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G. M. O. (I'm lovin' it)
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"On Tour With The New Glenn Miller Orchestra"
The New Glenn Miller Orchestra
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Like all good music, the music of Glenn Miller
transcends national boundaries. First wafted into other
lands via the band's original RCA Victor recordings,
it was later carried in person into parts of Europe by
Glenn's AAF outfit. Most recently, though, this typ
ically American brand of music has soared even
further, propelled this time by the current, crusading
Glenn Miller band under the direction of Glenn's
close friend and former drummer, the talented Ray
McKinley. Under Ray's knowing hand and beat, the
Miller band has covered not only the United States,
Canada, the Canal Zone and British West Indies, but
also, thanks to modern air transportation, has recently
delighted highly appreciative audiences behind the
Iron Curtain (in Poland and Yugoslavia), as well as
in more frequented lands like England, Wales, Scotland, France, Austria, Germany, Sweden, Denmark
and — oh yes — North Africa, too! The music the
orchestra played at home and in these foreign lands
was exactly the same as it has etched into this
domestic vinyl — much of the music just as Glenn
had played it with his band, some of it with modern
McKinley trimmings. Thus, in addition to such Miller
standards as Pennsylvania Six-Five Thousand,
Kalamazoo, Caribbean Clipper and Perfidia,
you'll hear a unique cha-cha version of Johnson Rag
(a tune recorded un-chacha'd by the Miller band in
1939), an original by arranger. Gray Rains (Once
Upon a Keyboard), and a semi-novelty by Deane
Kincaide (Rockin' the Bass) with Trigger Alpert,
Glenn's bassist in both his civilian and Army bands,
imported just for the occasion. Nine of the selections
are instrumentals, revealing the sprightliness and
spirit of the current Miller crew. The remaining three
feature the band's singers: Ray and his rhythmic
humor on Kalamazoo; Lorrie Peters and her mellow
tones on I Know Why; and Ernie Bernhardt and his
tender baritone on Polka Dots and Moonbeams.
This elegantly recorded collection of Millerama gives
us a most excellent and rewarding indication of just
where this famous sort of music has been going of
late — geographically as well as musically. Most certainly,
as you will hear, it has not been standing still!
-- GEORGE T. SIMON
(album notes)
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The Glenn Miller Orchestra is an American big band formed in 1956 as a revival of the historic Glenn Miller Orchestras of the 1930s and 1940s.
The original Glenn Miller Orchestra operated from 1937 until 1942, when Miller joined the Army Air Forces and launched the Major Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra. Miller disappeared December 15, 1944, presumed dead in a flight over the English Channel, never to be found.
1946 to 1950
In 1946, Miller's widow authorized a new band to be formed under the name Glenn Miller Orchestra, led by Miller's saxophonist and vocalist Tex Beneke.
Many members of Miller's Army Air Forces Orchestra joined the band, which until 1948 featured a large string section as had Miller's Army Air Forces band (but unlike the original Glenn Miller Orchestra). The band was successful, but Beneke didn't like having to follow Miller's old arrangements precisely. The Miller estate wanted a band that was primarily associated with Glenn Miller, playing the Glenn Miller songs in the "Glenn Miller style." By 1950, Beneke and the Miller estate parted ways and the band dissolved. Beneke formed his own band, "Tex Beneke and His Orchestra: Playing the Music Made Famous by Glenn Miller"
1956 to present
There was a second revival of the name Glenn Miller Orchestra in 1956, which has continued well into the 21st century. It is this version with which this article is primarily concerned.
After the release of the successful film The Glenn Miller Story, Miller's widow invited Ray McKinley, who had assumed leadership of the Major Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra 1945, to lead a new Glenn Miller Orchestra. McKinley remained with the Miller band until 1966.
The Glenn Miller Orchestra has recorded and performed under various leaders, from 1956 to this day. Clarinetist Buddy DeFranco became the musical director in 1966.
Larry O'Brien served as director of the World-Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra from 1981 to 1983 and from 1988 to 2010.
Singer Nick Hilscher became the director of the touring band in 2012, replacing previous director Gary Tole. Saxophonist/vocalist Erik Stabnau became music director in August 2021. ... -- Wikipedia -----/
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