Collector's Checklist

BOOKS: MILLER - ZURKE

list compiled by Music Librarian CHRISTOPHER POPA

GLENN MILLER

X   Glenn Miller, Glenn Miller's Method for Orchestral Arranging (New York City: Mutual

       Music Society, 1943).

    Stephen F. Bedwell, Stephen F.  A Glenn Miller Discography (London: The Glenn

       Miller Appreciation Society, 1955).

X   ---, as above but rev. ed. (London: The Glenn Miller Appreciation Society, 1956).

X   Ernie Edwards Jr. and Mike Morris, Glenn Miller Alumni, Volume One: Anthony / Beneke

        / J. Gray / others (Whittier, CA: Erngeobil Publications, 1966).

    Ernie Edwards Jr. and Mike Morris, Glenn Miller Alumni, Volume Two: Skippy Martin  /

       May / McIntyre / McKinley (Whittier, CA: Erngeobil Publications, 1966).

    ---, Glenn Miller Alumni, Volume 2 (Whittier, CA: Erngeobil Publications, 1966?).

X  John Flower, Moonlight Serenade: A bio-discography of the Glenn Miller Civilian Band

       (New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, 1972).

X  George T. Simon, Glenn Miller & His Orchestra: The story of America's most unforgettable

        bandleader (New York City: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1974).  [ vers. 1: gold dj;

           vers. 2: white dj to match RCA CPM2-0693 ]

X  ---, as above but rptd. pb (New York City: DaCapo Press, n.d.).

    Roberto Balocco, Glenn Miller: Sideman Discography 1926-37 (Torino, Italy: Roberto

       Balocco, 1984.)

X  ---, as above but second ed. (Torino, Italy: Roberto Balocco, 1996).

X  Roberto Balocco, Non-Major Label Glenn Miller on LP and CD (poss. Torino, Italy:

       Roberto Baclocco, n.d.).

X  Geoffrey Butcher, Next to a Letter From Home: Major Glenn Miller's Wartime Band

       (Edinburgh, Scotland: Mainstream Publishing Company, Ltd., 1986).

X  ---, as above but rptd. pb (Warner Books).`

X  Chris Way, In the Miller Mood: A History & Discography of the Glenn Miller Service Band

       1942 - 1945 (n.p.: Chris Way, 1987).

X  Dr. Paul Tanner, Conversations with a Musician: Glenn Miller Trombonist Speaks...

       (Cosmo Space Co., Ltd., 1988).  signed by Paul Tanner

X  Edward F. Polic, The Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band: Sustineo Alas / I Sustain the

       Wings, volume one (Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1989).

X  Edward F. Polic, The Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band: Sustineo Alas / I Sustain the

       Wings, volume two (Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1989).

    Martin W. Bowman, The Bedford Triangle: U.S. Undercover Operations from England in

       World War Two (England: Patrick Stephens Ltd., 1989). 

         chapter 15: "Glenn Miller: 'Missing, Presumed Murdered?"

    ---, as above but rptd. (England: Sutton Publishing Limited, 1996).

X  ---, as above but rptd. (England: Sutton Publishing Limited, 2003).

X  Wilbur Wright, MillerGate: The Real Glenn Miller Story (Southhampton, England:

       Wrightway Publishing Limited, 1990).

X  Dr. Paul Tanner, Sideman: Stories About the Band (Tokyo, Japan: Cosmo Space Co.,

       Ltd., 1990).

X  Paul Tanner and Bill Cox, "Every Night Was New Year's Eve: ...on the road with Glenn

       Miller (Tokyo, Japan: Cosmo Space Co., Ltd., 1992).  signed by Paul Tanner

x  Bill Randle, Bill Randle's Checklist/Discography A - Z Glenn Miller (Cleveland, OH:

       Bill Randle, n.d.)

X  Wilbur Wright, The Glenn Miller Burial File (Southhampton, England: Wright Books, 1993).

X  Charles Garrod, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra Volume One 1935 - 1940 (Zephyrhills,

       FL: Joyce Record Club, 1995).

X  Charles Garrod, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra Volume Two 1941 - 1942 (Zephyrhills,

       FL: Joyce Record Club, n.d.).

X  Charles Garrod, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra Volume Three (The Air Force Band)

       (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club, n.d.).

X  James Brown, They Died Too Young: Glenn Miller (London, England: Parragon Books

       Ltd, 1995).

X  Chris Way, Glenn Miller in Britain: Then and Now (London: Battle of Britain Prints, 1996).

X  Larry Bruff, Glenn Miller: "What Simon Didn't Say" (Clarinda, IA: Glenn Miller Birthplace

       Society, 1998).

X  David G. Wright, Millergate The Final Solution (Southhampton, England: Wright Books,

       1998).

X  Hunton Downs, Murder in the Mood (Southhampton, England: Wright Books, 1998).

X  John N. Smith, Final Flight!: The story of the Glenn Miller connection with Twinwood Farm

       airfield and the area around Bedford (Peterborough, England: GMS Enterprises, 2002).

    Leo Kessler, Operation Glenn Miller (London, England: Severn House Publishers, 2001).

X  ---, as above but large print ed. (New York City: Severen House Publishers, 2003).

X  Richard Grudens, Chattanooga Choo Choo: The life and times of the world famous

       Glenn Miller Orchestra (Stonybrook, NY: Celebrity Profiles Publishing Company, 2004).

          inscribed by Richard Grudens

X  Clarence B. Wolfe as told to Susan Goodrich Giffin, I Kept My Word: The Personal

       Promise Between a World War II Army Private and His Captain About What Really

       Happened to Glenn Miller (Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2006).

   Hunton Downs, The Glenn Miller Conspiracy: The never-before-told story of his life -

       and death (n.p.: Creative Book Publishers International, 2008).

LUCKY MILLINDER

     see also Garrod under "Tiny Bradshaw"

VAUGHN MONROE

X   Charles Garrod and Bill Korst, Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL:

       Joyce Record Club, 1986).  

X  Vaughn Monroe Appreciation Society, New England Conservatory Archives Vaughn

       Monroe Scrapbook Volume 1 (n.p.: Vaughn Monroe Appreciation Society, 2005).

X  Vaughn Monroe Appreciation Society, New England Conservatory Archives Vaughn

       Monroe Scrapbook Volume 2 (n.p.: Vaughn Monroe Appreciation Society, 2005).

RUSS MORGAN

x   Charles Garrod, Russ Morgan and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club,

       1995).  

BUDDY MORROW

X   Charles Garrod, Buddy Morrow and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club,

       1989).  

OZZIE NELSON

X   Charles Garrod, Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club,

       1991).

RED NICHOLS

X   Philip R. Evans, Stanley Hester, Stephen Hester, and Linda Evans, The Red Nichols

       Story: After Intermission, 1942-1965 (Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1997).

RAY NOBLE

x   Charles Garrod, Ray Noble and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club,

       1991).

SY OLIVER

X   Charles Garrod, Sy Oliver and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club,

       1993).

WILL OSBORNE

x   Charles Garrod, Will Osborne and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club,

       1991).

TONY PASTOR

X   Charles Garrod, Tony Pastor and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Music, 1973).

TEDDY POWELL

x   Charles Garrod, Teddy Powell and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club,

       1990).

LOUIS PRIMA

x   Gary Boulard, "Just a Gigolo": The Life and Times of Louis Prima (Lafayette, LA:

       University of Southwestern Louisana, 1989).

    ---, as above but rptd. pb (Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2002).

x   Charles Garrod, Louis Prima and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club,

       1991).

BOYD RAEBURN

    Ernie Edwards Jr., George I. Hall and Bill Korst, Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra

       (Whittier, CA: Erngeobil Publications, 1966?).

X  Charles Garrod and Bill Korst, Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce

       Music, 1985).  also includes Johnny Bothwell and George Handy listings

ALVINO REY

X  Charles Garrod and Bill Korst, Alvino Rey and His Orchestra Plus The King Sisters

       (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club, 1986).

BUDDY RICH

X  Doug Meriwether, Jr., Buddy Rich and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Music, 1974).

X  Doug Meriwether, Jr., We Don't Play requests: A Musical Biography/Discography of

       Buddy Rich (Baltimore, MD: Doug Meriwether, Jr., 1984).

X  Mel Torme, Traps the Drum Wonder: The Life of Buddy Rich (New York City: Oxford

       University Press, 1991).

X  Doug Meriwether and Clarence C. Hintze, Mister, I Am the Band: Buddy Rich - His Life

       and Travels (North Bellmore, NY: National Drum Association, 1998).

X  John Minahan, The Torment of Buddy Rich: A Biography (San Jose, CA: Writer's

       Showcase, 2000).

JOHNNY RICHARDS

X  Jack Hartley and Jurgen Wolfer, Johnny Richards: The Definitive Bio-Discography

       (Lake Geneva, WI: Balboa Books, 1999).

JAN SAVITT

    George I. Hall, Jan Savitt and His Top Hatters (Whittier, CA: Erngeobil Publications,

       1966).

X  George I. Hall, Charles Garrod and Bill Korst, Jan Savitt and His Top Hatters (Laurel,

       MD: Jazz Discographies Unlimited, 1971).

X  George Hall, Jan Savitt and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Music, 1974).

x  George Hall and Charles Garrod, Jan Savitt and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce

       Music, 1985).

RAYMOND SCOTT

x   Charles Garrod, Raymond Scott and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club,

       1988).

ARTIE SHAW

X  Artie Shaw, The Trouble with Cinderella: An Outline of Identity (New York City: Farrar,

       Straus and Young, 1952).  no dj

X  ---, as above but rptd. with a new introduction by the author (New York City: DaCapo

       Press, 1979).

X  ---, as above but rptd. (Santa Barbara, CA: Fithian Press, 1992).

X  Artie Shaw, I Love You, I Hate You, Drop Dead!: Variations On a Theme (New York City:

       Fleet Publishing Corporation, 1965).

X  ---, as above, but rptd. (London: Phoenix House, 1966).

X  ---, as above but rptd. pb (New York City: Signet Books, 1966).

X  Alistair Robertson, Artie Shaw '36-'55 (Edinburgh, Scotland?: Alistair Robertson,

       1971?).

X  Edmund L. Blandford, Artie Shaw: A Bio-Discography (Hastings, Sussex, England:

       Castle Books, 1973).  cover states Swinging Shaw

x  Edmund L. Blandford, Artie Shaw [ the man and his music ] (Edinburgh, Scotland?:

       Edmund L. Blandford, 1973?).

X  Bill Korst and Charles Garrod, Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (Spotswood, NJ: Joyce

       Music, 1974).

X  Evelyn Keyes, Scarlett O'Hara's Younger Sister: My Lively Life In and Out of Hollywood

       (Secaucus, NJ: Lyle Stuart Inc., 1977).

X  Artie Shaw, I Love You, I Hate You, Drop Dead!: Three short novels...Variations On a

       Theme (New York City: Barricade Books Inc., 1997).

X  Artie Shaw, The Best of Intentions and Other Stories (Santa Barbara, CA: John Daniel

       and Company, 1989).

X  Artie Shaw, "A Nice Little Post-War Business": a short story by Artie Shaw from

       The Best of Intentions and Other Stories (Santa Barbara, CA: John Daniel and

       Company, 1989).

X  John White, Artie Shaw: Non-Stop Flight (Hull, England: EastNote, 1998).

X  Vladimir Simosko, Artie Shaw: A Musical Biography and Discography (Lanham, MD:

       The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2000).

X  John White, Artie Shaw: His Life and Music (New York City: Continuum, 2004).

X  Ferdie Pacheco, Who is Artie Shaw... and why is he following me? (Bloomington, IN:

       AuthorHouse, 2005).

BOBBY SHERWOOD

x   Charles Garrod and Bill Korst, Bobby Sherwood and His Orchestra / Randy Brooks

       and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club, 1987).  

FREDDIE SLACK

    Ernie Edwards Jr., George I. Hall and Bill Korst, The "Spotlight Series": Freddie Slack

       (Whittier, CA: Erngeobil Publications, 1965).

    see also Garrod and Korst under "Will Bradley"

CHARLIE SPIVAK

X   Charles Garrod, Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Music, 1974).

JACK TEAGARDEN

x  Jay Smith, A Chronological Listing of the Recorded Works of Jack Teagarden From

       1928 to 1950 (Washington, DC: Jay Smith, 1951).

x  Howard J. Waters, Jr., Jack Teagarden's Music: His Career and Recordings (Stanhope,

       NJ: Walter C. Allen, 1960).

X  Charles Garrod, Jack Teagarden and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record

       Club, 1993).

CLAUDE THORNHILL

    Ernie Edwards Jr., George I. Hall and Bill Korst, The Sound of Claude Thornhill

       (Whittier, CA: Erngeobil Publications, 1966?).

X  Charles Garrod, Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Music, 1975).

ORRIN TUCKER

X   Charles Garrod, Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club,

       1992).

TOMMY TUCKER

X   Charles Garrod, Tommy Tucker and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club,

       1990).

RUDY VALLEE

X   Rudy Vallee, Vagabond Dreams Come True (New York City: Grosset & Dunlap

       Publishers, 1930).

X   Rudy Vallee with Gil McKean, My Time Is Your Time: The Rudy Vallee Story (New York

       City: Ivan Obolensky, Inc., 1962).

X  Larry F. Kiner, The Rudy Vallee Discography (Westport, CN: Greenwood Press, 1985).

X  Eleanor Vallee with Jill Amadio, My Vagabond Lover: An Intimate Biography of

       Rudy Vallee (Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Company, 1996).

JOE VENUTI

X   Charles Garrod, Joe Venuti and His Orchestra (Portland, OR: Joyce Record Club,

       1993).

CHICK WEBB

x   Charles Garrod, Chick Webb and His Orchestra Including Ella Fitzgerald and Her

        Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club, 1993).

X  Ron Fritts and Ken Vail, Ken Vail's Jazz Itineraries 2: Ella Fitzgerald: 1935-1948

       The Chick Webb Years & Beyond (Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2003).

TED WEEMS

X   Charles Garrod, Ted Weems and His Orchestra (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Record Club,

       1990).

LAWRENCE WELK

X  Mary Lewis Coakley, Mister Music Maker, Lawrence Welk (Garden City, NY:

       Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1958).

X  Albert Govoni, The Lawrence Welk Story (New York City: Pocket Books, 1966).

    Lawrence Welk with Bernice McGeehan, Wunnerful, Wunnerful!.  (Englewood Cliffs,

       NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1971).

X  Lawrence Welk with Bernice McGeehan, Ah-One, Ah-Two!: Life with My Musical

       Family (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1974).

X  Lawrence Welk with Bernice McGeehan, My America, Your America (Englewood Cliffs,

       NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1976).

X  Lawrence Welk with Bernice McGeehan, Lawrence Welk's Musical Family Album

       (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1977).

X  Susan Katz, The Lawrence Welk Scrapbook (New York City: Grosset & Dunlap

       Publishers, 1978).

X  William K. Schwienher, Lawrence Welk: An American Institution (Chicago: Nelson-Hall,

       1980).

X  Lawrence Welk with Bernice McGeehan, You're Never Too Young (Englewood Cliffs, NJ:

       Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1981).

X  Coyne Steven Sanders and Ginny Weissman, Champagne Music: The Lawrence Welk

       Show: An Affectionate Look at America's Most-Beloved Television Program

       (New York City: St. Martin's Press, 1985).

    Karl E. Johnson, Lawrence Welk and his musical family - a collecting guide - (Tucson,

       AZ: John Carlton Press, 1999).

PAUL WHITEMAN

X  Paul Whiteman and Leslie Lieber, How to Be a Bandleader (New York City: Robert M.

       McBride & Company, 1948).

X  Paul Whiteman, Records for the Millions: A Guide to Record Collecting (New York City:

       Hermitage Press, Inc., 1948).

X  Don Rayno, Paul Whiteman: Pioneer in American Music, Volume 1 1890-1930

       (Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2003).

X  Joshua Berrett, Louis Armstrong & Paul Whiteman: Two KIngs of Jazz (New Haven, CT:

       Yale University Press, 2004).

X  ---, as above but advance uncorrected page proof.

TEDDY WILSON

X  Teddy Wilson with Arie Ligthart and Humphrey van Loo, Teddy Wilson Talks Jazz

       (London: Cassell, 1996).

X  ---, as above but rptd. pb (New York City: Continuum, 2001).

SI ZENTNER

X  Jurgen Wolfer, Si Zentner and His Orchestra / Bob Florence and His Orchestra

       (Langenhagen: Jurgen Wolfer, 1981).

X  ---, as above but rptd. (Zephyrhills, FL: Joyce Music, n.d.).  Zentner's name is spelled "Sy" on cover

x  ---, as above but 2nd ed. (Langenhagen: Jurgen Wolfer, 1993).

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