Abbey Road Recording - Glenn Miller

Advantages: A composer well versed in the art of romantic music.
Disadvantages: He died over 60 years ago, so no more new songs.

...Glenn Miller was the best of his era, and the Moonlight Serenade was one of many popular songs of his immortalised in the movie, The Glenn Miller Story. Although many people think of the Big Band Era as hokey, squeakey clean, and outdated, the music is timeless and it can still be found selling at the record stores. Other artists are continually doing covers of his music, and every once in a while a Miller composition shows up in a movie score. Most of Miller's music was composed for his band to play without a singer. Later, words were added to his tunes, but I think the music can stand alone on its own merit. Moonlight Serenade, String Of Pearls, Little Brown Jug...the list goes on. And one has to wonder how Miller's music may have progressed if he were not killed in WWII. It's a shame that we'll never know.... Read review

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Advantages: great big band music
Disadvantages: none

...Dancing, winning him 12 Car Allen Awards. Glenn Miller? Glenn Miller was born in the USA in 1904. He started to learn how to play the trombone and had such a love for music, he joined the Ben Pollack Orchestra, where he started to write his own music. Glenn also played with people like Benny Goodman and Ray Nobel. In 1937, he formed his own band, playing at some hotels, on the radio and did some recordings. He formed his own Orchestra in 1938, this Orchestra became the core to what we know now as the Glenn Miller Orchestra. This is when he won his first Gold Disc for "Chattanooga Choo Choo". During the was Glenn helped the war effort. His last public proformance was in 1942, when he joined the army and was assigned to the Army Specialist Corps, he then transferred to the Army Air Corps. It was here that he organized the Glenn Miller... Read review

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Advantages: Lots of tasteful Miller arrangements, band vitality
Disadvantages: Needs more female vocals

...If you want a gr8 album for a first taste of Miller this is for YOU! Includes nice male vocals on Elmer's Tune and A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square. Not the gr8est recordings but the sound quality is reasonable and you get all the excitement of a packed to bursting Saturday night dance club jam in the heroic 40's here! Nice nice classic Miller songs, a surprise or two. This is a budget CD I have bought and listen to from time to time, nice and LOUD with the window down in the car! Yessir! Definitely a CD for a Miller 'beginner', make a nice gift. Nothing special for your die-hard Miller collectors I guess, but hey: "Listen, listen - there's a lot you're li'ble to be missin'" if you miss this one! As Elmer himself wull tell you! Mm, just dig those deep sonorous trombone harmonies and the flutter of muted trumpets contrasting... Read review

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