The Universal-International Orchestra - The Glenn Miller Story (1954) [Reissue 2007]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 186 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 90 MB | Covers - 81 MB
Genre: Jazz, Swing, Big Band | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Original Long Play/Membran Music (OLP #24, 223219)
This is the soundtrack from the movie. The music is conducted by the Hollywood regular Joseph Gershenson. Gershenson wisely uses members of the original band for these stereo recreations. The sound comes close, but is lacking the punch and precision that Miller himself provided with his band. What's odd is that Decca chose to include two cuts by Louis Armstrong and his all stars. They make an appearance in the movie, so they included two cuts by Satchmo. Up until recently, these cuts by Armstrong had been very difficult to find, until Verve's reissue of Armstrong's I Love Jazz.