Glenn Miller discography explained

Between 1938 and 1944, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra released 266 singles on the monaural ten-inch shellac 78 rpm format. Their studio output comprised a variety of musical styles inside of the Swing genre, including ballads, band chants, dance instrumentals, novelty tracks, songs adapted from motion pictures, and, as the Second World War approached, patriotic music.

Non-instrumental songs featured Miller's various vocalists, generally Ray Eberle or Marion Hutton before 1940, with Tex Beneke, vocal group The Modernaires, and Skip Nelson all making studio vocal appearances after the turn of the decade. Beginning with An Album of Outstanding Arrangements in 1945, this collection has been repackaged into various album formats over time with release on 78 rpm, 10 and 12 inch LP, 7 inch 45 rpm, compact cassette, 8-track, compact disc (CD), and digital formats.

Before his popularity, in the late 1920s, Miller played or wrote arrangements for many hot jazz groups, including a stint as a trombonist-arranger for Red Nichols’ famed Five Pennies recordings.

Charted singles and selected discography, 1938–1942

Chart is sorted by order of individual song debut date.

Year	Single <	---Capitalization and characters included in titles reproduce exactly as seen on label on original 78rpm Bluebird and Victor pressings.--->	Peak chart position	Total weeks charted	Background
		U.S.[1] [2]
1938	"My Reverie"	11	3
1939	"Moonlight Serenade"	3	15
	"Sunrise Serenade"	7	11
	"Wishing (Will Make It So)"	1	14
	"The Lady's In Love With You"	2	12
	"My Last Goodbye"	13	2
	"Runnin' Wild"	12	1
	"Stairway To The Stars"	1	13
	"Little Brown Jug"	10	7
	"Moon Love"	1	16
	"Cinderella (Stay In My Arms)"	16	2
	"Back To Back"	8	5
	"Ain't Cha Comin' Out?"	8	2
	"Over The Rainbow"	1	15
	"Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead"	17	2
	"The Little Man Who Wasn't There"	7	11
	"The Man With The Mandolin"	1	10
	"Blue Orchids"	1	12
	"My Isle Of Golden Dreams"	15	1
	"In The Mood"	1	28
	"Melancholy Lullaby"	15	3
	"My Prayer"	3	7
	"Speaking Of Heaven"	8	7
	"(Why Couldn't It Last) Last Night"	7	3
	"Bluebirds In The Moonlight (Silly Idea)"	9	2
1940	"Vagabond Dreams"	16	1
	"This Changing World"	8	6
	"Careless"	2	11
	"Indian Summer"	8	10
	"Faithful Forever"	5	3
	"The Gaucho Serenade"	7	2
	"Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)"	17	2
	"Ooh	What You Said"	13	6
	"Tuxedo Junction"	1	17
	"In An Old Dutch Garden (By An Old Dutch Mill)"	8	2
	"It's A Blue World"	14	4
	"When You Wish Upon A Star"	2	7
	"Say "Si Si" (Para Vigo Me Voy)"	14	4
	"Starlit Hour"	10	1
	"The Woodpecker Song"	1	14
	"The Sky Fell Down"	16	2
	"Boog It"	7	5
	"Alice Blue Gown"	18	2
	"I'm Stepping Out With A Memory Tonight"	7	6
	"Say It"	7	4
	"Imagination"	2	8
	"Slow Freight"	9	3
	"Hear My Song, Violetta"	9	8
	"Shake Down The Stars"	10	1
	"Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear To Tread)"	3	7
	"Pennsylvania Six-Five Thousand"	5	6
	"Devil May Care"	16	2
	"The Nearness Of You"	5	8
	"Sierra Sue"	17	1
	"Blueberry Hill"	2	14
	"I'll Never Smile Again"	17	1
	"When the Swallows Come Back To Capistrano"	10	1
	"Crosstown"	9	1
	"Our Love Affair"	8	2
	"The Call Of The Canyon"	10	1
	"Beat Me Daddy, Eight To A Bar"	15	1
	"A Handful Of Stars"	10	2
	"A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square"	2	6
1941	"Anvil Chorus, Part One / Anvil Chorus, Part Two"	3	10
	"Five O'Clock Whistle"	6	2
	"Along The Santa Fe Trail"	7	4
	"Frenesi"	18	2
	"Song Of The Volga Boatmen"	1	8
	"I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem"	3	4
	"Perfidia"	13	4
	"Boulder Buff"	19	2
	"The Booglie Wooglie Piggy"	7	5
	"Adios"	17	4
	"You And I"	4	6
	"The Cowboy Serenade"	17	2
	"Chattanooga Choo Choo"	1	23
	"Elmer's Tune"	1	15
	"It Happened In Sun Valley"	20	1
	"I Know Why"	19	1
	"I'm Thrilled"	20	1
	"Jingle Bells"	5	2
1942	"(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover"	6	7
	"A String Of Pearls"	1	18
	"Ev'rything I Love"	7	4
	"This Is No Laughing Matter"	17	1
	"Moonlight Cocktail"	1	10
	"Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me)"	2	13
	"Skylark"	7	11
	"The Story Of A Starry Night"	19	1
	"Always In My Heart"	10	1
	"American Patrol"	19	1
	"(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo"	1	18
	"Sweet Eloise"	14	8
	"Serenade in Blue"	2	15
	"At Last"	14	8
	"Juke Box Saturday Night"	7	8
	"Moonlight Becomes You"	5	8
	"Dearly Beloved"	5	4
1943	"Moonlight Mood"	16	2
	"That Old Black Magic"	1	14
	"Rhapsody In Blue"	15	6
	"Blue Rain" (re-issue)	9	3
1944	"It Must Be Jelly ('Cause Jam Don't Shake Like That)"	12	8
	"Sunrise Serenade" (re-issue)	18	1
	"A String of Pearls" (re-issue)	18	1
	"Here We Go Again"	20	1
1948	"Adios" (re-issue)	20	1

Other discographical highlights, radio format

• "Sold American" – written by Glenn Miller and Chummy MacGregor, was first recorded on May 23, 1938, as part of the first session for the new, reformed Glenn Miller Orchestra on Brunswick.^[3] When Miller signed with Victor he recorded "Sold American" again on June 27, 1939.^[4]
• "The Rhumba Jumps!" – Vocal by Marion Hutton and Tex Beneke.
• "Sometime" – vocal by Ray Eberle, composed by Glenn Miller and Chummy MacGregor in 1939, the song was only performed for radio broadcast; published in 1940 with lyrics credited to Mitchell Parish
• "Long Tall Mama" – written by Billy May under his first wife's name, "Arletta May".
• "Measure for Measure" – written by Billy May, recording exists from Sun Valley Serenade sound-on-film sessions.
• "Daisy Mae" – written by Billy May with Hal McIntyre
• "Gabby Goose" – written by Billy May
• "Swinging at the Seance" - composed by Edward Stone, whose real name was Abie Steinfeld. The song was covered by The Moon-Rays in 2008, and the Deep River Boys in 2009.
• "Yesterthoughts" – vocal by Ray Eberle.
• "Flagwaver" - written by Jerry Gray.
• "A Love Song Hasn't Been Sung" - written by Jerry Gray, Bill Conway, and Harold Dickinson.
• "Are You Rusty, Gate?" – written by Jerry Gray.
• "Introduction to a Waltz" – instrumental composed by Glenn Miller, Jerry Gray, and Hal Dickinson and performed for radio broadcast only.^[5]
• "The Man in the Moon" – Vocal by Ray Eberle. Written by Jerry Gray, Jerry Lawrence, and John Benson Brooks and recorded on September 3, 1941.^[6]
• "Solid as a Stonewall, Jackson" – written by Chummy MacGregor and Jerry Gray
• "Stardust" by Hoagy Carmicheal and Mitchell Parish. Recorded January 29, 1940 for Bluebird.^[7]
• "Delilah" – Vocal by Tex Beneke and the Modernaires.
• "Sentimental Me" – Vocal by Dorothy Claire.^[8]
• "Ida! Sweet As Apple Cider" – Vocal by Tex Beneke; Recorded January 17, 1941. Written by Eddie Leonard. Two recordings exist, one a test pressing. Arranged by Billy May.^[9]
• "Down for the Count" - written by Bill Finegan, performed over broadcast.
• "Conversation Piece" - written by Bill Finegan, performed over broadcast.
• "Tiger Rag" – composed by Nick LaRocca.^[10]
• "Slumber Song" – written by Chummy MacGregor and Saul Tepper.^[11] It was used as Glenn Miller's theme song in 1941 when contractual problems with ASCAP^[12] forbade him from using "Moonlight Serenade".^[13]
• "The Spirit is Willing" – written by Jerry Gray. Recorded for the soundtrack, but not used for Sun Valley Serenade. Audio still survives and has been reissued several times.^[14] Issued on 78 as Bluebird B-11135-A.
• "Helpless" – written by Glenn Miller Orchestra; guitarist and vocalist Jack Lathrop
• "Long Time No See, Baby" – Vocal by Marion Hutton – Jack Lathrop & Sunny Skylar (w&m)
• "Keep 'Em Flying" – written by Jerry Gray. Glenn Miller changed the song title from "That's Where I Came In" to "Keep 'Em Flying". Recorded December 8, 1941.
• "Oh! So Good" – written by Jerry Gray
• "Soldier, Let Me Read Your Letter" – arranged by arranger/trumpeter Billy May; written by Sidney Lippman, Pvt. Pat Fallon and Pvt. Tim Pasma
• "I Got Rhythm" – Billy May, arranger; January 1, 1942 broadcast ^[15]
• "Boom Shot" – composed by Glenn Miller and Billy May (under his wife's name Arletta May) for Orchestra Wives and arranged by George Williams.
• "Blues in the Night" — December 18, 1941 broadcast.
• "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" — Recorded February 18, 1942.
• "Rainbow Rhapsody" — Recorded July 16, 1942.
• "Make Believe" — September 9, 1942 broadcast.
• "Lullaby of the Rain" — Recorded May 20, 1942.

Harry Warren and Mack Gordon songs for Sun Valley Serenade and Orchestra Wives:Harry Warren and Mack Gordon were songwriters under contract with Twentieth Century Fox from 1940 to 1943.^[16] During that time period they composed the songs for Miller's movies for Fox.

• "The Kiss Polka", used in Sun Valley Serenade^[17] and also appeared as a Bluebird 78.^[18]
• "The World is Waiting to Waltz Again" – vocal by John Payne, cut out of the release print of Sun Valley Serenade.
• "People Like You and Me" – Vocals by Marion Hutton, Tex Beneke, Ray Eberle, and the Modernaires in Orchestra Wives. Not recorded commercially or performed for broadcast.
• "That's Sabotage" – vocal by Marion Hutton. Cut out of the release print of Orchestra Wives supposedly by pressure from the United States government about how the war effort was being presented in the song.^[19] The 35mm audio survives and has been released many times.^{[20] [21]} Also recorded with Marion Hutton for RCA Victor.^[22]

Radio format:
In sharing air time with the Andrews Sisters for the early Chesterfield Shows, the Miller band had nine minutes to present its music. Miller instituted medleys of Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue into the band's broadcasts to enable it to play as much as possible.^[23] This medley tradition continued into both later programs and the I Sustain The Wings radio broadcasts of the Major Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra (March 20, 1943 to January 15, 1946).

Sample Glenn Miller medley, June 19, 1940, Cincinnati, Ohio, Chesterfield show with a Jerry Gray arrangement of all tracks:

Old – "The Touch of Your Hand" (Generally an older song)

New – "Basket Weaver Man" (A way to introduce a new song, written by Joe McCarthy and Walter Donaldson)

Borrowed – "The Waltz You Saved For Me" (Themes or songs made famous by other bands/bandleaders; Borrowed from bandleader Wayne King, written by King, Gus Kahn and Emil Flindt)

Blue – "Blue Danube" ("Blue" in title, written by Johann Strauss Jr., 1867)^[24]

Recordings as sideman, arranger, and leader: 1926–1938

The first authenticated recordings made by Glenn Miller were in 1926. In the fall of 1926, Earl Baker, a cornetist, made recordings on cylinders using the Edison Standard Phonograph recording device, making the first recordings of Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, and Fud Livingston. Miller and Goodman were both in the Ben Pollack and his Californians band at that time. The Ben Pollack band was in Chicago, Illinois, to make studio recordings for Victor. The Baker cylinders are available on the album "The Legendary Earl Baker Cylinders", released by the Jazz Archives record label as JA43 in 1979. The songs performed included "Sleepy Time Gal", "Sister Kate", "After I Say I'm Sorry", and "Sobbin' Blues".^[25]

• "When I First Met Mary" – recorded on December 9, 1926, in Chicago as part of Ben Pollack and his Californians which featured Benny Goodman on clarinet. The recording was released as Victor 20394.
• "He's the Last Word" – recorded on December 12, 1926, with Ben Pollack and featuring a solo by Benny Goodman
• "Room 1411 (Goin' to Town)" – Miller's first known composition, written with Benny Goodman in 1928 and recorded with Miller's peers was released on 78 as Brunswick 4013.
• "Solo Hop" – composed by Glenn Miller in 1935 when he began recording under his own name which features a trumpet solo by Bunny Berigan. The record reached number seven on the Billboard singles chart in 1935 becoming Miller's first hit record.
• "Dese Dem Dose" – with the Dorsey Brothers and Ray Noble.
• "When Icky Morgan Plays the Organ" – recorded with the Clark Randall Orchestra in 1935. Clark Randall was the pseudonym of Frank Tennille, the father of Toni Tennille of the Captain and Tennille. Most of the band members in the Clark Randall Orchestra were part of the Bob Crosby Orchestra.
• "Annie's Cousin Fanny" – with the Dorsey Brothers in 1934, vocal by Kay Weber and orchestra. This song was covered by Dick Pierce, Russ Carlton and his Orchestra, Marshall Royal and Maxwell Davis on the album Studio Cuts which includes two takes of the song and in 2000 by Mora's Modern Rhythmists Dance Orchestra, a ten-piece ensemble that plays jazz and swing from the 1920s and 1930s. The record was banned by radio stations in 1934 because of suggestive lyrics relying on double entendre.^[26]
• "Every Day's a Holiday" was a 1938 Brunswick 78 single by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra that reached number 17 on Billboard, staying on the charts for one week. This was Glenn Miller's second hit record before he switched to the Bluebird label.
• "Doin' the Jive"
• "Community Swing"

Pre-1938 charted recordings

Year	Single	Group	Role			Peak chart position	Total weeks charted
			Sideman	Arranger	Leader	US
1928	"Sweet Sue – Just You"	Ben Pollack and His Californians				3	7
1929	"Sally Of My Dreams"	Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra				17	2
	"Let's Do It "					9	4
	"Yellow Dog Blues"	Ben's Bad Boys				20	1
	"Indiana"	Red Nichols and His Five Pennies				19	1
1930	"Strike Up the Band"	Red Nichols and His "Strike Up The Band" Orchestra				7	7
	"I Want to Be Happy"	Red Nichols and His Five Pennies				19	1
	"China Boy"					18	1
	"Embraceable You"					3	9
	"It Had to Be You"					19	1
	"I Got Rhythm"					5	8
	"Fine and Dandy"	The Travelers				18	1
1931	"He's Not Worth Your Tears"	Benny Goodman and His Orchestra				20	1
	"Blue Again"	Red Nichols and His Five Pennies				10	6
	"Walkin' My Baby Back Home"	The Charleston Chasers				15	4
	"Corrine Corrina"	Red Nichols and His Five Pennies				18	1
	"Basin Street Blues"	The Charleston Chasers				14	5
	"Say A Little Prayer For Me"	Smith Ballew and His Orchestra				15	2
	"You Rascal You"	Red Nichols and His Five Pennies				17	1
	"Little Girl"	Joe Venuti and His Orchestra				4	6
	"Fan It"	Red Nichols and His Five Pennies				20	1
	"What Is It?"	Smith Ballew and His Orchestra				17	2
	"Time on My Hands "					6	6
	"You Call It Madness "					12	4
	"Ooh That Kiss"	Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra				18	1
1932	"Was That the Human Thing to Do?"					7	4
1934	"You Oughta Be in Pictures "					17	1
	"Lost In A Fog"	Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra				15	2
	"I'm Getting Sentimental Over You"					20	1
	"What A Diff'rence A Day Made"					5	7
	"You're The Top"					17	2
	"It's Dark On Observatory Hill"					16	3
	"If It's Love"					18	1
1935	"Clouds"	Ray Noble and His Orchestra				5	9
	"It's Bad For Me"					15	2
	"Flowers for Madame"					11	9
	"Lullaby of Broadway"	Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra				①	11
	"Paris in Spring"	Ray Noble and His Orchestra				①	11
	"Let's Swing It"					①	7
	"Solo Hop"	Glenn Miller and His Orchestra				7	5
	"Chinatown, My Chinatown"	Ray Noble and His Orchestra				14	2
	"Top Hat"					4	6
	"Double Trouble"					12	10
	"Mad About The Boy"					19	1
	"The Piccolino"					14	2
	"Where Am I "					16	4
1936	"Dinner For One Please, James"					7	10
"I Built A Dream One Day"					19	1
"A Beautiful Lady In Blue"					13	3
"It's Great To Be In Love"					20	1
"The Touch of Your Lips"					12	4
"When I'm With You"					15	4
"But Definitely"					20	1
"Thru' The Courtesy of Love"	Ben Pollack and His Orchestra				19	1
"I've Got You Under My Skin"	Ray Noble and His Orchestra				3	13
"Easy To Love"					7	9
1937		"I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm"				3	9
1938	"Every Day's A Holiday"	Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (Brunswick Records predecessor band)				17	1

Army Air Force Band (Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra) and V-Discs: 1943–1944

Navy V-Discs featured different color schemes than standard V-Discs.

Year released	V-Disc type	No.	Songs	Group	width-"250" rowspan="2" class="unsortable"	Background
					1943	V-Disc	12	"At Last" / "Moonlight Mood"	Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
39	"Moonlight Serenade" / "My Melancholy Baby"
65	Spoken Introduction "Stardust" / "St. Louis Blues March"	Captain Glenn Miller and the Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra
1944	V-Disc	91	"Stormy Weather" / "Buckle Down, Winsocki", "El Capitan"	Captain Glenn Miller and the Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra
	V-Disc	123	"Going Home", "Honeysuckle Rose", I Sustain the Wings (uncredited)→ "My Blue Heaven" / "In the Mood"	Captain Glenn Miller and the Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra / Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
	V-Disc	144	"The Squadron Song", "Tail End Charlie" / "Don't Be That Way", "Blue Champagne"	Captain Glenn Miller and the Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra
	V-Disc	183	"Embraceable You", "G.I. Jive" / "Sophisticated Lady", "Azure"	Captain Glenn Miller and the Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra / Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
	V-Disc	201	"Moon Dreams" / "Sleepy Town Train"	Captain Glenn Miller and the Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra / Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
	V-Disc	223	"Everybody Loves My Baby (But My Baby Don't Love Me)", "Stompin' at the Savoy" / "Stealin' Apples"	Captain Glenn Miller and the Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra
	Navy V-Disc	3
	V-Disc	242	"A Fellow On A Furlough", "Guns In The Sky" / "Poinciana"	Captain Glenn Miller and the Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra
	Navy V-Disc	22
	V-Disc	281	"Chattanooga Choo Choo", "Sun Valley Jump" / "It Had to Be You", "Special Delivery Stomp"	Captain Glenn Miller and the Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra / Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five
	Navy V-Disc	61
	V-Disc	302	"These Foolish Things Remind Me of You", "Hallelujah" / "In the Gloaming", "Deep Purple"	Benny Goodman and His V-Disc All-Star Band // and His V-Disc Quartette / Major Glenn Miller and the Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra
	Navy V-Disc	82
	V-Disc	334	"My Buddy", "Farewell Blues" / "Theme", "Lover"	Major Glenn Miller and the Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra / David Rose and His Orchestra
1945	V-Disc	352	"(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings", "Singin' in the Rain" / "Missouri Waltz", "Alice Blue Gown"	Guy Lombardo and His Orchestra / Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
	V-Disc	381	"I've Got A Heart Filled With Love For You Dear" / "Sleigh Ride in July", "I Can't Tell Why I Love You But I Do"	Major Glenn Miller and the Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra / Dinah Shore
	V-Disc	421	"Holiday for Strings" / "Sleepy Lagoon", "Hora Staccato"	Major Glenn Miller and the Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra / Paul Baron and His Orchestra
	V-Disc	466	"Bye Bye Blues", "Wang Wang Blues" / "Too Marvelous for Words"	Major Glenn Miller and the Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra / Harry James and His Orchestra
	Navy V-Disc	246
	V-Disc	482	"I Can't Give You Anything But Love Baby", "Little Brown Jug" / "I Can't Get Started", "Keep the Home Fires Burning"	Major Glenn Miller and the Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra / Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra
	V-Disc	504	"The Army Air Corps Song", "I Hear You Screaming" / "A Kiss Goodnight", "Northwest Passage"	Major Glenn Miller and the Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra / Woody Herman and His Orchestra
	Navy V-Disc	264
	V-Disc	522	"St. Louis Blues" / "Dinah"	Captain Glenn Miller and the Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra / Sam Donahue And The Navy Dance Band
	V-Disc	533	"Songs My Mother Taught Me" / "Peggy, The Pin Up Girl", "My Melancholy Baby"	Major Glenn Miller and the Army Air Forces Training Command Orchestra / Sam Donahue And The Navy Dance Band
1946	V-Disc	587	"Why Dream", "Passage Interdit" / "Beale Street Blues"	Major Glenn Miller's Army Air Forces Overseas Orchestra / Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra
	V-Disc	601	"Symphony"/ "I Got Rhythm"	Major Glenn Miller's AAF Overseas Orchestra / The Benny Goodman Sextet
1948	V-Disc	842	"Indian Love Call", "Ramblin' Rose" / "In the Mood", "University Of Minnesota March"	Tony Pastor with All-Star Band / Glenn Miller and Overseas Band, Bert Hirsch and V-Disc Band

Unreleased V-Discs and addendum

Other popular tracks, not recorded for or unreleased as V-Discs were:

• "7-0-5" or "Seven-O-Five" – written by Glenn Miller. While recorded for V-Disc, it went unreleased.
• "Passage Interdit" - written by Jerry Gray. Released as V-Disc 587A in February, 1946.
• "Snafu Jump" – written by Jerry Gray
• "Long Ago (And Far Away)" vocal Johnny Desmond / Norman Leyden, arranger March 25, 1944, broadcast^[27]
• "People Will Say We're In Love" vocal Johnny Desmond / Norman Leyden, arranger
• "Flying Home", written by Benny Goodman, Eddie DeLange, and Lionel Hampton; arranged by Steve Steck; April 8, 1944, broadcast^[27]
• "Mission to Moscow" - Mel Powell, composer and arranger

Songs that were in the civilian band and Army Air Force band libraries include:^[28]

• "Jeep Jockey Jump" – written by Jerry Gray and one broadcast of the song was done by the civilian band.^[29]
• "It Must Be Jelly ('Cause Jam Don't Shake Like That)" – music written by Chummy MacGregor and George Williams and lyrics by Sunny Skylar.^[30] George Williams, arranger /Mar. 11, 1944 Chant by the band.^[27] This version is from the Army Air Force band. The civilian band played the same arrangement that was performed at least twice, available on a Victor 78 recording, Vi-20-1546-A, recorded July 15, 1942 ^[31] or also taken from a radio remote broadcast from September 15, 1942, in Boston, Massachusetts ^[32] and later re-released by RCA Victor on LPT 6700.^{[33] [34]} According to the tsort.com website, the 78 single, Victor 20–1546, reached number twelve on the Billboard charts in January, 1944, where it stayed for eight weeks on the chart.^[35] Moreover, the record was a crossover hit, reaching number two on the Billboard 'Harlem' Hit Parade Chart on February 19, 1944, the then equivalent of the later R&B chart, and number sixteen on the Billboard Juke Box Chart. Harry James, Johnny Long, and Frankie Ford also recorded versions. Woody Herman recorded a version that was also released as a V-Disc, No. 320B, in November, 1944.
• "Sun Valley Jump" – written by Jerry Gray. Released as a V-Disc, No. 281A, in October 1944 by Glenn Miller and the AAFTC Orchestra.
• "Rhapsody in Blue" – written by George Gershwin. The civilian band version has Bobby Hackett solo in the middle.^[36] "Rhapsody in Blue" from the civilian band is not the entire work, but rather a section of the work arranged to fit on a 10" 78 rpm record. It was released as Victor 20-1529-A.^[36]
• "Blue Rain" – written by Johnny Mercer and Jimmy Van Heusen,^[37] Civilian band-arrangement with Ray Eberle vocal, unknown arranger. Army Air Force band: arrangement with strings, no vocal.
• "Are You Jumpin' Jack?" – written by Bill Finegan. First civilian band version, December 21, 1940, for a remote broadcast on NBC.^[38]
• " Enlisted Men's Mess" – written by Jerry Gray. In the civilian band's library but not performed or recorded.^[39] Performed by the Army Air Forces Training Command Band and broadcast on the I Sustain the Wings radio program, May 5, 1944.

Songs that were prepared for but went unreleased on V-Disc include:

• "Stardust" (breakdown)
• "(The End Of A) Perfect Day"
• "Blue Room"
• "Holiday for Strings", in two parts
• "Here We Go Again"
• "In An Eighteenth Century Drawing Room"
• "The Old Refrain"
• "Song Of The Volga Boatmen"
• "Moonlight Serenade" (AAF arrangement)

A disc released in 2010 is called "The Final - His Last Recordings"^[40] and collects Miller's last known recorded performances (November, 1944) plus bonus spoken bits for the radio program "Music for the Wehrmacht", starring Major Miller with German speaker Ilse Weinberger. The album also contains a September 1944 interview and - as final track - the BBC radio announcement of Miller's disappearance.

Album discography, 1928–1944

---Thousands of Miller albums exist, most compilations from his studio recordings. Here please include only official album releases: Bluebird / Victor / RCA Victor / RCA Camden / RCA / Sony BMG / Sony Legacy. Please do not include small label releases, with the only exceptions being certificated and/or charted albums. --->	Year	Album	Original release format(s)	data-sort-type= alphabetical	Peak chart position	Total weeks charted	data-sort-type= alphabetical	Sales certifications
1943	Red Nichols Jazz Classics, Vol. One (Five Pennies compilation)	78 rpm shellac	–	–	–
	Chicago Jazz Classics (Benny Goodman's Boys compilation)
1944	Up Swing		data-sort-value="g" style="text-align:center;"	4	3	–
1945	Glenn Miller and His Orchestra		data-sort-value="a" style="text-align:center;"	①16	130	data-sort-value="b" style="text-align:center;"	RIAA: Gold
1947	Glenn Miller Masterpieces, Volume II		data-sort-value="c" style="text-align:center;"	①6	32	–
1949	Starlight Serenades		data-sort-value="h" style="text-align:center;"	5	10
1951	Glenn Miller Concert, Vol. One	33⅓ rpm vinyl 45 rpm vinyl	data-sort-value="d" style="text-align:center;"	2	27
Glenn Miller Concert, Vol. Two	data-sort-value="i" style="text-align:center;"		6	8
Glenn Miller Concert, Vol. Three	–		–	–
This Is Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
This Is Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, Vol. Two
1953	Limited Edition		data-sort-value="e" style="text-align:center;"	3	3	–
	Glenn Miller Plays Selections From the Film "The Glenn Miller Story"		data-sort-value="b" style="text-align:center;"	①11	78	data-sort-value="c" style="text-align:center;"	RIAA: Gold
1954	Juke Box Saturday Night		–	–	–
Sun Valley Serenade
Orchestra Wives
Limited Edition, Vol. Two	data-sort-value="f" style="text-align:center;"		4	16	–
Sunrise Serenade	–		–	–
1955	Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band
1956	Second Pressing (Repressing of Limited Edition)
	The Sound of Glenn Miller
	This Is Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (Expanded version of 1951 LP)
	Glenn Miller Plays Selections From the Film "The Glenn Miller Story" And Other Hits (Expanded version of 1954 LP)
	Glenn Miller Concert (Combination of Volume One and Three of earlier "Concert" series)	33⅓ rpm vinyl
1957	Marvelous Miller Moods (Glenn Miller and the Army Air Force Band)		data-sort-value="i" style="text-align:center;"	16	6	–
1958	Marvelous Miller Medleys		–	–	–
	The Glenn Miller Carnegie Hall Concert		data-sort-value="j" style="text-align:center;"	19	3	–
	Original Film Soundtracks		–	–	–
1959	For the Very First Time
1960	Yesterday – The Authentic Sound of Glenn Miller
1963	On the Air – Volume One	33⅓ rpm vinyl compact cassette
	On the Air – Volume Two
	On the Air – Volume Three
	The Great Glenn Miller and His Orchestra	33⅓ rpm vinyl compact cassette 8-track cartridge
1964	The Original Recordings By Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
1966	The Best of Glenn Miller, Volume Two
	Blue Moonlight
1967	The Nearness of You
	The Chesterfield Broadcasts, Volume 1
1968	The Chesterfield Broadcasts, Volume 2
	The One and Only Glenn Miller
	The Unforgettable Glenn Miller		–	–	data-sort-value="a" style="text-align:center;"	RIAA: Platinum
1969	The Best of Glenn Miller, Vol. III		–	–	–
1970	A Memorial: 1944-1969		–	–	data-sort-value="d" style="text-align:center;"	RIAA: Gold
1972	Sunrise Serenade		–	–	–
	The Original Big Band Hits, Vol. 1
	The Original Big Band Hits, Vol. 2
1973	String of Pearls
1974	A Legendary Performer		data-sort-value="k" style="text-align:center;"	115	9	–
	Golden Hour of Glenn Miller		–	–	data-sort-value="h" style="text-align:center;"	BPI Silver
	His Original Recordings of Greatest Hits				data-sort-value="f" style="text-align:center;"	BVMI Gold
1975	Pure Gold				RIAA: Gold
1975-80	The Complete Glenn Miller (LP releases)		–	–	–
1976	Collection		–	–	data-sort-value="g" style="text-align:center;"	BPI Gold
1977	The Unforgettable Glenn Miller		–	–	–
1989	The Popular Recordings (1938-1942)	compact cassette compact disc
1991	The Complete Glenn Miller (13x CD set)
1993	The Ultimate Glenn Miller
The Essential Glenn Miller	compact disc digital		–	–	–
1996	Greatest Hits (RCA Victor imprint)	compact cassette compact disc
1996	The Lost Recordings	–				–	data-sort-value="e" style="text-align:center;"	BMG Music BPI: Gold
	1996	Secret Broadcasts (RCA Victor)				compact disc
1999	Candlelight Miller	compact disc
	The Fabulous Glenn Miller
2003	Platinum Glenn Miller	compact disc digital
2004	Centennial Collection
2005	The Essential Glenn Miller (Reissue)
2008	The Best of Glenn Miller 1938–1942 (RCA Original Masters series)

Bibliography

• Polic, Edward F. (1990). The Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band. The Scarecrow Press, Inc.; Sustineo Alas/I Sustain the Wings edition (June 1, 1990)
• Book: Firestone, Ross . Swing, Swing, Swing: The Life and Times of Benny Goodman . 1998 . W.W. Norton . 978-0-393-31168-6 .
• Book: Flower, John . Moonlight Serenade: A Bio-discography of the Glenn Miller Civilian Band . 1972 . Arlington House . 0-87000-161-2 .
• Book: Simon, George Thomas . Glenn Miller and His Orchestra . George T. Simon . 1980 . Da Capo paperback . New York . 0-306-80129-9 .
• Miller, Glenn (1943). Glenn Miller's Method for Orchestral Arranging. New York: Mutual Music Society. ASIN: B0007DMEDQ
• Miller, Glenn (1927). Glenn Miller's 125 Jazz Breaks For Trombone. Chicago: Melrose Brothers Music Company.
• Miller, Glenn (1939). Feist All-Star Series of Modern Rhythm Choruses Arranged By Glenn Miller For Trombone. New York: Leo J. Feist, Inc.
• Grudens, Richard (2004). Chattanooga Choo Choo: The Life and Times of the World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra. Stony Brook, NY: Celebrity Profiles, 2004.
• Sears, Richard S. (1980). V-Discs: A History and Discography. Greenwood Press; illustrated edition (December 23, 1980)

Notes and References

1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Pop Memories, The History of American Popular Music 1900-1940 . 2015.
2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Pop Hits, Singles and Albums 1940-1954 . 2002.
3. Flower 14
4. Flower 72–73
5. The song was recorded by the Jack Million Band on the album In the Mood for Glenn Miller, Volume 1.
6. An unreleased instrumental version was recorded for the Orchestra Wives soundtrack and never used in the release print. See the 1994 compact disc "Glenn Miller in Stereo" and its accompanying liner notes.
7. Flower 124
8. Flower 266, 272, 276
9. Flower 270
10. Originally recorded by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band in 1917 in New York, it became a jazz standard and one of the most covered jazz songs of the twentieth century.
11. Flower 379
12. Web site: The Rise and Fall of Popular Music . Donaldclarkemusicbox.com . 2017-07-27 . 2019-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190422064953/http://donaldclarkemusicbox.com/rise-and-fall/detail.php?c=12 . live .
13. Simon 243
14. Flower 292
15. Flower, 398
16. Web site: Harry Warren. Archive.is. 2017-07-27. bot: unknown. https://archive.today/20130126115836/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/Harry_Warren/191540. 2013-01-26.
17. Flower 290, 291
18. Flower 335
19. Book: Chattanooga Choo Choo: The Life and Times of the World Famous Glenn Miller ... . Richard Grudens . 2004 . 143 . 9781575792774 . 2017-07-27.
20. Web site: Dargis . Manohla . Movie Reviews . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020103449/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/127021/LIFE-Goes-to-War/overview . dead . 2012-10-20 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2012 . 2017-07-27.
21. Flower 430
22. Flower 455
23. Simon 199
24. Flower 184
25. Web site: Eduard Voelker . Glenn Miller's Bands . Members.kabsi.at . 1938-01-01 . 2012-01-07 . 2012-02-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120216110010/http://members.kabsi.at/specials/miller/bands.htm . live .
26. Web site: M O R A' S M O D e R N M U S I C . 2009-02-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081231192915/http://morasmodern.com/music-USA.asp . 2008-12-31 .
27. Web site: Glenn Miller: "A Dream Band" . Big Band Library . 2017-07-27 . 2017-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171006185904/http://www.bigbandlibrary.com/glennmillerparttwo.html . live .
28. Some songs were performed by the civilian band and the Army Air Force Band but might be better known by one band over the other. For example, the Army Air Force band and the civilian band both had "In The Mood", "String of Pearls", "Moonlight Serenade", "Jukebox Saturday Night", "Caribbean Clipper", "Here We Go Again" and "Chattanooga Choo Choo" in their libraries.
29. Flower 440
30. Web site: Archived copy . 2009-02-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081220130959/http://www.nfo.net/cal/ts5.html . 2008-12-20 .
31. Flower 463–464
32. Flower, 480
33. Flower 480
34. Woody Herman covered the song in 1944 and released it as a V-Disc and commercially released it as a Columbia 78 with matrix number 71904. Sunny Skylar added lyrics. Herman's version was recorded March 23, 1944. Woody Herman information taken from Visser, Joop. "Discography." Liner notes. The Woody Herman Story. CD. Properbox 15: Proper Records Ltd.,2000.
35. Web site: Song artist 11 - Glenn Miller . Tsort.info . 2017-07-27 . 2015-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151002002944/http://tsort.info/music/jkgsu0.htm . live .
36. Flower 465
37. Flower 90
38. Flower 258–259
39. Flower 527
40. Web site: Glenn Miller | The Final - His Last Recordings . CD Baby . 1944-12-24 . 2012-01-07.