Glenn.Miller--Platinum.Glenn.Miller-2CD-(2003)-diss

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170,46 MB

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2004-02-11

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        artist: Glenn Miller
         title: Platinum Glenn Miller
          date: 2003
         label: Bluebird
         genre: Jazz (Swing)
     rls. date: Feb/2004
        tracks: 40
       bitrate: 192kbps
          size: 170,4 MB

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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 his 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 the war era's number one bandleader. With 40 tracks spread over 
   two CD's, 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

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      CD1

      01-Chattanooga Choo Choo                                  [03:29]
      02-Elmer's Tune                                           [03:09]
      03-Star Dust                                              [03:23]
      04-Stairway To The Stars                                  [02:53]
      05-The Woodpecker Song                                    [02:35]
      06-Juke Box Saturday Night                                [03:06]
      07-Over The Rainbow                                       [02:30]
      08-A String Of Pearls                                     [03:15]
      09-When You Wish Upon A Star                              [02:53]
      10-Imagination                                            [02:50]
      11-Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar                        [03:04]
      12-Tuxedo Junction                                        [03:28]
      13-Serenade In Blue                                       [03:28]
      14-Danny Boy                                              [02:16]
      15-A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square                  [03:42]
      16-Blue Rain                                              [03:12]
      17-Along The Santa Fe Trail                               [03:22]
      18-Give A Little Whistle                                  [02:31]
      19-The Boogie Woogie Piggy                                [03:25]
      20-Moonlight Cocktail                                     [03:17]

      CD2

      01-In The Mood                                            [03:38]
      02-(I've Got A Gal In) Kalamazoo                          [03:16]
      03-My Blue Heaven                                         [03:14]
      04-Little Brown Jug                                       [02:51]
      05-Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree                         [03:12]
         (With Anyone Else But Me)
      06-The Story Of A Starry Night                            [03:31]
      07-At Last                                                [03:06]
      08-Blueberry Hill                                         [02:54]
      09-Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead                           [02:35]
      10-American Patrol                                        [03:19]
      11-Bugle Call Rag                                         [02:57]
      12-Fools Rush In                                          [02:34]
      13-The Nearness Of You                                    [03:14]
      14-Blue Orchids                                           [02:55]
      15-Pennsylvania 6-5000                                    [03:15]
      16-Song Of The Volga Boatmen                              [03:26]
      17-Moon Love                                              [02:54]
      18-I'll Never Smile Again                                 [02:36]
      19-Rhapsody In Blue                                       [03:04]
      20-Moonlight Serenade                                     [03:23]
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