The Popular Recordings (1938-1942) (1938)

About this title: At the time of its initial appearance in 1989, this three-CD set was a significant improvement over any of the compact disc editions of Glenn Miller's music to have made it out before. Not only did its 60 songs offer the proper scope and range to allow one to fully appreciate the depth of Miller's popularity and talent, but this was also part of the CD era's second wave of compilations and remasterings -- in contrast to the boomtown recklessness and corporate ineptitude that had characterized CD reissues in the mid-'80s, producers were now aware that there were gradations in the sound quality ... read more

Tracks:

1. Moonlight Serenade [Miller/Parish]
2. King Porter Stomp [Morton]
3. And the Angels Sing [Elman/Mercer]
4. The Lady's in Love with You [Lane/Loesser]
5. Little Brown Jug [Finegan/Traditional]
6. But It Didn't Mean a Thing [David/Livingston]
7. Stairway to the Stars [Malneck/Parish/Sign]
8. Pagan Love Song [Brown/Freed]
9. Over the Rainbow [Arlen/Harburg]
10. We Can Live on Love (We Haven't Got a Pot to Cook In) [Dubin/McHugh]
11. Glenn Island Special [Durham]
12. It's a Blue World [Forrest/Wright]
13. Ain't Cha Comin' Out? [Kalmar/Ruby]
14. Runnin' Wild [Gibbs/Grey/Wood]
15. Moon Love [David/Davis/Kostela]
16. Farewell Blues [Mares/Roppolo/Schoe]
17. Blue Evening [Bishop/Jenkins]
18. Bluebirds in the Moonlight [Rainger/Robin]
19. Sunrise Serenade [Carle/Lawrence]
20. Oh, You Crazy Moon [Burke/VanHeusen]
21. In the Mood [Garland/Razaf]
22. Indian Summer [Dubin/Herbert]
23. The Rhumba Jumps! [Carmichael/Mercer]
24. Stardust [Carmichael/Parish]
25. Polka Dots and Moonbeams [Burke/VanHeusen]
26. Tuxedo Junction [Dash/Feyne/Hawkins/]
27. April Played the Fiddle [Burke/Monaco]
28. Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) [Weatherly]
29. Be Happy [Battle/Nemo/Prima]
30. The Nearness of You [Carmichael/Washingt]
31. My Blue Heaven [Donaldson/Whiting]
32. It's Always You [Burke/VanHeusen]
33. Bugle Call Rag [Meyers/Pettis/Schoe]
34. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square [Maschwitz/Sherwin]
35. Pennsylvania 6-5000 [Finegan/Gray/Sigman]
36. Yes, My Darling Daughter [Lawrence]
37. Anvil Chorus, Pts. 1-2 [Verdi]
38. I Know Why (And So Do You) [Gordon/Warren]
39. You Stepped Out of a Dream [Brown/Kahn]
40. I Dreamt I Dwelt in Harlem [Gray/Smith/Ware/Wri]
41. A String of Pearls [DeLange/Gray]
42. Perfidia [Dominguez/Leeds]
43. Sun Valley Jump [Gray]
44. Slumber Song [MAcGregor/Tepper]
45. The Spirit Is Willing [Gray]
46. Elmer's Tune [Albrecht/Gallop/Jur]
47. Adios [Madriguera/Woods]
48. Moonlight Cocktail [Gannon/Roberts]
49. Moonlight Sonata [Beethoven]
50. Chattanooga Choo Choo [Gordon/Warren]
51. At Last [Gordon/Warren]
52. Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me) [Brown/Stept/Tobias]
53. Rhapsody in Blue [Gershwin]
54. (I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo [Gordon/Warren]
55. Serenade in Blue [Gordon/Warren]
56. Caribbean Clipper [Gallop/Gray]
57. That Old Black Magic [Arlen/Mercer]
58. Juke Box Saturday Night [McGrane/Stillman]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.