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After a long period of neglect, in 2001 RCA began doing right by Glenn Miller (via its rejuvenated jazz and swing arm Bluebird) with a four-disc set of 1943-44 performances by Glenn Miller & the Army Air Force Band. The 2002 compilation America's Bandleader was short and idiosyncratic but the following year, Platinum Glenn Miller offered the perfect summation of the war era's number one bandleader. With 40 tracks spread over two CDs, it's slightly shorter than 1995's The Essential Glenn Miller, but excellent sound and thoughtful compiling make up for any shortcomings. The Miller Orchestra was a perennial on the charts from 1939 until 1943, not only soundtracking the war years but exerting a sizable influence on pop music until the '50s via its heavy reed sound, feature soloists like Bobby Hackett and Tex Beneke, and the arrangements of Bill Finegan and Jerry Gray. They were bright and bouncy (as on "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree," "Chattanooga Choo-Choo," "[I've Got a Gal In] Kalamazoo," "Pennsylvania 6-5000"), or calm and reflective ("Stairway to the Stars," "In the Mood," "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"), and always clear, melodic, and unabashedly emotional (none of which made them any friends with jazz crowds). Yes, the mellow Miller did have plenty to offer his pop audience, but as Platinum Glenn Miller illustrates, his was one of the most talented groups of the '40s.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Harry Warren, Composer, Lyricist - Mack Gordon, Composer, Lyricist - Jerry Gray, Arranger - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Tex Beneke and The Modernaires, Vocal - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Jerry Gray, Arranger - Sammy Gallop, Composer, Lyricist - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Jurgens, Composer, Lyricist - Elmer Albrecht, Composer, Lyricist - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer - Ray Eberle and The Modernaires, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Bill Finegan, Arranger - Wilbur Schwartz, Alto Saxophone - Mitchell Parish, Composer - HOAGY CARMICHAEL, Composer - Tex Beneke, Tenor Saxophone - Glenn Miller, Arranger - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Clyde Hurley, Trumpet - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Bill Finegan, Arranger - Mitchell Parish, Composer, Lyricist - Frank Signorelli, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Eberle, Vocal - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matty Malneck, Composer, Lyricist - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally Recorded 1939. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Harold Adamson, Composer, Lyricist - Eldo Di Lazzaro, Composer, Lyricist - Marion Hutton, Vocal - Tex Beneke, Tenor Saxophone - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bruno Cherubini, Composer, Lyricist - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally Recorded 1940. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Paul McGrane, Composer, Lyricist - Albert Stillman, Composer, Lyricist - Jerry Gray, Arranger - Marion Hutton, Vocal - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Tex Beneke and The Modernaires, Vocal - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally Recorded 1942. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Harold Arlen, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Eberle, Vocal - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - E.Y. Harbourg, Composer, Lyricist - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally Recorded 1939. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Jerry Gray, Composer, Arranger - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally recorded 1941. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Ned Washington, Composer, Lyricist - Leigh Harline, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Eberle, Vocal - Tex Beneke, Tenor Saxophone - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally Recorded 1940. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Johnny Burke, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Eberle, Vocal - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally Recorded 1940. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Hughie Prince, Composer, Lyricist - Eleanor Sheehy, Composer, Lyricist - Don Raye, Composer, Lyricist - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer - Jack Lathrop and Band, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1940. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Jerry Gray, Arranger - BUDDY FEYNE, Composer - Erskine Hawkins, Composer - Julian Dash, Composer - William Johnson, Composer - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally recorded 1940. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bill Finegan, Arranger - Harry Warren, Composer, Lyricist - Mack Gordon, Composer, Lyricist - Billy May, Arranger - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer - Ray Eberle and The Modernaires, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1942. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Glenn Miller, Arranger - Chummy MacGregor, Arranger - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Fred E. Weatherly, Composer, Lyricist - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Bill Finegan, Arranger - Eric Maschwitz, Composer, Lyricist - Manning Sherwin, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Eberle, Vocal - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally Recorded 1940. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Johnny Mercer, Composer, Lyricist - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Eberle, Vocal - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally Recorded 1939. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Edwina Coolidge, Composer, Lyricist - Will Gross, Composer, Lyricist - AL DUBIN, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Eberle, Vocal - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Ned Washington, Composer, Lyricist - Leigh Harline, Composer, Lyricist - Marion Hutton, Vocal - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Roy Jordan, Composer, Lyricist - Jerry Gray, Arranger - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Tex Beneke and The Modernaires, Vocal - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
KIM GANNON, Composer, Lyricist - Jerry Gray, Arranger - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Luckey Roberts, Composer, Lyricist - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer - Ray Eberle and The Modernaires, Vocal
Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
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JOE GARLAND, Composer, Lyricist - Tex Beneke, Tenor Saxophone - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Al Klink, Tenor Saxophone - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally Recorded 1939. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Harry Warren, Composer, Lyricist - Mack Gordon, Composer, Lyricist - Jerry Gray, Arranger - Marion Hutton, Vocal - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Tex Beneke and The Modernaires, Vocal - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally Recorded 1942. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Bill Finegan, Arranger - Walter Donaldson, Composer - George Whiting, Composer - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Bill Finegan, Arranger - Traditional, Composer - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Dale McMickle, Trumpet - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally Recorded 1939. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Charlie Tobias, Composer, Lyricist - Lew Brown, Composer, Lyricist - Marion Hutton, Vocal - SAM STEPT, Composer, Lyricist - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Tex Beneke and The Modernaires, Vocal - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally Recorded 1942. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Bill Finegan, Arranger - Al Hoffman, Composer, Lyricist - Mann Curtis, Composer, Lyricist - Jerry Livingston, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Eberle, Vocal - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bill Finegan, Arranger - Harry Warren, Composer, Lyricist - Mack Gordon, Composer, Lyricist - Jerry Gray, Arranger - Ray Eberle, Vocal - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally Recorded 1942. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Bill Finegan, Arranger - Vincent Rose, Composer, Lyricist - Larry Stock, Composer, Lyricist - Al Lewis, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Eberle, Vocal - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally Recorded 1940. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Harold Arlen, Composer, Lyricist - Marion Hutton, Vocal - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - E.Y. Harbourg, Composer, Lyricist - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Jerry Gray, Composer, Arranger - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally Recorded 1942. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Jack Pettis, Composer - Glenn Miller, Arranger - Elmer Schoebel, Composer - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Billie Myers, Composer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment
Johnny Mercer, Composer - Rube Bloom, Composer - Ray Eberle, Vocal - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally Recorded 1940. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Bill Finegan, Arranger - Ned Washington, Lyricist - HOAGY CARMICHAEL, Composer - Ray Eberle, Vocal - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally Recorded 1940. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
HOAGY CARMICHAEL, Composer - Ray Eberle, Vocal - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally Recorded 1939. All rights reserved by BMG Music
William J. Finegan, Composer - Carl Sigman, Composer - Jerry Gray, Composer, Arranger - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally Recorded 1940. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Bill Finegan, Arranger - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Russian Folk Song, Composer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally Recorded 1941. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Mack David, Composer, Lyricist - MACK DAVIS, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Eberle, Vocal - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andre Kostelanetz, Composer, Lyricist - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally Recorded 1939. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Jerry Gray, Arranger - Ruth Lowe, Composer, Lyricist - Ray Eberle, Vocal - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Bill Finegan, Arranger - George Gershwin, Composer - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
(P) 2003 BMG Music
Mitchell Parish, Composer - Glenn Miller, Composer, Arranger - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Pomeroy, Re-Mastering Engineer - Barry Feldman, Reissue Producer
Originally Recorded 1939. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Album review
After a long period of neglect, in 2001 RCA began doing right by Glenn Miller (via its rejuvenated jazz and swing arm Bluebird) with a four-disc set of 1943-44 performances by Glenn Miller & the Army Air Force Band. The 2002 compilation America's Bandleader was short and idiosyncratic but the following year, Platinum Glenn Miller offered the perfect summation of the war era's number one bandleader. With 40 tracks spread over two CDs, it's slightly shorter than 1995's The Essential Glenn Miller, but excellent sound and thoughtful compiling make up for any shortcomings. The Miller Orchestra was a perennial on the charts from 1939 until 1943, not only soundtracking the war years but exerting a sizable influence on pop music until the '50s via its heavy reed sound, feature soloists like Bobby Hackett and Tex Beneke, and the arrangements of Bill Finegan and Jerry Gray. They were bright and bouncy (as on "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree," "Chattanooga Choo-Choo," "[I've Got a Gal In] Kalamazoo," "Pennsylvania 6-5000"), or calm and reflective ("Stairway to the Stars," "In the Mood," "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"), and always clear, melodic, and unabashedly emotional (none of which made them any friends with jazz crowds). Yes, the mellow Miller did have plenty to offer his pop audience, but as Platinum Glenn Miller illustrates, his was one of the most talented groups of the '40s.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 40 track(s)
- Total length: 02:01:58
- Main artists: Glenn Miller
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Bluebird
- Genre: Jazz
(P) 2003 BMG
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