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Released on Membran International GmbH, also Slow Freight, Bijou (Rhumba a La Jazz) (Woody Herman and His Orchestra) and Jackson Fiddles While Ralph Burns (Woody Herman and His Orchestra)
Written by Eddie Durham, also I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire (The Ink Spots), Good Morning Blues (Ella Fitzgerald) and Every Tub (The Count Basie Orchestra)
Part of The Encyclopedia of Jazz, Part 3/5: Big Bands - The Giants of the Swing Big Band Era, also Slow Freight, I Love You Because I Love You (Earl Hines and His Orchestra) and Caribbean Clipper
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Eddie Durham wrote 15 songs on fono
Eddie Durham’s most frequent co-writer is Count Basie (8 songs together)
Eddie Durham first appears on fono in 1937, 71 years before this song
Credits
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- Written by
- Eddie Durham
- Released on
- Membran International GmbH
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Same writer: Eddie Durham
Same label: Membran International GmbH
Same writer: Eddie Durham
Same label: Membran International GmbH
Same release: The Encyclopedia of Jazz, Part 3/5: Big Bands - The Giants of the Swing Big Band Era
Same writer: Eddie Durham
Same label: Membran International GmbH
Same release: The Encyclopedia of Jazz, Part 3/5: Big Bands - The Giants of the Swing Big Band Era
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1MusicBrainz Glen Island Special was written by Eddie Durham
Glen Island Special was written by Eddie Durham
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Glen Island Special is part of the release The Encyclopedia of Jazz, Part 3/5: Big Bands - The Giants of the Swing Big Band Era
Glen Island Special is part of the release The Encyclopedia of Jazz, Part 3/5: Big Bands - The Giants of the Swing Big Band Era
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Membran International GmbH is the label of the song Glen Island Special
Membran International GmbH is the label of the song Glen Island Special
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Glen Island Special was released on 2008-10-24
Glen Island Special was released on 2008-10-24
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026