His Greatest Hits & Finest Performances

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

Tracklist

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1Jukebox Saturday Night
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1942-07-15)
recording of:
Juke Box Saturday Night
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Paul McGrane
3:07
2Little Brown Jug
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-10)
recording of:
Little Brown Jug (arr. Finegan 1939) (on 1939-04-10)
writer:
Joseph Eastburn Winner (composer/publisher) (in 1868)
arranger:
John Wasson and Bill Finegan (in 1939)
arrangement of:
Little Brown Jug
2:52
3Say It
2:48
4Boog It
recording of:
Boog It
writer:
Cab Calloway, Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Buck Ram
2:20
5Pennsylvania 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
6Woodpecker 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
2:35
7Five O'Clock Whistle
recording of:
Five O’Clock Whistle
writer:
Kim Gannon, Gene Irwin (aranger, writer) and Josef Myrow
2:57
8Anvil Chorus
recording of:
Anvil Chorus (arr. Gray for big band)
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”)
4:54
9The Booglie Wooglie Piggy
3:26
10Wham (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam)
recording of:
Wham (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam)
lyricist:
Marion Joseph "Taps" Miller
composer:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
publisher:
Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
3:34
11Sunrise 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
12Skylark
recording of:
Skylark
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1941)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., George Simon Music Co., George Simon, Inc., Hoagy Publishing Co., Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP), The Johnny Mercer Foundation, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
3:29
13Shake Down the Stars
2:37
14Serenade In Blue
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-05-20)
recording of:
Serenade in Blue (on 1942-05-20)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
3:29
15Imagination
recording of:
Imagination
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
2:51
16A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
recording of:
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
lyricist:
Eric Maschwitz (Holt Marvell)
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)
3:39
17Sweet Eloise
recording of:
Sweet Eloise
writer:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) and Russ Morgan (Big Band orchestra leader)
3:09
18The Little Man Who Wasn't There
recording of:
The Little Man Who Wasn't There
additional lyricist:
William Hughes Mearns
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Bernie Hanighen
3:07
19Careless
3:07
20(There'll be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
recording of:
(There’ll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover
lyricist:
Nat Burton (US songwriter)
composer:
Walter Kent
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Walter Kent Music Co.
2:55