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20 Best of Glenn Miller Orchestra (Dig)

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Glenn Miller is the king of big bands. His music is legendary, and although he died young in 1944 at the age of 40, his music lives on. We have very nice compilations out there to help promote Glenn's legacy.

This one looks like a nice set. It's got 20 songs and all of the Glenn Miller standards. It's cheap and affordable. Sounds great, right?

Wrong. THIS ISN'T EVEN GLENN MILLER!!! The appropriate title would be 'A Tribute To Glenn Miller.' And yes, the title is '20 Best of Glenn Miller Sound,' why do we need to release this? Once again, Madacy is just trying to rip you off.

Buy 'Greatest Hits.' Buy 'The Essential Glenn Miller.' Buy 'The Centennial Collection.' Those are all great sets to own if you're a Glenn Miller fan. But stay far, far away from this piece of junk.

Not recommended.

The idea of recreating the Glenn Miller *Sound* in stereo is good. This orchestra is certainly good enough and the arrangements are Miller's own. But please note that this is not the Glenn Miller Orchestra or Glenn Miller's Army Air Force Band. Another clue that it's not the real thing? The cover art is a closeup of a french horn, which, to my knowledge, Glenn Miller never recorded.

If you buy it, just know what you are getting.

So pleased with this purchase - feels as though you are in the audience - feet have a mind of their own and immediately start tapping -really puts you in the mood - can't go wrong with this purchase!

First I must note that this isn't the Glenn Miller orchestra or the original Glenn Miller recordings, yet a cover by another band. If you aren't a huge Miller fan and just like his music, this will do though. If you are a big fan of the original Miller orchestra, I would advise you to look elsewhere, there are actually box sets dedicated to his early career. The songs are covered very nice though and are pretty close to the original Miller orchestra in terms of quality and professionalim, and if you are just a contemporary listener of big band, this will probably need to be the only Glenn Miller CD you need to get the best variety of his songs. I agree that it is a deceiving title, but it isn't a bad deal either.