Volume 166: This Is Glenn Miller

My dad really loved his big bands. And what bigger big band than the Glenn Miller Orchestra.  March first, Glenn Miller would have been 120 years old. So we are going to celebrate his birthday all month with his music and musical style. My dad had a ton of Miller music, and while I have already featured him many times on this show, you’ll be introduced to an even larger portion of it this month including a return to the most distinctive album in his collection which we’ll feature in four weeks. So, get ready to hear one of this bandleader’s compilation disks released 12 years after his death, to kick off an entire month of his music in Volume 166: This Is Glenn Miller. More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it.  Credits and copyrights Glenn Miller And His Orchestra – This Is Glenn Miller Label: RCA Victor – LPM 1190 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Released: 1956 Genre: Jazz Style: Swing, Big Band Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis Liner Notes – George T. Simon Johnson Rag Written-By – Guy Hall, Henry Kleinkauf Arranged By – Bill Finegan Soloists on sax – Al Klink and Tex Beneke Soloist, Trombone – Glenn Miller Soloist, Trumpet – Clyde Hurley Beautiful Ohio Written-By – Ballard MacDonald, Mary Earl Arranged By – Jerry Gray Soloist, Piano – Chummy McGregor Soloist, Tenor Saxophone – Tex Beneke Adios Written-By – Eddie Woods, Enric Madriguera Arranged By – Jerry Gray Bass – Doc Goldberg Trumpet [Muted] – Mickey McMickle Londonderry Air traditional Irish melody Arranged By – J. C. McGregor and Glenn Miller Celesta – Chummy McGregor Anvil Chorus Written-By – Giuseppe Verdi yes, the 19th century Italian Opera Composer Arranged By – Jerry Gray Soloist – Tex Beneke Soloist, Bass – Trigger Alpert Soloist, Clarinet – Ernie Caceres Soloist, Trumpet – Billy May Bugle Call Rag Written-By – Billy Meyers, Elmer Schoebel and Jack Pettis I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.