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▼ CD 1: Volume 1
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1King Porter Stomp
cover recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
recording of:
King Porter Stomp
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
43:32
2And the Angels Sing
recording of:
And the Angels Sing
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Ziggy Elman
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., WC Music Corp., 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 (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
2:53
3By the Waters of Minnetonka
recording of:
By the Waters of Minnetonka
lyricist:
James Mulloy Cavanass
composer:
Thurlow Lieurance
6:35
4Moonlight Serenade
orchestra:
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (use only for releases Glenn Miller performed with)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca (WARNING: NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE!!!!!!!!!! A division of Universal Music Operations Limited) (in 2009)
recording of:
Moonlight Serenade (original instrumental version) (on 1939-04-04)
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. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP)
13:25
5My Reverie
recording of:
My Reverie (Debussy’s “Reverie”) (arr. Greeley)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (in 1890)
arranger:
Larry Clinton and George Greeley
arrangement of:
Rêverie, L. 68, CD 76 (for piano)
3:11
6Runnin' Wild
recording of:
Runnin’ Wild
lyricist:
Joe Grey (in 1922) and Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929) (in 1922)
composer:
Arthur Harrington Gibbs (in 1922)
2:54
7Blue Evening
3:17
8Cuckoo in the Clock
recording of:
Cuckoo in the Clock
writer:
Walter Donaldson and Johnny Mercer
3:16
9Sunrise Serenade
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-10)
orchestra:
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (use only for releases Glenn Miller performed with) (on 1939-04-10)
recording of:
Sunrise Serenade (on 1939-04-10)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1939)
composer:
Frankie Carle (in 1939)
33:31
10Wishing (Will Make It So)
recording of:
Wishing (Will Make It So)
lyricist and composer:
Buddy DeSylva
2:54
11Stairway to the Stars
recording of:
Stairway to the Stars
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
2:55
12But It Don't Mean a Thing
2:46
13Little 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
2:53
14Gotta Get Some Shut-Eye
recording of:
(Gotta Get Some) Shut‐Eye
writer:
Walter Donaldson and Johnny Mercer
2:43
15Pavanne
3:19
16The Lady's in Love With You
recording of:
The Lady’s in Love With You
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Burton Lane
3:04
17To You
recording of:
To You
lyricist:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter)
composer:
Tommy Dorsey (Swing trombone player & band leader) and Ted Shapiro
2:49
18My Last Goodbye
recording of:
My Last Goodbye
writer:
Eddy Howard (vocalist and bandleader)
3:03
19Three Little Fishes (Itty Bitty Poo)
instruments:
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (use only for releases Glenn Miller performed with) (on 1939-04-10)
vocals:
Marion Hutton (on 1939-04-10)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Midtown New York (A,B,C,D,E,F)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-04-10)
recording of:
Three Little Fishies (on 1939-04-10)
lyricist:
Josephine Carringer (writer of lyrics to "Three Little Fishies") and Bernice Idins (writer of lyrics to "Three Little Fishies")
composer:
Saxie Dowell
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25654)
cover recording of:
Three Little Fishies (on 1939-04-10)
lyricist:
Josephine Carringer (writer of lyrics to "Three Little Fishies") and Bernice Idins (writer of lyrics to "Three Little Fishies")
composer:
Saxie Dowell
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 25654)
3:01
20Romance Runs in the Family
recording of:
Romance Runs in the Family
lyricist:
Manny Kurtz
composer:
Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
3:05
21How I'd Like to Be With You in Bermuda
recording of:
How I’d Like to Be With You in Bermuda
writer:
Clay Boland and Bickley Reichner
2:40
22The Chestnut Tree ('neath the Spreading Chestnut Tree)
recording of:
Underneath the Spreading Chestnut Tree
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
3:15
▼ CD 2: Volume 2
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1Ain'tcha Comin' Out Tonight?
2:42
2Cinderella
3:07
3I'm Sorry for Myself
recording of:
I'm Sorry for Myself
writer:
Irving Berlin
2:57
4Over the Rainbow
recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) 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 (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 12th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 12)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
2:32
5Solid American
recording of:
Sold American (Lucky Strike ad jingle, c. 1939)
composer:
Chummy MacGregor and Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
3:05
6The 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
7We Can Live on Love (We Haven't Got a Pot to Cook In)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-05-25)
recording of:
We Can Live On Love
writer:
Joel Hirschhorn (songwriter) and Lawrence Nathan
2:36
8Back to Back
recording of:
Back to Back
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
2:33
9Glen Island Special
recording of:
Glen Island Special
composer:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
3:03
10Oh! You Crazy Moon
recording of:
Oh! You Crazy Moon
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
3:28
11Rendezvous Time in Paree
3:05
12The Day We Meet Again
2:48
13The Man With the Mandolin
recording of:
Man With the Mandolin
writer:
James Cavanaugh, John Redmond (singer, songwriter) and Frank Weldon
2:57
14Blue Orchids
recording of:
Blue Orchids
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
2:58
15Pagan Love Song
recording of:
Pagan Love Song
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
3:17
16Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead
recording of:
Ding‐Dong! The Witch Is Dead
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1939)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1939)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
2:37
17Guess I'll Go Back Home (This Summer)
2:48
18Moon Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-05-25)
recording of:
Moon Love
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (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
2:55
19Sliphorn Jive
recording of:
Sliphorn Jive
writer:
Edgar Battle and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
3:15
20Starlit Hour
recording of:
The Starlit Hour
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Peter de Rose
3:25
21Wanna Hat With Cherries
recording of:
Wanna Hat With Cherries
writer:
Glenn Miller (jazz band leader)
2:30
▼ CD 3: Volume 3
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1An Angel in a Furnished Room
3:25
2Bless You
3:03
3Bluebirds in the Moonlight
recording of:
Bluebirds in the Moonlight
writer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
3:04
4I Just Got a Letter
22:47
5Love With a Capital “You”
2:33
6My Prayer
recording of:
My Prayer
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Georges Boulanger (Romani-Romanian violinist, conductor, composer)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music, Skidmore Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (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 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
is based on:
Avant de mourir
3:18
7Twilight Interlude
3:03
8Who's Sorry Now
3:08
9(Why Couldn't It Last) Last Night?
3:17
10Baby Me
recording of:
Baby Me
writer:
Dick Manning (American songwriter)
2:44
11Blue Rain
recording of:
Blue Rain
writer:
Johnny Mercer and Jimmy Van Heusen
3:12
12Farewell Blues
cover recording of:
Farewell Blues
composer:
Leon Rappolo (until 1922), Paul Mares (until 1922) and Elmer Schoebel (until 1922)
publisher:
Herman Darewski Music Publishing Co Ltd. and Lawrence Wright
3:14
13I Want to Be Happy
recording of:
I Want to Be Happy (No, No, Nanette)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
No, No, Nanette
3:07
14My Isle of Golden Dreams
recording of:
My Isle of Golden Dreams
writer:
Walter Blaufuss (US band leader, composer and radio personality) and Gus Kahn
3:24
15So Many Times
3:03
16Basket Weaver Man
3:04
17Can I Help It?
recording of:
Can I Help It
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
3:21
18Blue Moonlight
3:31
19Out of Space
recording of:
Out of Space
writer:
Joe Bishop and Winston Collins Tharp
composer:
Gene Gifford
3:23
20Wham (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-08-01)
lead vocals:
Marion Hutton (on 1939-08-01)
vocals:
Marion Hutton and Glenn Miller Orchestra (on 1939-08-01)
orchestra:
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (use only for releases Glenn Miller performed with) (on 1939-08-01)
recording of:
Wham (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam) (on 1939-08-01)
lyricist:
Marion Joseph "Taps" Miller
composer:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
publisher:
Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
3:37
21Melancholy Baby
recording of:
My Melancholy Baby
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
3:10
22In the Mood
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
is based on:
Tar Paper Stomp
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
43:35
▼ CD 4: Volume 4
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1Beautiful Ohio
recording of:
Beautiful Ohio
anthem of:
Ohio, United States (from 1969 to present)
additional lyricist:
Wilbert B. McBride (in 1989)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1918)
composer:
Mary Earl (Tin Pan Alley composer)
is based on:
Beautiful Dreamer
is based on:
Sadko: Scene IV. Song of the Indian Guest
2:34
2Faithful Forever
3:23
3In an Old Dutch Garden (by an Old Dutch Mill)
3:14
4Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh
vocals:
Marion Hutton (on 1939-11-18)
orchestra:
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (use only for releases Glenn Miller performed with) (on 1939-11-18)
recording of:
Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh! (on 1939-11-18)
lyricist:
Ed Rose (lyricist)
composer:
Abe Olman
publisher:
Forster Music Publisher, Inc. (on 1917-02-07)
2:35
5It's a Blue World
recording of:
It’s a Blue World
writer:
George Forrest (American composer and lyricist) and Robert Wright (US stage & screen composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
part of:
The 13th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:21
6Speaking of Heaven
recording of:
Speaking of Heaven
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
3:19
7This Changing World
recording of:
This Changing World
2:41
8Ciribiribin
recording of:
Ciribiribin (They’re So in Love) (Harry James theme song)
lyricist:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Alberto Pestalozza
is based on:
Ciribiribin (original Italian version)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
3:24
9I Beg Your Pardon
3:08
10It Was Written in the Stars
3:04
11Missouri Waltz
recording of:
The Missouri Waltz (first published 1914)
anthem of:
Missouri, United States
lyricist:
James Royce Shannon
composer:
John Valentine Eppel (American composer)
arranger:
Frederic Knight Logan
3:06
12Ooh! What You Said
recording of:
Ooh! What You Said (in 1940)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
2:54
13Vagabond Dreams
recording of:
Vagabond Dreams
writer:
Hoagy Carmichael and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
2:44
14The Gaucho Serenade
recording of:
The Gaucho Serenade
writer:
James Cavanaugh, John Redmond (singer, songwriter) and Nat Simon
3:12
15Careless
recording of:
Careless
writer:
Eddy Howard (vocalist and bandleader), Dick Jurgens and Lew Quadling
3:09
16Faithful to You
recording of:
Faithful to You
lyricist:
Martin Block (composer) and Mickey Stoner
composer:
Harold Green (composer)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (on 1940-01-15)
3:14
17Indian Summer
cover recording of:
Indian Summer
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1939)
composer:
Victor Herbert (composer) (in 1919)
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
3:20
18On a Little Street in Singapore
recording of:
On a Little Street in Singapore
writer:
Peter de Rose and Billy Hill (US songwriter)
2:47
19Johnson Rag
recording of:
Johnson Rag
composer:
Guy Hall, Henry Kleinkauf and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
2:52
20The Sky Fell Down
recording of:
The Sky Fell Down
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Louis Alter
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:43
21When You Wish Upon a Star
recording of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Leigh Harline
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The 13th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 13)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
Little Wooden Head (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
medley of:
When You Wish Upon a Star (Pinocchio, 1940 film, music cue)
part of:
Celebrate the Future Hand in Hand
part of:
Pinocchio (1940 Disney film soundtrack)
2:52
22Give a Little Whistle
recording of:
Give a Little Whistle (Pinocchio, 1940 film)
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Leigh Harline
part of:
Pinocchio (1940 Disney film soundtrack)
2:33
23A String 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)
3:15
▶ CD 5: Volume 5
▶ CD 6: Volume 6
▶ CD 7: Volume 7
▶ CD 8: Volume 8
▶ CD 9: Volume 9
▶ CD 10: Volume 10

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part of:The Complete (number: 1) (order: 1)