Glenn Miller
49 records in the collection· mostly on His Master's Voice, Victor, Regal Zonophone
Glenn Miller led one of the most recognisable American big bands of the swing era, achieving enormous popularity in the years immediately before and during the Second World War. The smooth reed-led Miller sound is preserved in classics including "Moonlight Serenade", "In the Mood" and "American Patrol", making his 78s among the most immediately recognisable dance records of the period.
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Records by Glenn Miller
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- AA Million Dreams Ago
- BStarlit Hour
Glen Miller on His Master's Voice BD5929, performing 'A Million Dreams Ago' and 'Starlit Hour'. Miller was the most popular big-band leader of the 1930s-40s; these are commercial ballad performances from his repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5929 Orchestra
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- AAlice blue gown
- BWonderful one
Glenn Miller was an American big-band leader of the 1930s and 1940s, one of the most commercially successful bandleaders of the swing era. This HMV side pairs 'Alice Blue Gown' and 'Wonderful One', standard popular songs from his early recording period.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5654 Dance
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- AAmerican Patrol
- BMoonlight Serenade
Glenn Miller's orchestra on His Master's Voice, performing two of the bandleader's most celebrated arrangements from the swing era.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5942 Dance
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- AAmerican Patrol
- BMoonlight Serenade(39)
Glenn Miller on His Master's Voice with the orchestral standards 'American Patrol' and 'Moonlight Serenade'. Miller was an American bandleader whose big-band swing recordings of 1938-42 achieved enormous popularity both in the US and Britain, though most of his HMV pressings are post-war reissues of earlier American recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice EG7465 Orchestra
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- AAnvil chorus
Glenn Miller, the most popular big-band leader of the swing era, recorded Verdi's "Anvil Chorus" for His Master's Voice on an MH (Music Hall) series pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice MH183 Orchestra
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- AAnvil chorus
Glenn Miller's 'Anvil Chorus' on His Master's Voice, from the bandleader whose orchestra dominated the 1940s and whose recordings remain widely collected.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5671 Dance
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- ABlue orchids
- BBaby me
Glenn Miller and his orchestra recorded 'Blue orchids' and 'Baby me' for Victor A1157 in the late 1930s.AI summary
Victor A1157 Orchestra
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- ABlueberry hill
- BNearness of you
Glenn Miller and his Orchestra recorded 'Blueberry Hill' and 'Nearness of You' for HMV MH92. Miller was America's biggest swing bandleader of the early 1940s and one of the most recorded musicians of the era; his band's distinctive sound—trumpet, clarinet, and trombone leads over a swinging rhythm section—defined the swing era. Both sides are popular standards.AI summary
His Master's Voice MH92 Dance
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- ADelilah
- BI'll never smile again
Glenn Miller's big band recorded 'I'll Never Smile Again' with Tex Beneke vocal, one of the most commercially successful records of the wartime era; this is an HMV UK pressing of the period.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD1216 Orchestra
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- ADon;t sit under the apple tree
- BLittle brown jug
Glenn Miller's big band on HMV, featuring two novelty-era dance standards; a UK pressing from the wartime or immediate postwar period.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10662 Orchestra
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- AEverybody loves my Baby
- BTiger rag
Glenn Miller's orchestra performing 'Everybody loves my Baby' and 'Tiger rag' for His Master's Voice EA4023, an electrically recorded big band arrangement from the late 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice EA4023 Dance
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- AFalling Leaves
- BBeat Me
Glenn Miller's 'Falling Leaves' and 'Beat Me', recorded during his peak years and issued on His Master's Voice; a major American bandleader whose UK pressings remain popular with collectors.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5651 Dance
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- AFrenesi
- BMy blue heaven
Glenn Miller and his orchestra recorded 'Frenesi' and 'My Blue Heaven' for His Master's Voice BD5678. Miller is one of the most famous bandleaders in history, and both sides are well-known swing standards.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5678 Dance
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- AFrenesi
- BMy Blue Heaven
Glenn Miller's orchestra recorded 'Frenesi' and 'My Blue Heaven' for His Master's Voice, releasing Miller's American Victor material in the UK. These are from his peak years in the early 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5678 Dance
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- AGeorgia on my Mind
- BJersey bounce
Glenn Miller's orchestra performing two swing standards for His Master's Voice. This is from the second phase of Miller's recording career, equally iconic but a separate pressing from his many other British releases.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10235 Dance
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- AGeorgia on my Mind
- BJersey bounce
Glenn Miller, the celebrated American bandleader of the 1930s–1940s, recorded 'Georgia on My Mind' and 'Jersey Bounce' for HMV (B10235) in the late 1930s. The first is a jazz standard; the second became one of his most famous compositions. HMV pressings of Miller are common.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10235 Orchestra
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- AI'm sitting on top of the world
- BWistful and blue
Glenn Miller's orchestra on Brunswick, performing two popular titles from the swing era.AI summary
Brunswick 82574 Dance
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- AI'm stepping out with a memory tonight
- BDevil mare care
Glenn Miller's orchestra, one of the most popular bands of the big-band era, recorded "I'm Stepping Out with a Memory Tonight" and "Devil Ma'e Care" for His Master's Voice during the 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5617 Dance
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- AIt happened in Hawaii
- BEverything I love
Glenn Miller, the American swing bandleader, on His Master's Voice EA3383 with 'It happened in Hawaii' and 'Everything I love' — an early recording from before his famous 1939–1942 orchestra.AI summary
His Master's Voice EA3383 Orchestra
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- AJohnson rag
- BI want to be happy
Glenn Miller Orchestra on HMV EA2511, performing 'Johnson Rag' and 'I Want to Be Happy'. These are pressings of Miller's American recordings issued under license to HMV in Britain during the 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice EA2511 Dance
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- ALittle Brown Jug(39)
- BDon't sit under the Apple Tree
Glenn Miller's Decca orchestra recorded 'Little Brown Jug' and 'Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree', popular wartime novelties and swing standards; this is an HMV pressing from the early 1940s, during Miller's peak commercial success.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10662 Dance
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- AMelancholy lullaby
- BBlue moonlight
Glenn Miller was one of the most famous and influential bandleaders of the 1930s-40s swing era; this His Master's Voice BD pressing of 'Melancholy Lullaby' and 'Blue Moonlight' represents his recordings on the HMV label in that period.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5822 Dance
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- AMister meadowlark
- BMoonlight serenade
Glenn Miller, the biggest-selling bandleader of the swing era, recorded 'Moonlight Serenade' (his signature tune) and 'Mister Meadowlark' for His Master's Voice. This EA-series pressing represents one of the most popular American orchestras in British pressings.AI summary
His Master's Voice EA3463 Dance
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- AMoon love
- BSold American
Glenn Miller's orchestra, one of the most recorded and popular ensembles of the 1940s, recorded these two sides for His Master's Voice; Moon Love is a sentimental ballad and Sold American is a novelty number.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5854 Orchestra
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- AMoonlight Cocktail
- BPennsylvania 65000
Glenn Miller's orchestra recorded 'Moonlight Cocktail' for Victor, a major American label pressed in Britain during the swing era.AI summary
Victor 420-0046 Dance
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- AMoonlight serenade
- BAmerican patrol
Glenn Miller led the most commercially successful swing band of the 1940s, and 'Moonlight Serenade' was his signature tune; this His Master's Voice UK pressing of two of his classic sides is a standard collector's item.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5942 Jazz
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- AMoonlight serenade
- BAmerican patrol
Glenn Miller and his orchestra, the most commercially successful big band of the 1940s, recorded these two iconic sides for His Master's Voice; 'Moonlight Serenade' became the theme and signature piece of the Miller sound.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5942 Dance
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- AMoonlight Serenade
- BSunrise Serenade
Glenn Miller with Moonlight Serenade and Sunrise Serenade on Regal Zonophone MR3090.AI summary
Regal Zonophone MR3090 Dance
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- AMoonlight serenade
- BSunrise serenade
Glenn Miller's orchestra performs 'Moonlight Serenade' and 'Sunrise Serenade' on the American Bluebird label, two of the bandleader's signature arrangements from his peak years in the early 1940s.AI summary
Bluebird 10214 Orchestra
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- AMy blue heaven
- BOne o'clock jump
Glenn Miller with My Blue Heaven and One O'Clock Jump on Electrola EG7861, a German pressing.AI summary
Electrola EG7861 Dance
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- APeg o' My heart
- BMoonlight Bay
Glenn Miller and his orchestra performing 'Peg o' My Heart' and 'Moonlight Bay' on Brunswick 03807. Miller was a major bandleader and this is a commercially issued studio recording.AI summary
Brunswick 03807 Orchestra
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- ARainbow Rhapsody
- BIt must be jelly
Glenn Miller, the leader of the most commercially successful big-band orchestra of the 1940s, recorded "Rainbow Rhapsody" and "It Must Be Jelly" for His Master's Voice. Miller's orchestra defined the "Miller sound" that became ubiquitous in wartime popular music.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5847 Orchestra
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- ARhapsody in Blue
- BALong the Santa Fe Trail
Glenn Miller's 'Rhapsody in Blue' and 'Along the Santa Fe Trail' on the American Victor label, catalogue 20-1529.AI summary
Victor 20-1529 Dance
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- ASerenade in Blue
- BKalamazoo
Glenn Miller's orchestra performing two of their signature swing hits for His Master's Voice, from the height of the band's fame in the early 1940s. These are among the most iconic and commercially successful big band recordings ever made.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5808 Dance
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- ASerenade in Blue
- BThat's Sabotage
Victor 27935
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- ASerenade in Blue
- BThat's Sabotage
His Master's Voice NE651
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- AShadows on the sand
- BFresh as a daisy
Glenn Miller on His Master's Voice; these light popular titles do not represent his most celebrated big-band orchestra recordings but capture his broader session work in the late 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice MH95 Dance
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- ASleep Song
- BSweet Eloise
His Master's Voice BD5779
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- ASleep Song
- BSweet Eloise
Glenn Miller's orchestra recorded 'Sleep Song' and 'Sweet Eloise' for His Master's Voice; Miller led one of the most popular and well-documented dance bands of the 1930s and 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5779 Dance
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- ASleepy Time Gal
- BI got Rhythm
Glenn Miller, the American bandleader who became a legend of the swing era, recorded 'Sleepy Time Gal' and 'I Got Rhythm' for Columbia Records, catalogue DB3416. Miller's orchestra was one of the most popular of the 1940s. This UK pressing is significant as a document of his international reach, though it may not be his most famous recordings.AI summary
Columbia DB3416 Dance
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- ASleepy Town Train
- BMoon Dreams
Glenn Miller's orchestra recorded 'Sleepy Town Train' and 'Moon Dreams' on V-Disc, the US Armed Forces transcription label used during World War II.AI summary
VDisc 201 Jazz
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- ASt Louis blues
- BJersey bounce
Glenn Miller with St. Louis Blues and Jersey Bounce on Electrola EG7795, a German pressing.AI summary
Electrola EG7795 Dance
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- AStory of a starry night
- BMoonlight sonata
Glenn Miller's orchestra on His Master's Voice with 'Story of a Starry Night' and 'Moonlight Sonata', recordings from the bandleader whose orchestra defined the swing era.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5768 Dance
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- AStory of a starry night
- BMoonlight sonata
Glenn Miller, the American bandleader and composer, recorded 'Story of a Starry Night' and a jazz-influenced 'Moonlight Sonata' for His Master's Voice. Miller's orchestra defined the swing era in the early 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5768 Instrumental
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- AString of pearls
- BBlue rain
Glenn Miller and his orchestra on His Master's Voice BD5927 performing two swing standards from the height of the big-band era.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5927 Dance
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- AThat old black magic
- BAt last
Glenn Miller's famous wartime hit 'That Old Black Magic' and 'At Last', pressed by His Master's Voice under licence from the American Brunswick original. Miller's swing orchestra recordings are among the most collected of all big-band era discs.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5811 Orchestra
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- AWhat's your story morning glory
- BIn the mood
Glenn Miller on His Master's Voice EA2685, the American swing bandleader, with 'What's your story morning glory' and 'In the mood', the latter a signature composition.AI summary
His Master's Voice EA2685 Jazz
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- AWhy couldn't it last, last night
- B(Messner)Lingring on your doorstep
Glenn Miller, the famous American bandleader, performing "Why Couldn't It Last Last Night" and "Lingering on Your Doorstep" on Regal, a British budget outlet for his recordings.AI summary
Regal Zonophone MR3198 Dance
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- AWhy couldn't it last, last night
- B(Messner)Lingring on your doorstep
Regal Zonophone MR3198 Dance