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The complete Glenn Miller and his orchestra 1938-1942.

Title: The complete Glenn Miller and his orchestra [sound recording] : 1938-1942.
Author: Miller, Glenn, 1904-1944.
Publication: New York, NY : Bluebird, p1991.

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13 sound discs : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Alternative Title

Streets of Paris.
Wizard of Oz.
Gulliver's travels.
Pinocchio.
Sun Valley serenade.
Blues in the night.
Playmates.
Orchestra wives.
You were never lovelier.
Star spangled rhythm.

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Note

Bluebird: 07863-61015-2 (on container notes: 61015-2).
Big band music.
Title from container.
Arrangements by Glenn Miller, Bill Finegan, Eddie Durham, Benny Carter, Chummy MacGregor, Jerry Gray, Billy May, George Williams, Charlie Dixon, Jack Lathrop and others.
Discs 1-4 (1938-1940); discs 5-8 (1940-1941); discs 9-12 (1941-1942); disc 13 (1939-1942) (unissued alternate takes).
Originally issued on 18 LPs (RCA Bluebird : AXM2-5512--AXM2-5574)
Compact discs.
Program notes by Mort Goode, discographical information, and program notes from the original LP releases of 1976-1980 (141 p. : ill., facsim., photos., ports.) inserted in box.

Event (note)

Recorded between Sept. 27, 1938, and July 16, 1942, in New York City, Chicago and Hollywood.

Contents

Disc 1. My reverie : based on Debussy's melody "Reverie" (Ray Eberle, vocals) (3:07) -- By the waters of Minnetonka : Indian love song. Part 1 (6:31) -- King Porter stomp (3:29) -- (Gotta get some) shut-eye (Marion Hutton, vocals) (2:40) -- How I'd like to be with you in Bermuda (Ray Eberle, vocals) (2:36) -- Cuckoo in the clock (3:12) ; Romance runs in the family (3:02) ; The chestnut tree ('neath the spreading chestnut tree) (3:15) (Marion Hutton, vocals) -- And the angels sing (Ray Eberle, vocals) (2:50) -- Moonlight serenade (3:22) -- The lady's in love with you (Tex Beneke, vocals) (3:00) -- Wishing (will make it so) : from "Love affair" (Ray Eberle, vocals) (2:50) -- Three little fishes : itty bitty poo (Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke, vocals) (2:57) -- Sunrise serenade (3:26) -- Little brown jug (2:49) -- My last goodbye (Ray Eberle, vocals) (3:00) -- But it didn't mean a thing (Marion Hutton, vocals) (2:41) -- Pavanne (3:16) -- Runnin' wild (2:47) -- To you (2:46) ; Stairway to the stars : melody based on a theme from "A Park Avenue fantasy" (2:50) ; Blue evening (3:16) (Ray Eberle, vocals).
Disc 2. The lamp is low : melody based on a theme from Ravel's "Pavane" (2:32) ; Rendezvous time in Paree : from "Streets of Paris" (2:59) (Ray Eberle, vocals) -- We can live on love (we haven't got a pot to cook in) : from "Streets of Paris" (Marion Hutton, vocals) (2:30) -- Cinderella (stay in my arms) (3:03) ; Moon love : based on Tchaikovsky's 5th symphony, 2nd mvt. (Ray Eberle, vocals) (2:50) -- Guess I'll go back home (this summer) (Tex Beneke, vocals) (2:43) -- I'm sorry for myself : from "Second fiddle" (Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke, vocals) (2:51) -- Back to back (Marion Hutton, vocals) (2:28) -- Sliphorn jive (3:09) -- Oh! You crazy moon (Ray Eberle, vocals) (3:22) -- Ain't cha comin' out? (Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke, vocals) (2:36) -- The day we meet again (Ray Eberle, vocals) (2:42) -- Wanna hat with cherries (Marion Hutton, vocals) (2:28) -- Sold American (orchestra, vocals) (3:01) -- Pagan love song (3:12) -- Ding-dong! The witch is dead : featured in "The wizard of Oz" (Marion Hutton, vocals) (2:31) -- Over the rainbow : featured in "The wizard of Oz" (Ray Eberle, vocals) (2:26) -- The little man who wasn't there (Glenn Miller, Tex Beneke, dialogue) (3:03) -- The man with the mandolin (Marion Hutton, vocals) (2:52) -- Starlit hour (3:20) ; Blue orchids (2:53) (Ray Eberle, vocals) -- Glen Island special (2:59).
Disc 3. Love with a capital "you" : from "$1000 a touchdown" (2:28) ; Baby me (2:39) (Kay Starr, vocals) -- In the mood (3:32) -- Wham (re-bop-boom-bam) (Marion Hutton, vocals) (3:32) -- An angel in a furnished room (3:19) ; Twilight interlude (2:58) (Ray Eberle, vocals) -- I want to be happy (3:04) -- Farewell blues (3:09) -- Who's sorry now (Ray Eberle, vocals) (3:04) -- My isle of golden dreams (3:20) -- My prayer (3:14) ; Blue moonlight (3:27) ; Basket weaver man (3:01) ; Melancholy baby (3:06) ; (Why couldn't it last) last night (3:14) ; Out of space (3:19) ; So many times (2:58) ; Blue rain (3:10) ; Can I help it? (3:17) (Ray Eberle, vocals) -- I just got a letter (Marion Hutton, vocals) (2:40) -- Bless you (Ray Eberle, vocals) (3:01) -- Bluebirds in the moonlight (silly idea) : from "Gulliver's travels" (Marion Hutton, vocals ; Chummy MacGregor, piano ; Clyde Hurley, trumpet) (2:59).
Disc 4. Faithful forever : from "Gulliver's travels" (3:19) ; Speaking of heaven (3:15) (Ray Eberle, vocals ; Hal McIntyre, alto saxophone) -- Indian summer (Ray Eberle, vocals ; Tex Beneke, tenor saxophone) (3:13) -- It was written in the stars : from "Dubarry was a lady" (Ray Eberle, vocals ; Clyde Hurley, trumpet ; Glenn Miller, trombone) (2:59) -- Johnson rag (Clyde Hurley, trumpet ; Tex Beneke, Al Klink, tenor saxophones ; Glenn Miller, trombone) (2:47) -- Ciribiribin (Ray Eberle, vocals) (3:19) -- Careless (Ray Eberle, vocals ; Chummy MacGregor, piano) (3:04) -- Oh, Johnny, oh Johnny, oh (Marion Hutton, vocals ; Tex Beneke, tenor saxophone) (2:30) -- In an old Dutch garden (by an old Dutch mill) (Ray Eberle, vocals ; Tex Beneke, tenor saxophone) (3:10) -- This changing world (Ray Eberle, vocals ; Clyde Hurley, trumpet ; Glenn Miller, tenor saxophone) (3:17) -- On a little street in Singapore (Ray Eberle, vocals) (2:42) -- Vagabond dreams (Ray Eberle, vocals ; Clyde Hurley, trumpet ; Hal McIntyre, alto saxophone) (2:39) -- I beg your pardon (Ray Eberle, vocals) (3:04) -- Faithful to you (Ray Eberle, vocals ; Jimmy Abato, saxophone) (3:10) -- It's a blue world : from "Music in my heart" (Ray Eberle, vocals ; Wilbur Schwartz, Hal McIntyre, alto saxophones) (3:17) -- Ooh! What you said : from "Three after three" (Marion Hutton, vocals ; Tex Beneke, tenor saxophone) (2:49) -- The gaucho serenade (Ray Eberle, vocals ; Wilbur Schwartz, alto saxophone) (3:08) -- The sky fell down (Glenn Miller, trombone) (2:38).
When you wish upon a star : from "Pinocchio" (Ray Eberle, vocals ; Tex Beneke, tenor saxophone) (2:51) -- Give me a little whistle : from "Pinocchio" (Marion Hutton, vocals ; Tex Beneke, tenor saxophone ; Chummy MacGregor, piano) (2:27) -- Missouri waltz (Hal McIntyre, alto saxophone) (3:02) -- Beautiful Ohio (Tex Beneke, tenor saxophone ; Chummy MacGregor, piano) (3:29).
Disc 5. What's the matter with me (Marion Hutton, vocals ; Clyde Hurley, trumpet ; Tex Beneke, tenor saxophone) (2:41) -- Say "Si si" (para vigo me voy) (Marion Hutton, vocals ; Tex Beneke, tenor saxophone) (2:38) -- The rhumba jumps (Marion Hutton, vocals ; Tex Beneke, vocals, tenor saxophone ; Maurice Purtill, drums) (2:48) -- Star dust (Clyde Hurley, trumpet ; Wilbur Schwartz, alto saxophone ; Tex Beneke, tenor saxophone) (3:20) -- My melancholy baby (Tex Beneke, vocals, tenor saxophone) (3:11) -- Let's all sing together (Marion Hutton, vocals ; Clyde Hurley, trumpet ; Tex Beneke, tenor saxophone ; Maurice Purtill, drums) (2:38) -- Rug cutter's swing (Clyde Hurley, trumpet ; Tex Beneke, tenor saxophone ; Glenn Miller, trombone) (2:58) -- The woodpecker song (Marion Hutton, vocals ; Tex Beneke, tenor saxophone) (2:30) -- Sweet potato piper (Marion Hutton, TeTex Beneke, vocals) (3:20) -- Too romantic (Ray Eberle, vocals) (2:52) -- Tuxedo junction (3:26) -- Danny boy : Londonderry air (2:13) -- Imagination (2:47) ; Shake down the stars (2:33) ; I'll never smile again (2:32) ; Starlight and music (2:16) ; Polka dots and moonbeams (2:46) (Ray Eberle, vocals) -- My! My! (Marion Hutton, vocals) (2:28) -- Say it (2:43) ; Moments in the moonlight (3:06) ; Hear my song, Violetta (2:47) ; Sierra Sue (2:24) (Ray Eberle, vocals).
Disc 6. Boog it (Marion Hutton, vocals) (2:16) -- Yours is my heart alone (2:56) -- I'm steppin' out with a memory tonight (Ray Eberle, vocals) (2:55) -- Alice blue gown (2:57) -- Wonderful one (3:08) -- Devil may care (3:04) ; April played the fiddle (2:56) ; Fools rush in (where angels fear to tread) (2:31) (Ray Eberle, vocals) -- I haven't time to be a millionaire (Tex Beneke, vocals) (2:54) -- Slow freight (3:09) -- Pennsylvania 6-5000 (3:14) -- Bugle call rag (2:53) -- The nearness of you (Ray Eberle, vocals) (3:12) -- Mister meadowlark (Jack Lathrop, vocals) (2:24) -- My blue heaven (3:11) -- When the swallows come back to Capistrano (2:40) ; A million dreams ago (3:04) ; Blueberry Hill (2:48) (Ray Eberle, vocals) -- A cabana in Havana (2:47) ; Be happy (2:07) (Marion Hutton, vocals) -- Angel child (2:45) ; The call of the canyon (3:20) (Ray Eberle, vocals).
Disc 7. Our love affair (Ray Eberle, vocals) (2:35) -- Crosstown (Jack Lathrop, vocals) (2:50) -- What's your story morning glory (Tex Beneke, vocals) (2:56) -- Fifth Avenue (Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke, vocals) (3:02) -- I wouldn't take a million (3:10) ; A handful of stars (3:16) (Ray Eberle, vocals) -- Old black Joe (2:13) -- Yesterthoughts (Ray Eberle, vocals) (3:13) -- Falling leaves (3:08) -- Shadows on the sand (3:21) ; Goodbye, little darlin', goodbye (2:51) (Ray Eberle, vocals) -- Five o'clock whistle (Marion Hutton, vocals) (2:52) -- Beat me daddy, eight to the bar (Jack Lathrop, vocals) (3:25) -- Ring, telephone, ring (Ray Eberle, vocals) (3:23) -- Make believe ballroom time (Modernaires, vocals) (2:51) -- You've got me this way (Marion Hutton, vocals) (2:21) -- A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square (3:35) ; I'd know you anywhere (2:34) (Ray Eberle, vocals) -- Fresh as a daisy (Marion Hutton, Jack Lathrop, Tex Beneke, vocals) (2:46) -- Isn't that just like love (Jack Lathrop, vocals) (2:18) -- Along the Sante Fe trail (3:16) ; Do you know why (3:03) (Ray Eberle, vocals).
Disc 8. Somewhere (Ray Eberle, vocals) (2:51) -- Yes, my darling daughter (Marion Hutton, vocals) (2:25) -- A stone's throw from heaven (Ray Eberle, vocals) (3:04) -- Helpless (Jack Lathrop, vocals) (2:43) -- Long time no see, baby (Marion Hutton, vocals) (2:23) -- You are the one (Ray Eberle, vocals) (3:10) -- Anvil chorus. Parts I & II (4:54) -- Frenesi (3:27) -- The mem'ry of a rose (2:54) ; I do, do you? (Do you believe in love?) (2:50) ; Chapel in the valley (2:55) ; Prairieland lullaby : from "Arizona sketches" (3:22) (Ray Eberle, vocals) -- Ida! Sweet as apple cider (Tex Beneke, vocals) (3:21) -- Song of the Volga boatmen (3:23) -- The one I love (belongs to somebody else) (3:23) ; You stepped out of a dream : from "Ziegfeld girl" (3:00) (Ray Eberle, Modernaires, vocals) -- I dreamt I dwelt in Harlem (3:37) -- Sun Valley jump (2:57) -- When that man is dead and gone (Tex Beneke, Modernaires, vocals) (2:40) -- The spirit is willing (3:26) -- A little old church in England (2:56) ; Perfidia (3:16) (Dorothy Claire, Modernaires, vocals).
Disc 9. It's always you : from "Road to Zanzibar" (Ray Eberle, vocals) (3:09) -- Spring will be so sad (when she comes this year) (Ray Eberle, Modernaires, vocals) (3:00) -- The airminded executive (Dorothy Claire, Tex Beneke, vocals) (2:42) -- Below the Equator (Ray Eberle, Modernaires, vocals) (3:16) -- Boulder buff (3:28) -- The booglie wooglie piggy (3:19) ; Chattanooga choo choo : from "Sun Valley serenade" (3:23) (Tex Beneke, Modernaires, vocals) -- I know why : from "Sun Valley serenade" (Paula Kelly, Modernaires, vocals) (2:57) -- Don't cry Cherie (Ray Eberle, vocals) (2:45) -- The cradle song (Ray Eberle, chorus, vocals) (3:34) -- Sweeter than the sweetest (Paula Kelly, Modernaires, vocals) (3:28) -- I guess I'll have to dream the rest (Ray Eberle, Modernaires, vocals) (3:10) -- Take the "A" train (3:24) -- Peekaboo to you (Paula Kelly, Modernaires, vocals) (2:16) -- The angels came thru (3:31) ; Under blue Canadian skies (3:03) ; The cowboy serenade (while I'm rollin' my last cigarette) (2:57) ; You and I (2:30) (Ray Eberle, vocals) -- Adios (2:52) -- It happened in Sun Valley : from "Sun Valley serenade" (Paula Kelly, Ray Eberle, Tex Beneke, Modernaires, vocals) (2:54) -- I'm thrilled (Ray Eberle, vocals) (3:02) -- The kiss polka : from "Sun Valley serenade" (Paula Kelly, Ernie Caceres, Modernaires, vocals) (2:47).
Disc 10. Delilah (Tex Beneke, Modernaires, vocals) (3:00) -- From one love to another (Ray Eberle, vocals) (2:25) -- Elmer's tune (Ray Eberle, Modernaires, vocals) (3:04) -- Says who? Says you, says I! : from "Blues in the night" (Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke, Modernaires, vocals) (2:42) -- Orange Blossom Lane (Ray Eberle, vocals) (3:11) -- Dear Arabella (Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke, Modernaires, vocals) (2:41) -- The man in the moon (Ray Eberle, vocals) (3:19) -- Ma-ma-Maria : fee-dle, ee-dle-lee, fee-dle, ee-dle-la (Ray Eberle, Modernaires, vocals) (2:41) -- This time the dream's on me : from "Blues in the night" (Ray Eberle, vocals) (3:00) -- Dreamsville, Ohio (Ray Eberle, Modernaires, vocals) (2:57) -- Papa Niccolini (the happy cobbler) (Ray Eberle, Tex Beneke, Modernaires, vocals) (3:04) -- Jingle bells (Tex Beneke, Ernie Caceres, Modernaires, vocals) (3:22) -- This is no laughing matter (3:08) ; Humpty Dumpty heart : from "Playmates" (3:16) (Ray Eberle, vocals) -- Ev'rything I love : from "Let's face it" (2:53) (Ray Eberle, choir, vocals) -- A string of pearls (3:12) -- Baby mine : from "Dumbo" (Ray Eberle, chorus, vocals) (3:00) -- Long tall mama (3:00) -- Day dreaming (Ray Eberle, Modernaires, vocals) (2:23) -- Moonlight sonata (3:35) -- Slumber song (Modernaires, vocals) (2:26) -- (There'll be blue birds over) The white cliffs of Dover (2:52) ; We're the couple in the castle : from "Mr. Bug goes to town" (2:31) (Ray Eberle, vocals).
Disc 11. It happened in Hawaii (3:17) ; Moonlight cocktail (3:16) (Ray Eberle, Modernaires, vocals) -- Happy in love : from "Sons o' fun" (Marion Hutton, vocals) (2:54) -- Fooled (Ray Eberle, vocals) (3:08) -- Keep 'em flying (2:57) -- Chip off the old block (2:41) -- The story of a starry night (Ray Eberle, vocals) (3:29) -- At the President's birthday ball (Marion Hutton, Modernaires, vocals) (3:16) -- Angels of mercy (Ray Eberle, vocals) (1:56) -- On the old assembly line (Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke, Modernaires, vocals) (2:32) -- Let's have another cup o' coffee : from "Let's face the music" (Marion Hutton, Ernie Caceres, Modernaires, vocals) (3:14) -- Skylark (Ray Eberle, vocals) (3:28) -- Dear mom (Ray Eberle, Modernaires, vocals) (3:11) -- When the roses bloom again (3:27) ; Always in my heart : from "Always in my heart" (3:10) (Ray Eberle, vocals) -- Shhh, it's a military secret (3:04) ; Don't sit under the apple tree (with anyone else but me) (3:10) (Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke, Modernaires, vocals) -- She'll always remember (3:21) ; The lamplighter's serenade (2:53) (Ray Eberle, Modernaires, vocals) -- When Johnny comes marching home (Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke, Modernaires, vocals) (3:07) -- American patrol (3:17) -- Soldier, let me read your letter (3:13) ; Sleep song (3:08) (Ray Eberle, Modernaires, vocals).
Disc 12. Sweet Eloise (Ray Eberle, Modernaires, vocals) (3:05) -- I've got a gal in (Kalamazoo) : from "Orchestra wives" (Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke, Modernaires, vocals) (3:14) -- Serenade in blue : from "Orchestra wives" (Ray Eberle, Modernaires, vocals) (3:26) -- At last : from "Orchestra wives" (Ray Eberle, vocals) (3:04) -- Lullaby of the rain (Ray Eberle, Modernaires, vocals) (2:38) -- Knit one, purl two (Marion Hutton, Modernaires, vocals) (2:39) -- That's sabotage : from "Orchestra wives" (Marion Hutton, vocals) (2:42) -- Conchita, Marquita, Lolita, Pepita, Rosita, Juanita Lopez : from "Priorities on parade" (3:09) ; The humming-bird (2:15) (Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke, Modernaires, vocals) -- Yesterday's gardenias (Ray Eberle, Modenaires, vocals) (3:02) -- Dearly beloved : from "You were never lovelier" (Skip Nelson, vocals) (2:50) -- Moonlight mood (Skip Nelson, Modernaires, vocals) (2:48) -- Caribbean clipper (2:39) -- Here we go again (2:59) -- That old black magic : from "Star spangled rhythm": (2:59) ; Moonlight becomes you : from "Road to Morocco" (3:17) (Skip Nelson, Modernaires, vocals) -- Juke box Saturday night : from "Stars on ice" (Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke, Modernaires, vocals) (3:04) -- It must be jelly ('cause jam don't shake like that) (Modernaires, vocals) (2:59) -- I'm old fashioned : from "You were never lovelier" (2:41) ; a pink cocktail for a blue lady (2:40) (Skip Nelson, vocals) -- Rainbow rhapsody (3:18) -- Sleepy town train (3:10) -- Rhapsody in blue (3:02).
Disc 13. Wanna hat with cherries (Marion Hutton, vocals) (2:25) -- Pagan love song (3:13) -- Ding-dong! The witch is dead : from "The wizard of Oz" (Marion Hutton, vocals) (2:28) -- My isle of golden dreams (3:15) -- Blue moonlight (Ray Eberle, vocals) (3:19) -- Tuxedo junction (3:27) -- Mister meadowlark (2:23) ; Beat me daddy, eight to the bar (Jack Lathrop, vocals) (2:58) -- Make-believe ballroom time (Modernaires, vocals) (2:51) -- A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square : from "New faces" (Ray Eberle, vocals) (3:36) -- Long time no see, baby (Marion Hutton, vocals) (2:23) -- Anvil chorus : from "Il trovatore". Part II (2:13) -- Frenesi (3:24) -- Ida! Sweet as apple cider (Tex Beneke, vocals) (3:21) -- Spring will be so sad (when she comes this year) (Ray Eberle, Modernaires, vocals) (2:58) -- The kiss polka : from "Sun Valley serenade" (Paula Kelly, Ernie Caceres, Modernaires, vocals) (2:48) -- Humpty Dumpty heart : from "Playmates" (3:15) ; Skylark (3:27) ; When the roses bloom again (3:23) (Ray Eberle, vocals) -- That old black magic : from "Star spangled rhythm" (Skip Nelson, Modernaires, vocals) (3:02).

Call Number

*LDC 8116 (F)

LCCN

92772582 /R

OCLC

25180671
NYPG99-R83

Author

Miller, Glenn, 1904-1944.

Title

The complete Glenn Miller and his orchestra [sound recording] : 1938-1942.

Imprint

New York, NY : Bluebird, p1991.

Performer

Glenn Miller and his orchestra ; with various singers and musicians.

Event

Recorded between Sept. 27, 1938, and July 16, 1942, in New York City, Chicago and Hollywood.

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Added Author

Finegan, Bill, 1917- Arranger

Durham, Eddie, 1906-1987. Composer. Arranger

Carter, Benny. Composer

Carter, Benny. Arranger

MacGregor, Chummy. Arranger. Instrumentalist

McIntyre, Hal, -1959. Instrumentalist

Hurley, Clyde. Instrumentalist

Klink, Al. Instrumentalist

Abato, Vincent. Instrumentalist

Schwartz, Wilbur. Instrumentalist

Purtill, Maurice. Instrumentalist

Gray, Jerry, 1915- Arranger

May, Billy. Arranger

Williams, George (Arranger)

Eberle, Ray. voc

Hutton, Marion. voc

Beneke, Tex. voc. Instrumentalist

Dixon, Charlie, approximately 1898-1940. Arranger

Starr, Kay, singer.

Lathrop, Jack. Arranger. voc

Claire, Dorothy. voc

Kelly, Paula. voc

Caceres, Ernie. voc

Nelson, Skip. voc

Glenn Miller Orchestra. Performer

Modernaires (Musical group) Performer

Added Title

Streets of Paris.

Wizard of Oz.

Gulliver's travels.

Pinocchio.

Sun Valley serenade.

Blues in the night.

Playmates.

Orchestra wives.

You were never lovelier.

Star spangled rhythm.

Publisher No.

07863-61015-2 Bluebird

61015-2 Bluebird

Research Call Number

*LDC 8116 (F) Program notes on file.

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