The Complete Glenn Miller and his Orchestra (1938-1942) (Box Set issued 1991) Disc: 1 1. My Reverie 2. By The Waters Of Minnetonka 3. King Porter Stomp 4. (Gotta Get Some) Shut-Eye 5. How I'd Like To Be With You In Bermuda 6. Cuckoo In The Clock 7. Romance Runs In The Family 8. The Chestnut Tree ('Neath The Spreading Chestnut.. 9. And The Angels Sing 10. Moonlight Serenade 11. The Lady's In Love With You 12. Wishing (Will Make It So) 13. Three Little Fishes (Itty Bitty Poo) 14. Sunrise Serenade 15. Little Brown Jug 16. My Last Goodbye 17. But It Don't Mean A Thing 18. Pavanne 19. Runnin' Wild 20. To You 21. Stairway To The Stars 22. Blue Evening Disc: 2 1. The Lamp Is Low 2. Rendezvous Time In Paree 3. We Can Live On Love (We Haven't Got A Pot To...) 4. Cinderella 5. Moon Love 6. Guess I'll Go Back Home (This Summer) 7. I'm Sorry For Myself 8. Back To Back 9. Sliphorn Jive 10. Oh! You Crazy Moon 11. Ain't Cha Comin' Out? 12. The Day We Meet Again 13. Wanna Hat With Cherries 14. Solid American 15. Pagan Love Song 16. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead 17. Over The Rainbow 18. The Little Man Who Wasn't There 19. The Man With The Mandolin 20. Starlit Hour 21. Blue Orchids 22. Glen Island Special Disc: 3 1. Love With A Capital 'You' 2. Baby Me 3. In The Mood 4. Wham (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam) 5. An Angel In A Furnished Room 6. Twilight Interlude 7. I Want To Be Happy 8. Farewell Blues 9. Who's Sorry Now 10. My Isle Of Golden Dreams 11. My Prayer 12. Blue Moonlight 13. Basket Weaver Man 14. Melancholoy Baby 15. (Why Couldn't It Last) Last Night 16. Out Of Space 17. So Many Times 18. Blue Rain 19. Can I Help It? 20. I Just Got A Letter 21. Bless You 22. Bluebirds In The Moonlight (Silly Idea) Disc: 4 1. Faithful Forever 2. Speaking Of Heaven 3. Indian Summer 4. It Was Written In The Stars 5. Johnson Rag 6. Ciribiribin 7. Careless 8. Oh, Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh 9. In An Old Dutch Garden (By An Old Dutch Mill) 10. This Changing World 11. On A Little Street In Singapore 12. Vagabond Dreams 13. I Beg Your Pardon 14. Faithful To You 15. It's A Blue World 16. Ooh! What You Said 17. The Gaucho Serenade 18. The Sky Fell Down 19. When You Wish Upon A Star 20. Give A Little Whistle 21. Missouri Waltz 22. Beautiful Ohio Disc: 5 1. What's The Matter With Me 2. Say 'Si Si' (Para Vigo Me Voy) 3. The Rhumba Jumps 4. Star Dust 5. My Melancholy Baby 6. Let's All Swing Together 7. Rug Cutter's Swing 8. The Woodpecker Song 9. Sweet Potato Piper 10. Too Romantic 11. Tuxedo Junction 12. Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) 13. Imagination 14. Shake Down The Stars 15. I'll Never Smile Again 16. Starlight And Music 17. Polka Dots And Moonbeams 18. My! My! 19. Say It 20. Moments In The Moonlight 21. Hear My Song, Violetta 22. Sierra Sue Disc: 6 1. Boog It 2. Yours Is My Heart Alone 3. I'm Stepping out With A Memory Tonight 4. Alice Blue Gown 5. Wonderful One 6. Devil May Care 7. April Played The Fiddle 8. Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread) 9. I Haven't Time To Be A Millionaire 10. Slow Freight 11. Pennsylvania 6-5000 12. Bugle Call Rag 13. The Nearness Of You 14. Mister Meadowlark 15. My Blue Heaven 16. When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano 17. A Million Dreams Ago 18. Blueberry Hill 19. A Cabana In Havana 20. Be Happy 21. Angel Child 22. The Call Of The Canyon Disc: 7 1. Our Love Affair 2. Crosstown 3. What's Your Story Morning Glory 4. Fifth Avenue 5. I Wouldn't Take A Million 6. A Handful Of Stars 7. Old Black Joe 8. Yesterthoughts 9. Falling Leaves 10. Shadows On The Sand 11. Goodbye, Little Darlin', Goodbye 12. Five O'Clock Whistle 13. Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar 14. Ring, Telephone, Ring 15. Make Believe Ballroom Time 16. You've Got Me This Way 17. A Nightingale Sang In Berkley Square 18. I'd Know You Anywhere 19. Fresh As A Daisy 20. Isn't That Just Like Love 21. Along The Santa Fe Trail 22. Do You Know Why Disc: 8 1. Somewhere 2. Yes, My Darling Daughter 3. A Stone's Throw From Heaven 4. Helpless 5. Long Time No See, Baby 6. You Are The One 7. Anvil Chorus (Part I And II) 8. Frenesi 9. The Mem'ry Of A Rose 10. I Do, Do You? (Do You Believe In Love) 11. Chapel In The Valley 12. Prairieland Lullaby 13. Ida! Sweet As Apple Cider 14. Song Of The Volga Boatmen 15. The One I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else) 16. You Stepped Out Of A Dream 17. I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem 18. Sun Valley Jump 19. When That Man Is Dead And Gone 20. The Spirit Is Willing 21. A Little Old Church In England 22. Perfidia Disc: 9 1. It's Always You 2. Spring Will Be So Sad (When She Comes This Year) 3. The Airminded Executive 4. Below The Equator 5. Boulder Buff 6. The Booglie Wooglie Piggy 7. The Chattanooga Choo Choo 8. I Know Why 9. Don't Cry Cherie 10. The Cradle Song 11. Sweeter Than The Sweetest 12. I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest 13. Take The 'A' Train 14. Peekaboo To You 15. The Angels Came Thru 16. Under Blue Canadian Skies 17. The Cowboy Serenade (While I'm Rolling My Last...) 18. You And I 19. Adios 20. It Happened In Sun Valley 21. I'm Thrilled 22. The Kiss Polka Disc: 10 1. Delilah 2. From One Love To Another 3. Elmer's Tune 4. Says Who? Says You, Says I! 5. Orange Blossom Lane 6. Dear Arabella 7. The Man In The Moon 8. Ma-Ma-Maria (Fee-dle, Ee-dle-lee,Fee-dle, Ee-dle) 9. This Time The Dream's On Me 10. Dreamsville, Ohio 11. Papa Nicolini (The Happy Cobbler) 12. Jingle Bells 13. This Is No Laughing Matter 14. Humpty Dumpty Heart 15. Ev'rything I Love 16. A String Of Pearls 17. Baby Mine 18. Long Tall Mama 19. Day Dreaming 20. Moonlight Sonata 21. Slumber Song 22. (There'll Be Blue Birds Over) The Whites Cliff Of 23. We're The Couple In The Castle Disc: 11 1. It Happened In Hawaii 2. Moonlight Cocktail 3. Happy In Love 4. Fooled 5. Keep 'Em Flying 6. Chip Off The Old Block 7. The Story Of A Starry Night 8. At The President's Birthday Ball 9. Angels Of Mercy 10. On The Old Assembly Line 11. Let's Have Another Cup O' Coffee 12. Skylark 13. Dear Mom 14. When The Roses Bloom Again 15. Always In My Heart 16. Shhh, It's A Military Secret 17. Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone...) 18. She'll Always Remember 19. The Lamplighter's Serenade 20. When Johnny Comes Marching Home 21. American Patrol 22. Soldier, Let Me Read Your Letter 23. Sleep Song Disc: 12 1. Sweet Eloise 2. (I've Got A Gal In) Kalamazoo 3. Serenade In Blue 4. At Last 5. Lullaby Of The Rain 6. Knit One, Purl Two 7. That's Sabotoge 8. Canchita, Marquita, Lolita, Pepita, Rosita,... 9. The Humming Bird 10. Yesterday's Gardenias 11. Dearly Beloved 12. Moonlight Mood 13. Caribbean Clipper 14. Here We Go Again 15. That Old Black Magic 16. Moonlight Becomes You 17. Juke Box Saturday Night 18. It Must Be Jelly ('Cause Jam Don't Shake Like...) 19. I'm Old Fashioned 20. A Pink Cocktail For A Blue Lady 21. Rainbow Rhapsody 22. Sleepy Town Train 23. Rhapsody In Blue Disc: 13 (Alternate Takes, previously unreleased) 1. Wanna Hat With Cherries 2. Pagan Love Song 3. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead 4. My Isle Of Golden Dreams 5. Blue Moonlight 6. Tuxedo Junction 7. Mister Meadowlark 8. Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar 9. Make Believe Ballroom Time 10. A Nightingale Sang In Berkley Square 11. Long Time No See, Baby 12. Anvil Chorus (Part II) 13. Frenesi 14. Ida! Sweet As Apple Cider 15. Spring Will Be So Sad (When She Comes This Year) 16. The Kiss Polka 17. Humpty Dumpty Heart 18. Skylark 19. When The Roses Bloom Again 20. That Old Black Magic Review from www.amazon.com Now THIS is a box set! Every single Bluebird recording by the great bandleader, Glenn Miller, all in one convenient compact set. Thirteen CD's in all, and everyone packed to the max with music every bit as alive today as it was over 60 years ago. This is the sound that defined a generation and an era, all from one man who knew what the record buying and jukebox playing public wanted to hear. Just so you know, every charted song Mr. Miller released is here - all 127 charted hits - except two: Solo Hop on the Columbia label, and Every Day's A Holiday which was on the Brunswick label (hence the reason for these two numbers not being included - they are not Bluebird or Victor releases!). Plus so many more songs that are, to me, every bit as good as the hits. Along with that there are some very good alternate takes on disc 13. The main reason, however, to purchase this set above the others is the sound quality of the tunes. It is a truly remarkable sound that RCA has been able to pull off of the original (lacquer?) discs. You'd swear the songs were recorded 30 years after the fact - the sound is that good. A full bass, no ear piercing highs (nice and crisp as they should be), and the mid range sounds just right. Not a click or a pop within e...
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