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- Date Released: February 4, 2003
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: RCA Bluebird
- Copyright: (P) 2003 BMG
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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.
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Chattanooga Choo Choo
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3:27 |
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| 02. | |
Elmer's Tune
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3:07 |
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| 03. | |
Star Dust
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3:21 |
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| 04. | |
Stairway to the Stars
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2:52 |
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| 05. | |
The Woodpecker Song
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2:33 |
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| 06. | |
Juke Box Saturday Night
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3:04 |
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| 07. | |
Over The Rainbow
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2:29 |
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A String Of Pearls
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3:14 |
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| 09. | |
When You Wish Upon a Star
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2:51 |
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Imagination
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2:48 |
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| 11. | |
Beat Me Daddy Eight to The Bar
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3:02 |
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| 12. | |
Tuxedo Junction
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3:26 |
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| 13. | |
Serenade In Blue
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3:26 |
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Danny Boy
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2:15 |
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A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
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3:39 |
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| 16. | |
Blue Rain
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3:10 |
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| 17. | |
Along The Sante Fe Trail
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3:20 |
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| 18. | |
Give a Little Whistle
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2:29 |
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The Boogie Wooglie Piggy
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3:24 |
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| 20. | |
Moonlight Cocktail
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3:18 |
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20 Total Tracks, 61:15 Total Length
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| 01. | |
In the Mood
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3:36 |
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(I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo
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3:13 |
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| 03. | |
My Blue Heaven
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3:12 |
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| 04. | |
Little Brown Jug
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2:48 |
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| 05. | |
Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (with Anyone Else but Me)
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3:10 |
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The Story of a Starry Night
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3:28 |
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| 07. | |
At Last
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3:03 |
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| 08. | |
Blueberry Hill
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2:51 |
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| 09. | |
Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead
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2:33 |
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American Patrol
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3:15 |
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| 11. | |
Bugle Call Rag
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2:54 |
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| 12. | |
Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)
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2:31 |
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The Nearness of You
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3:11 |
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Blue Orchids
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2:52 |
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Pennsylvania 6-5000
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3:12 |
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Song of the Volga Boatmen
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3:22 |
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Moon Love
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2:51 |
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| 18. | |
I'll Never Smile Again
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2:33 |
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Rhapsody In Blue
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3:02 |
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Moonlight Serenade
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3:24 |
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20 Total Tracks, 61:01 Total Length
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