...)
14. Give a Little Whistle
15. Missouri Waltz
16. Beautiful Ohio
17. What's the Matter With Me
18. Medley (Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, ...)
19. Say 'Si Si' (Para Vigo Me Voy)
20. Rumba Jumps!
21. Stardust
22. My Melancholy Baby
23. Let's All Sing Together
24. Rug Cutter's Swing
25. Woodpecker Song

Tracks:

1. Sweet Potato Piper
2. Too Romantic
3. Tuxedo Junction
4. Danny Boy (Londonberry Air)
5. Imagination
6. Shake Down the Stars
7. I'll Never Smile Again
8. Starlight and Music
9. Polka Dots and Moonbeams
10. My! My!
11. Say It (Over and Over Again)
12. Moments in the Moonlight
13. Hear My Song, Violetta
14. Sierra Sue (A Song of the Hills)
15. Boog It
16. Yours Is My Heart Alone (You Are My Heart's Delight)
17. Devil May Care
18. April Played the Fiddle
19. Fools Rush In
20. I Haven't Time to Be a Millionaire
21. Slow Freight
22. I Dream of Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair [Live]
23. Fanhat Stomp [Live]
24. Pennsylvania 6-5000
25. Bugle Call Rag

Customer Reviews:

Good, but could've been better..........2006-06-30

What to say? Well, it's a pretty darn good collection no doubt, with many of the great RCA/Bluebird classics and choice cuts from the radio broadcasts. But, the sound quality is too heavy on noise reduction. Some may like it, but I did not. That's what's keeping me from giving this collection 4 or 5 stars. Where as the RCA collection (5 stars) breathes better, and has all the sparkle and fire that is missing from these Avid collections. So, if you're not afraid of a little surface noise, go for the RCA collection. Finally, the Avid booklet is alright but not great. For example, the pictures are really small and the story wasn't too insightful. Where as the RCA booklet was much better on both counts.

MILLER'S MAGIC STILL SHINES!.......2004-08-05

The musical legacy of Glenn Miller has been fuelled by his creative special sound, the 1954 biographical movie, and the ongoing mystery concerning his death in 1944. Still at the forefront of popular music, 2004 marks his birth centenary and THE GLENN MILLER STORY is a series of twenty CD's released in five volumes which provide the ultimate tribute and adds so much additional material to the usual popular numbers which normally appear on compilations. This particular collection covers the period just 4 years after the formation of Miller's own band after many years as a trombonist with many outfits including Benny Goodman and the Dorseys'. The popularity of big bands began to peak in 1939 and continued well into the 40's and Miller's RCA recording output was prolific and opportune for the demands of the American record buying public of the day and these four CD's merely cover a ten month period for the featured 100 tracks. At the time, the Orchestra was playing at the famed Glen Island Casino from where it also made frequent radio broadcasts which aided his growing popularity. In fact in a Poll he was voted 4th behind the longer established Goodman, Artie Shaw and Tommy Dorsey Orchestras. Featured vocalists, Bob Eberle and Marion Hutton are well-featured with songs like OH YOU CRAZY MOON, WHO'S SORRY NOW?, GIVE A LITTLE WHISTLE and WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH ME? The embryonic Kay Starr also did a brief stint and recorded a couple of light-hearted numbers, LOVE WITH A CAPITAL "YOU" and BABY ME, whilst Tex Beneke often dropped clarinet or tenor saxophone for the occasional spot of vocalising on songs like THE LITTLE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE. The singers often had to keep up with break neck speed arrangements so must have quickly learned their breathing techniques in order to cope! As for the band itself, there are the big-sellers, PENNSYLVANIA 6-5000 and IN THE MOOD - the latter in two versions - one studio; the other a live recording and the inclusion of many of the latter in this collection gives a fair idea of the atmosphere which prevailed in front of an audience as opposed to the better ambiance but colder feel of the recording studio. Other numbers include PAGAN LOVE SONG, BEER BARREL POLKA, JOHNSON RAG and RUG CUTTER'S SWING and these are in fact more typical of a more jazzy but typical Miller style compared to the familiar hits. The sound quality is quite superb for recordings of this age which are well documented within the extensive notes, rare photographs and the band's musician line-up with dates fitting and following the chronological running order. There's certainly enough quality here to want to seek out the other four volumes in this excellent anthology.

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The Glenn Miller Story, Vol. 1 Glenn Miller Manufacturer: Bmg/RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000026KJC Release Date: 1977-02-27

Tracks:

1. Moonlight Serenade
2. In the Mood
3. String of Pearls - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
4. Blue Skies
5. Little Brown Jug
6. St. Louis Blues March
7. American Patrol
8. Tuxedo Junction
9. Anchors Aweigh
10. Chattanooga Choo Choo
11. Pennsylvania 6-5000
12. Stardust

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2. Greatest Hits
3. Greatest Hits
4. Greatest Hits of the 20th Century
5. Happenings
6. Hard-Wired
7. Heading In The Right Direction: Vol. 1
8. Hip City
9. Hybrid Organics
10. I Love Being Here With You

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