STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - GLENN MILLER AND THE ARMY AIR FORCE BAND - MARVELOUS MILLER MOODS

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Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. On February 29, 1904,  Shenandoah, Pennsylvania native  jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer and big band leader, Jimmy Dorsey was born. I had originally intended to feature a album called A Tribute To The Fabulous Dorseys by Fontanna And His Orchestra, but when I pulled the record out of it's cover, it was Marvelous Miller Moods by Glenn Miller And The Army Air Force Band, instead. What's the old saying ? Man makes plans, God laughs.

Well fortunately for me and the page, big band founder, owner, conductor, composer, arranger, and trombone player, Glenn Miller (Alton Glen Miller) was born March 1, 1904 in  Clarinda, Iowa to parents  Mattie Lou (née Cavender) Miller and Lewis Elmer Miller. In high school he added another N to his name, became interested in dance, joined the orchestra and formed a band that kept him from walking across the stage to receive his diploma. His Mother received the diploma while he was playing a gig. In 1942, during his career peak he joined the armed forces and met with officials of the Army Bureau of Public Relations and Army Air Forces to express his interest in “streamlining modern military music” and the next year he was assigned to the headquarters of the AAF Technical Training Command, where he became director of bands for the AAFTTC. On December 15, 1944, Miller's plane, a single-engine UC-64 Norseman, disappeared while flying over the English Channel . He was in the area to entertain the troops. His remains, nor those of the pilot, or the plane have ever been recovered. He was 40 years old. 

Today we spin the aforementioned Marvelous Miller Moods. The LP was released 1957 on the RCA Victor label and reached #16 on the Billboard 200. I'll enclose a picture of the Dorseys Tribute cover as well as a stock photo of the Miller cover so we know what it's looks like . 

A1 Star Dust
French Horn – Addison Collins

A2 A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening
Vocals – Johnny Desmond, Crew Chiefs

A3 Farewell Blues
Clarinet – Peanuts Hucko

Tenor Saxophone – Vince Carbone
Trumpet – Bobby Nichols

A4 People Will Say We're In Love
Vocals – Johnny Desmond

A5 Pearls On Velvet
Composed By – Mel Powell
Piano – Mel Powell

B1 Long Ago And Far Away
Vocals – Johnny Desmond

B2 My Ideal
Vocals – Johnny Desmond

B3 Blue Is The Night
Alto Saxophone – Hank Freeman
French Horn – Addison Collins

B4 I Love You
Vocals – Johnny Desmond

B5 Suddenly It's Spring
Vocals – Johnny Desmond

B6 Holiday For Strings
Alto Saxophone – Hank Freeman
Violin – George Ockner