Jazz

Glenn Miller - In The Digital Mood (1991)

2010-03-06T13:46:59Z

Glenn Miller - In The Digital Mood (1991)


01. In The Mood (03:40)
02. Chattanooga Choo-Choo (03:42)
03. The American Patrol (03:25)
04. String Of Pearls (03:16)
05. Little Brown Jug (03:10)
06. Kalamazoo (02:41)
07. Tuxedo Junction (03:40)
08. St. Louis Blues March (04:20)
09. Pennsylvania 6-5000 (03:13)
10. Moonlight Serenade (03:18)

Wayne Andre - Trombone
Phil Bodner - Sax (Tenor), Saxophone, Tenor (Vocal)
Paul Faulise - Trombone
Bill Finegan - Arranger
John Frosk - Trumpet
Jerry Grey - Arranger
Dave Grusin - Piano, Producer
Julius LaRosa - Vocals
Bernie Leighton - Piano
Jay Leonhart - Bass
Walter Levinsky - Alto (Vocals), Clarinet, Saxophone
Morty Lewis - Sax (Tenor), Saxophone, Tenor (Vocal)
Michael Mark - Vocals
Irvin "Marky" Markowitz - Trumpet
George Masso - Trombone
Jimmy Maxwell - Trumpet
Marty Nelson - Vocals
Larry O'Brien - Conductor
Bucky Pizzarelli 	- Guitar
Sonny Russo - Trombone
Sol Schlinger - Saxophone
Billy Slapin - Saxophone
Marvin Stamm 	- Trumpet
Mel Tormé - Vocals, Whistle (Human)
Marlene VerPlanck - Vocals
Ronald Zito - Drums

This CD may be scoffed at by serious jazz listeners, and even by big-band devotees wary of modern "ghost band" performances, but the fact is that it sold over 100,000 pieces when it first appeared in 1983, and its CD version was among the very earliest compact discs ever released commercially in the United States (indeed, so early that the actual CDs had to be imported from Japan). The second-ever release by GRP Records, it put the label on the map, and it also stood as testimony to how good those original arrangements of the Glenn Miller Orchestra were. So how is it as music? At worst entertaining, and at best revealing, and also at times a little frustrating -- on the plus side, even heard in 2007, twenty-four years after the fact, the sound here is damned impressive; you can safely rank this release as one of the very earliest, if not the very first audiophile CDs to be released. The fact that it features 18 top-flight musicians under the baton of Larry O'Brien, then the leader of the touring Glenn Miller Orchestra, only makes it more impressive. What's more, with the quality of the playing, one will be able to make out minuscule elements of the original arrangements that were long obscured on the classic late-'30s/early-'40s Glenn Miller sides. Musicians with an appreciation of these arrangements will probably love this recording, and casual fans should embrace it heartily: these boys swing in 1983 about as well as their predecessors from 41 years earlier did. And the vocal numbers are no exception -- in contrast to Columbia Records' mid-'60s efforts to revive the Miller orchestra as a recording unit (which failed not just because of the timing of the project but also the uneven quality of the resulting albums), numbers like "Pennsylvania 6-5000" and "(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo" are as hot here as there were four decades before. And the singers include Mel Tormé and Julius LaRosa (doing a solo) in their ranks. Still, it's the instrumentals that make up the bulk of this album, and on that level it's similarly unimpeachable, at least most of the way through -- "Tuxedo Junction" (which includes Dave Grusin sitting in on piano) is so close to the original that it's easy to forget who you're listening to and when they put this track down; and serious listeners should probably hold out for the "Gold Disc" edition or the Japanese version of this CD, which contain a bonus track, "At Last," featuring a trombone solo by Urbie Green that is worth the price of the CD by itself. Now, all of that said, there are a couple of quibbles: the absence of the cowbell on "In the Mood," and the "clever" notion on "Pennsylvania 6-5000" of ending the number with -- well, you can guess. This is still one cool, swinging release and, with its virtuoso musicianship, offers many of the same appealing qualities as the original Miller recordings. ---Bruce Eder, Rovi

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Glenn Miller - The Carnegie Hall Concert (1958)

2014-04-23T15:49:33Z

Glenn Miller - The Carnegie Hall Concert (1958)


01. Moonlight Serenade / Running Wild (3:48)
02. Sunrise Serenade (3:41)
03. Little Brown Jug (3:12)
04. Stairway to the Stars / To You (3:33)
05. One O'Clock Jump (5:17)
06. Londonderry Air (Danny Boy) (2:13)
07. Jim Jam Jump / F.D.R. Jones / Hold Tight (5:08)
08. In the Mood (3:30)
09. Bugle Call Rag / Moonlight Serenade (4:37)

Personnel:
Jimmy Abato - Saxophone
Tex Beneke - Saxophone
John Best - Trumpet
Roland Bundock - Bass
Ray Eberle - Vocals
Richard Fisher - Guitar
Clyde Hurley - Trumpet
Marion Hutton - Vocals
Al Klink - Saxophone
Legh Knowles - Trumpet
J.C. MacGregor - Piano
Tom Mack - Trombone
Tommy Mack - Trombone
Al Mastren - Trombone
Hal McIntyre - Saxophone
R.D. McMickle - Trumpet
Glenn Miller - Trombone
Moe Purtill - Drums
Wilbur Schwartz – Saxophone

Rec. October 6, 1939

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. ---amazon.com

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Glenn Miller Orchestra - The Very Best of Swing (2008)

2010-02-13T21:53:16Z

Glenn Miller Orchestra - The Very Best of Swing (2008)


01.Let's All Sing Together 
02.Begin the Beguine 
03.Leroy Brown 
04.Let's Dance 
05.Baby It's Cold Outside 
06.You Are The Sunshine Of My Life 
07.Harlem Nocturn 
08.New York, New York 
09.Blueberry Hill 
10.It's Wonderful 
11.Miller Meets Kaempfert 
12.A Cabana In Havana 
13.Bouncing In Havana 
14.When You're Smiling 
15.Seventy Six Trombones

The most popular and sought after big band in the world today for both concert and swing dance engagements. With its unique jazz sound, the Glenn Miller Orchestra is considered to be one of the greatest bands of all time. The present Glenn Miller Orchestra was formed in 1956 and has been touring consistently since, playing an average of 300 live dates a year all around the world. ---glennmillerorchestra.com

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Glenn Miller – Gold Collection (2001)

2011-10-15T18:30:36Z

Glenn Miller – Gold Collection (2001)

CD 1 :
01 In the Mood
02 King Porter Stomp
03 Moonlight Serenade
05 Little Brown Jug
06 Pavanne
07 Over the Rainbow
09 Indian Summer
10 Ciribiribin
11 The Sky Fell Down
12 Stardust							play
13 The Woodpecker
14 Tuxedo Junction
15 Danny Boy
16 Polka Dots and Moonbeams
17 Fools Rush In
18 My Blue Heaven
19 Blueberry Hill
20 Pennsylvania 6-5000

CD 2:
01 Chattanooga Choo Choo
02 Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar
03 Somewhere
04 Frenesi
05 Song of the Volga Boatmen		play
06 Sun Valley Jump
07 A Little Old Church in England
08 Perfidia
09 Don't Cry, Cherie
10 Take the 'A' Train
11 You and I
12 It Happened in Sun Valley
13 The Kiss Polka
14 Delilah
15 Ev'rything I Love
16 A String of Pearls
17 Slumber Song
18 Elmer's Tune
19 White Cliffs of Dover
20 Moonlight Sonata

Glenn Miller/Glenn Miller & His Orchestra: 
Mel Powell (guitar); Peanuts Hucko (bass clarinet); Jimmy Priddy (alto saxophone, trumpet, French horn); Addison Collins Jr. (alto saxophone); Hank Freeman, Freddy Guerra (tenor saxophone); 
Jack Ferrier, Vince Carbone (baritone saxophone); Johnny Halliburton, Jim Harwood , Larry Hall (French horn); Ray McKinley (trombone, background vocals); Whitey Thomas, Zeke Zarchy,
 Bernie Privin, Bobby Nichols, Nack Steele (trombone); Chuck Gentry (piano); Carmen Mastren (bass instrument); Trigger Alpert (drums).

The Glenn Miller Orchestra was originally formed in 1938 by Glenn Miller. It was arranged around a clarinet and tenor saxophone playing melody, while three other saxophones played the harmony. Miller had already formed one band before this in 1936, but dissolved it as he considered it too similar to other bands of the era.

The new band became very popular and recorded a number of chart successes — among these were the ever-popular, "Moonlight Serenade", "In the Mood", "Tuxedo Junction", "Chattanooga Choo Choo" and "(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo."

After the disappearance (and presumed death) of Miller in 1944, the band was reconstituted under the direction of Tex Beneke, its lead tenor saxophonist, singer, and one of Miller's longtime close friends. A few years later, the Miller estate, having parted ways with Beneke, hired Ray McKinley, principal drummer in Miller's Army Air Force band, to organize a new "ghost band" in 1956.

Hollywood contributed to the band's immortality and that of its founder and original members with the 1953 release of The Glenn Miller Story on the big screen. Its popularity garnered award nominations and box office success, as well as top hit status for its soundtrack album in 1954.

The Glenn Miller Orchestra continued to record and perform under various leaders starting in 1956 and is still touring today. Currently trombonist Gary Tole leads the touring band.

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The Glenn Miller Story 1953 (1968)

2009-10-16T20:31:59Z

The Glenn Miller Story 1953 (1968)


1.Moonlight Serenade	 2:35  
2.Tuxedo Junction 	2:36
3. Little Brown Jug 	3:08   
4.St Louis Blues March 	3:37   
5.Basin Street Blues 	7:20   
6.In The Mood 	3:15   
7.A string Of Pearls 	2:34   
8.Pennsylvania 6-500 	3:13   
9.American Patrol 	3:25   
10.Otchi-Tchor-Ni Ya 	7:28

The biography of the Bandleader Glenn Miller from his beginnings to his death over the English Channel in December 1944, with a lot of his arangements, partly in an authentic cast. ---imdb.com

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