Golden Years: 1938-42

Glenn Miller - Golden Years: 1938-42

Golden Years: 1938-42
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Artist: Glenn Miller
Edition: Music CD
Format: Box set, Import
CD Release Date: 2001-05-28
Music Label: Proper Box UK
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. King Porter Stomp
  2. And The Angels Sing
  3. Moonlight Serenade
  4. The Lady's In Love With You
  5. Wishing (Will Make It So)
  6. Sunrise Serenade
  7. Little Brown Jug
  8. But It Didn't Mean A Thing
  9. Pavane
  10. Runnin' Wild
  11. Stairway To The Stars
  12. Blue Evening
  13. We Can Live On Love (We Haven't Got A Pot To Cook In)
  14. Moon Love
  15. Sliphorn Jive
  16. Oh! You Crazy Moon
  17. Ain't Cha Comin' Out?
  18. Wanna Hat With Cherries
  19. Pagan Love Song
  20. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead
  21. Over The Rainbow
  22. The Man With The Mandolin
  23. Blue Orchids
  24. Glen Island Special
  25. Farewell Blues
Music CD 2
  1. In The Mood
  2. My Isle Of Golden Dreams
  3. My Prayer
  4. Blue Moonlight
  5. Bluebirds In The Moonlight
  6. Indian Summer
  7. Johnson Rag
  8. Careless
  9. It's A Blue World
  10. When You Wish Upon A Star
  11. The Rhumba Jumps
  12. Stardust
  13. Rug Cutter's Swing
  14. The Woodpecker Song
  15. Tuxedo Junction
  16. Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)
  17. Imagination
  18. Shake Down The Stars
  19. Polka Dots And Moon Beams
  20. Say It
  21. April Played The Fiddle
  22. Fools Rush In
  23. Slow Freight
  24. Pennsylvania 6-5000
  25. Bugle Call Rag
Music CD 3
  1. The Nearness Of You
  2. Mister Meadowlark
  3. My Blue Heaven
  4. When The Swallows Come Back To Capristrano
  5. Blueberry Hill
  6. Be Happy
  7. Five O'Clock Whistle
  8. Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar
  9. Make Believe Ballroom Time
  10. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
  11. Along The Santa Fe Trail
  12. Yes, My Darling Daughter
  13. Anvil Chorus, Pts 1 & 2
  14. Frenesl
  15. Ida! Sweet As Apple Cider
  16. Song Of The Volga Boatmen
  17. You Stepped Out Of A Dream
  18. I Dream't I Dwelt In Harlem
  19. Sun Valley Jump
  20. The Spirit Is Willing
  21. Perfidia
  22. It's Always You
  23. Spring Will Be So Sad (When She Comes This Year)
  24. Boulder Bluff
Music CD 4
  1. Chattanooga Choo-Choo
  2. The Booglie Wooglie Piggy
  3. I Know Why (And So Do You)
  4. You And I
  5. Adios
  6. The Kiss Polka
  7. Elmer's Tune
  8. A String Of Pearls
  9. Moonlight Sonata
  10. Slumber Song
  11. (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs Of Dover
  12. Moonlight Cocktail
  13. Skylark
  14. When The Roses Bloom Again
  15. Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)
  16. When Johnny Comes Marching Home
  17. American Patrol
  18. I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo
  19. Serenade In Blue
  20. At Last
  21. Caribbean Clipper
  22. That Old Black Magic
  23. Moonlight Becomes You
  24. Juke Box Saturday Night

Music reviews of Golden Years: 1938-42

Music Review: Excellent sound quality and great selections
Rating: 5 Stars

I've only recently "discovered" that I like Big Band music. We Boomers grew up loving our rock 'n roll and mostly thought of the Glenn Miller Band and others like it as relics of our parents' days in the Depression and World War II. After rap came to the forefront of popular "music", I listened to Classical music exclusively and got very comfortable with the music of Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, and many others.

Through a series of odd coincidences I tuned in several times to an AM radio station here in Colorado Springs that plays a lot of orchestral and band music from the 30's through the early 60's. To my surprise, I found myself listening to all this stuff from Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, and others.

Lo and behold, I was completely captivated by this delightful music. It's so, well, civilized! It's joyous, lovely, whole-hearted American music from a time when we were truly at our best as a nation. Moreover, it's masterfully constructed, and, in this collection, performed as well as I could have hoped for.

The search began for a good GM collection that "had it all", and I spent a lot of time here on Amazon browsing literally dozens of offerings, listening to samples for hours, and reading many fine, informative reviews. I knew that there was a great variance of opinion about the quality of the audio transfers, and not a few people were very upset about the noise of scratches, pops, and thin, "tinny" reproduction along with an overall loss of full fidelity.

This research by a complete neophyte in the subject material led me to the conclusion that I definitely wanted a collection that had the 18 songs I wanted most, including many of those the band is so well known for. This 4-CD set was the only one that had them, except for one much larger set that costs quite a lot. I got mine through MovieMars, one of the Amazon dealers, and everything was perfect.

This set is ideal in every way. It has superb audio quality with none of the distractions that evidently exist in some other collections. Here, the sound envelope is fully reproduced: you can hear the bass viols clearly without any "muddiness"; the reed instruments are sharp and bright without being shrill and tinny; the brass is clear and mellow, but also bold; the vocals are warm and round with the singers' resonance.

Well, that's the recommendation of an admitted newcomer to all this. Don't wait too long to decide on this collection because I've seen that the availabilities and prices for it fluctuate quite a lot.


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Description of Golden Years: 1938-42

UK budget-priced 4 CD compilation for the big band legend. Featuring 98 tracks including all his most popular tunes of the period. Includes 44 page booklet with his story, discography, session details & many rare photos. The CDs are Moonlight Serenade, In The Mood, Blueberry Hill & Chattanooga Choo Choo. Standard jewel cases houdes in a slip-box. 2001 release.

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