Carnegie Hall Concert [Live]

Glenn Miller | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 9, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000002WNG
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #423,491 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Moonlight Serenade/Running Wild

2. Sunrise Serenade

3. Little Brown Jug

4. Stairway to the Stars/To You

5. One O'Clock Jump

6. Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)

7. Jim Jam Jump/F.D.R. Jones/Hold Tight

8. In the Mood

9. Bugle Call Rag/Moonlight Serenade

Editorial Reviews

First time on CD for this live release from the Big Band legend. The Carnegie Hall Concert was recorded in 1939 but wasn't released on LP until 1958, reaching #19 on the Billboard charts. Nine tracks. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Glenn Miller's band scored a big hit at Carnegie Hall., October 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Carnegie Hall Concert (Audio CD)

Many of the Glenn Miller band's hits which are so well known today had been recorded only weeks before this concert on Oct. 6, 1939. The band performed last on a program which included the Goodman band, and it sounds as though the best was saved for last. Opening and closing the set with "Moonlight Serenade," the band played their hits "In the Mood" and "Little Brown Jug," among 11 other great tunes. Ray (not Bob) Eberle sang two songs; Betty Hutton's sister, Marion, sang three songs sounding as though she'd never had so much fun. And Mo Purtill played a wildly enthusiastic drum solo on "Bugle Call Rag." "Pennsylvania 6-5000" and "American Patrol" had been recorded by this time, but were not performed. But that's a minor disappointment. Another minor disappointment is that the audience applause and response is deleted in some places, which takes away some of the excitement of the event. But it's a fun recording to listen to again and again, and the sound quality is pretty good.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Live concert std Miller tunes lots of applause, September 1, 1999

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This review is from: Carnegie Hall Concert (Audio CD)

A good rendition of Miller standards in a live concert that really expressed his popularity at the time. The audience was very appreciative of the music and applauded enthusiastically, as they do now. I especially enjoyed Marion Hutton's songs. I could feel and imagine how cute she must have been and the youthful innocence in her voice. She certainly sounded lively, bouncy and full of energy on stage with the band and Glenn in front of a live audience "and" in Carnegie Hall. What an honor that must have been for Marion, Tex, Glenn and the whole band. If you like Glenn Miller, you'll like this CD. I was surprised at the clarity of the recording due to the mikes being right on stage and in Carnegie Hall. Only thing it lacked was the really good acoustics in the hall itself, which 30's technology could only go so far in reproducing.