The Essential Glenn Miller

Artist: Glenn Miller
Label: RCA
Category: Music

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Format: Original recording remastered
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 2

UPC: 828766924121
EAN: 0828766924121
ASIN: B0009POI0O

Release Date: 2005-06-28

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American Songbook: Anthology Performances 1942-1944
American Songbook: Anthology Performances 1939-1941

Tracks:

In the Mood
Tuxedo Junction
Serenade in Blue
Blueberry Hill
(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo
Moon Love
Over the Rainbow
Stairway to the Stars
Little Brown Jug
String of Pearls - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
Juke Box Saturday Night
Woodpecker Song
When You Wish Upon a Star
Imagination
Booglie Wooglie Piggy
Moonlight Cocktail
Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Blue Rain
Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar

Tracks:

Pennsylvania 6-5000
Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)
Elmer's Tune
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Story of a Starry Night
At Last
American Patrol
Fools Rush In
Nearness of You
Blue Orchids
Song of the Volga Boatmen
Moonlight Serenade
Over There - Glenn Miller & the Army Air Force Band, , Glenn Miller
St. Louis Blues March - Glenn Miller & the Army Air Force Band, , Glenn Miller
Peggy, The Pin-Up Girl - Glenn Miller & the Army Air Force Band, , Glenn Miller
Along the Santa Fe Trail - Glenn Miller & the Army Air Force Band, , Glenn Miller
Mission to Moscow - Glenn Miller & the Army Air Force Band, , Glenn Miller
Medley: Londonderry Air (Danny Boy) /Shoo-Shoo Baby /The Way [New] - Glenn Miller & the Army Air Force Band, , Glenn Miller
G.I. Jive - Glenn Miller & the Army Air Force Band, , Glenn Miller

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Customer Reviews:

Remarkable sound, beware other albums of the same title.......2007-02-19

First, don't confuse this 2005 release with the unrelated and vastly inferior 2006 release of the same title. This 2005 album offers more numbers and the best sound I've heard yet on a GM remastered compliation.

I've been buying GM albums since the late 1960s, starting with a vinyl LP compilation that "enhanced" each track with synthesized "stereo" (awful), so I've experienced the steady improvements in sound quality as remastering technology has become more sophisticated. The quality of the sound on this album is a revelation. Except for being in mono, the tracks sound much more recent than 1939-1944. And although the original recordings were made under all kinds of conditions with varying quality of equipment, the remastering produces a consistent sound quality across all tracks. I would dare say that these recordings probably sound even better than fresh-out-of-the-package 78s did back in Miller's heyday, except perhaps on the very best phonographs.

Few people still living today heard GM in person, and the number is rapidly dwindling. RCA's willingness to put this kind of investment into remastering a collection of his music shows that new audiences continue to discover and appreciate that distinctive GM sound.

Boy,the way Glenn Miller played,his songs that made the hit parade!.......2006-03-15

Boy,the way Glenn Miller played,his songs that made the hit parade. Guys like him,they had it made,those were the days! Miller was one of the world's greatest swing music artists in the late 1930's and early 1940's. He had a string of hits such as MOONLIGHT SERENADE,IN THE MOOD,MOONLIGHT SONATA,JUKEBOX SATURDAY NIGHT and THE NEARNESS OF YOU. Miller's career ended early with his untimely death unfortunately. It's amazing to have heard the late Carroll O'Connor mention Miller in the opening line of THOSE WERE THE DAYS,the opening montage theme from the CBS Emmy-winning sitcom All In The Family. Fans of Miller also loved the late Benny Goodman,the late Tommy Dorsey and the late Harry James.

Not essential.......2005-11-23

I own a number Glenn Miller sets like The Complete Recordings (13 CD`s), The Popular Recordings (3 CD's), Essential Glenn Miller (1995), etc.

So, I always enjoy looking over the latest compilation of the great Glenn Miller Orchestra (1938/1942) which seem to be released every few months from somewhere in the world. There is always a number of big hits that are always included (In The Mood, Little Brown Jug, A String of Pearls, Kalamazoo, etc.) and there's always a few songs that are kind of new to the "best of" circuit. Which brings me to the latest, most up-to-date compilation...The Essential Glenn Miller, not to be confused with Essential Glenn Miller from `95.

The sound quality is excellent and perhaps a hair better than the old "Essential" Glenn Miller released in 1995. I can think of a number of great Miller songs that could have made this collection even better. When looking over the running order, I couldn't believe there was NO "Perfidia", NO "Sunrise Serenade". These two songs are on EVERY great Miller collection over the years. I hate to think that new fans might miss out on these great tunes. The 1943/44 material was a nice touch. Giving a better balance to the Miller catalog. Bottom line: Look for the 4 disc Proper Box Set.

Finally, why can't these compilations of old 78's have a few more seconds between them? Essentially we have a bunch of singles all crammed together, so why not let them have some breathing room. As I recall, the UK Beatles albums from 1963-1966 had a seven second break between songs. I loved it! It was like giving each song it's own spotlight. Oh, the days of one song at a time.

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