Description
Glenn Miller – Big Band Favourites / Midnite Jazz & Blues Collection Audio CD 2000 / MJB028
UPC 8712155067686
Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 – disappeared December 15, 1944) was an American Big band trombonist, arranger, composer, and bandleader in the Swing era. He was the best-selling recording artist from 1939 to 1942, leading one of the best-known big bands. Miller's recordings include "In the Mood", "Moonlight Serenade", "Pennsylvania 6-5000", "Chattanooga Choo Choo", "A String of Pearls", "At Last", "(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo", "American Patrol", "Tuxedo Junction", "Elmer's Tune", "Little Brown Jug", and "Anvil Chorus". In just four years, Miller scored 16 number-one records and 69 top-10 hits—more than Elvis Presley (38 top 10s) and the Beatles (33 top 10s) did in their careers.
In 1942, Miller volunteered to join the U.S. military to entertain troops during World War II, ending up with the U.S. Army Air Forces. On December 15, 1944, while flying to Paris, Miller's aircraft disappeared in bad weather over the English Channel. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal.
| Label: | Midnite Jazz & Blues Collection – MJB028 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
CD, Album, Compilation
|
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Released: |
2000 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Style: | Big Band |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Over The Rainbow | 2:30 | |
| 2 | Wishing | 2:53 | |
| 3 | Perfida | 3:20 | |
| 4 | I'm Getting Sentimental Over You |
3:52 | |
| 5 | The Nearness Of You | 3:16 | |
| 6 | Georgia On My Mind | 2:47 | |
| 7 | Bugle Call Rag | 2:40 | |
| 8 | Say It | 2:50 | |
| 9 | Running Wild | 2:51 | |
| 10 | Jukebox Saturday Night | 3:06 | |
| 11 |
It's A Blue World | 3:20 | |
| 12 | Danny Boy | 2:17 | |
| 13 | Boogie Woogie | 3:22 | |
| 14 | Adios | 2:57 | |
| 15 | Rug Cutters Swing | 3:05 | |
| 16 | King's March | 3:20 | |
| 17 | Glenn Island Line | 3:49 | |
| 18 | Sky | 3:14 |
