Pure Gold (Glenn Miller album)
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| Compilation album by Glenn Miller | ||||
| Released | Original vinyl LP album: 1975 Best Buy reissue: 1980 CD release: 1988 |
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| Recorded | 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942 | |||
| Genre | Dance band, Swing | |||
| Length | 33:08 | |||
| Label | RCA Records | |||
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Pure Gold is a 1975 compilation album of studio recordings by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra released by RCA Records. The album contained ten RCA Victor studio recordings from 1939 to 1942 all originally released as 78 RPM records on the RCA Bluebird and RCA Victor labels. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.
The album was certified Gold in the U.S. by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on July 25, 1984.
The ten tracks on the album consist of the RCA Victor studio recordings. Stereo effect reprocessed from monophonic.
Side One
Side Two
The personnel for the April 4, 1939 "Moonlight Serenade" recording session in New York consisted of: Bob Price, Legh Knowles, Dale McMickle, tp; Glenn Miller, Al Mastren, Paul Tanner, tb; Wilbur Schwartz, cl, as; Hal McIntyre, as; Stanley Aronson, as, bs; Tex Beneke, ts; Al Klink, ts; Chummy MacGregor, p; Allen Reuss, g; Rolly Bundock, b; Maurice Purtill, d.
The personnel on the August 1, 1939 "In the Mood" session at RCA studios in New York were: Glenn Miller, Al Mastren, and Paul Tanner, trombones; Clyde Hurley, Lee Knowles, and Dale McMickle, trumpets; Wilbur Schwartz, clarinet; Hal McIntyre, alto sax; Tex Beneke, Al Klink, and Harold Tennyson, tenor saxes; Chummy MacGregor, piano; Richard Fisher, guitar; Rowland Bundock, string bass; and Moe Purtill, drums.
The personnel on the May 7, 1941 recording of "Chattanooga Choo Choo" by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra in Hollywood on RCA Bluebird were Paula Kelly, the Modernaires (vocals), Billy May, John Best, Ray Anthony, R.D. McMickle (trumpet), Glenn Miller, Jim Priddy, Paul Tanner, Frank D'Annolfo (trombone), Hal McIntyre, Wilbur Schwartz (clarinet, alto saxophone), Tex Beneke, Al Klink (tenor saxphone), Ernie Caceres (baritone saxophone), Chummy MacGregor (piano), Jack Lathrop (guitar), Trigger Alpert (bass), and Maurice Purtill (drums).
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