Sixty years ago this December Glenn Miller’s military plane disappeared over the English Channel. In the succeeding years, Miller has become an American legend: his most famous recordings -- "In The Mood", "A String Of Pearls", "Pennsylvania 6-5000", "Tuxedo Junction", and many others, are almost as well-known today as they were when they were recorded in 1939-42. No other American popular recordings have persisted like Miller’s, crossing many generational boundaries. The Jazz Kings will examine not only the famous recordings of Glenn Miller, but also those of the early groups with which he performed, and the groups which sprang up after his death.
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Steve Owen, reedsFrank Kenney, reedsBob Bork, reedsJames Bunte, reedsCraig Bender, reedsDave Bender, trumpetTim Clarke, trumpetErnie Carbajal, trumpetJohn Dulaney, trumpetGlenn Griffith, tromboneCaleb Standafer, tromboneGlenn Bonney, tromboneSteve Stone, tromboneJohn Polese, pianoNathan Waddell, bassAlan Tarpinian, drums |
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| Adios (1931) Eddie Woods (w) Enric Madriguera (m) |
| Danny Boy (1939) Frederic E. Weatherly (w) traditional, Irish (m) [adaptation of Danny Boy] |
| | Tuxedo Junction (1939) Buddy Feyne (w) William Johnson, Julian Dash, Erskine Hawkins (m) |
SET II. A STRING OF PEARLS |
| | Perfidia (1939) Milton Leeds (w) Alberto Domínguez (m) |