Genres: Big Band, Swing, Sweet Bands Active: 30's, 40's Born: March 1, 1904 in Clarinda, IA
Jimmie Lunceford, Duke Ellington, Johnny Dodds, The Dorsey Brothers, King Oliver, Paul Whiteman, Fletcher Henderson, Red Nichols, Clarence Williams, Ray Miller, Ben Pollack Les Elgart, Les Brown, Woody Herman, Artie Shaw, Tex Beneke, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, The Dorsey Brothers, Stan Kenton, Harry James, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Ozzie Nelson Deodato, Hugh Masekela, John Burnett, Woody Herman, The Midiri Brothers, Vassar Clements, Esquivel, Tex Williams, Brian Setzer, Jimmy Henderson, The Andrews Sisters, Neal Hefti, Stan Kenton, Henry Mancini, Dean Martin |  |
Glenn Miller's reign as the most popular bandleader in the U.S. came relatively late in his career and was relatively brief, lasting only about three and a half years, from the spring of 1939 to the fall of 1942. But during that period he utterly dominated popular music, and over time he has proven the most enduring figure of the swing era, with reissues of his recordings achieving gold record status 40 years after his death. Miller developed a distinctive sound in which a high-pitched clarinet carried the melody, doubled by a saxophone section playing an octave lower, and he used that sound to produce a series of hits that remain definitive examples of swing music. Miller's approach is not much appreciated by jazz fans, who prefer bands that allow for greater improvisation than was found in his highly disciplined, rigorously rehearsed unit.
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Release: August 3, 2010
Label: Masterworks Jazz
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Release: October 13, 2009
Label: DMG 100
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