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1. In The Mood 3:31(Joe Garland)Bluebird B 10416, mx BS 038170-1Recorded 1 August 1939, New York

2. Sunrise Serenade 3:22(Frankie Carle)Bluebird B 10214, mx BS 035731-1Recorded 10 April 1939, New York

3. By The Waters Of Minnetonka (Indian Love Song) – Parts 1 & 2 6:26(Thurlow Lieurance–J. M. Cavanass)Bluebird B 7870, mx BS 027412-1, 027413-1Recorded 27 September 1938, New York

4. Little Brown Jug 2:48(J. E. Winner)Bluebird B 10286, mx BS 035732-1Recorded 10 April 1939, New York

5. Pavanne 3:13(Morton Gould)Bluebird B 10286, mx BS 035766-1Recorded 18 April 1939, New York

6. Glen Island Special 2:57(Eddie Durham)Bluebird B 10388, mx BS 038140-1Recorded 26 July 1939, New York

7. My Isle Of Golden Dreams 3:18(Gus Kahn-Walter Donaldson)Bluebird B 10399, mx BS 038143-1Recorded 18 August 1939, New York

8. I Want To Be Happy 3:02(Vincent Youmans–Irving Caesar)Bluebird B 10416, mx BS 038174-1Recorded 1 August 1939, New York

9. Johnson Rag 2:46(Henry Kleinkhauf–Guy Hall)Bluebird B 10498, mx BS 043356-1Recorded 5 November 1939, New York

10. Tuxedo Junction 3:27(William Johnson–Julian Dash–Erskine Hawkins–Buddy Feyne)Bluebird B 10612, mx BS 046786-1Recorded 5 February 1940, New York

11. Pennsylvania 6-5000 3:13(Carl Sigman-Jerry Gray)Bluebird B 10754, mx BS 048963-1Recorded 28 April 1940, New York

12. Song Of The Volga Boatmen 3:24(Russian Folk song, arr. Bill Finegan)Bluebird B 11029, mx BS 058885-1Recorded 17 January 1941, New York

13. Anvil Chorus 4:53(Verdi, arr. Jerry Gray)Bluebird B 10982, mx BS 058172-1, 058173-2Recorded 13 December 1940, New York

14. Adios 2:53(Enric Madriguera–Eddie Woods)Bluebird B 11219, mx BS 064474-1Recorded 25 June 1941, Chicago

15. A String Of Pearls 3:13(Jerry Gray)Bluebird B 11382, mx BS 068068-1Recorded 3 November 1941, New York

16. American Patrol 3:16(F. W. Meacham, arr. Jerry Gray)Victor 27873, mx PBS 072230-1Recorded 2 April 1942, Hollywood

17. Sleepy Town Train 3:10(Allan Roberts–Bill Fontaine)Victor 20-1509, mx BS 074747-1Recorded 16 July 1942, Chicago

18. Rhapsody In Blue 3:01(George Gershwin)Victor 20-1529, mx BS 074748-1Recorded 16 July 1942, Chicago

19. Here We Go Again 3:02(Jerry Gray)Victor 20-1563, mx BS 074739-1Recorded 14 July 1942, Chicago

All tracks by Glenn Miller and His OrchestraTransfers & Production: David LennickDigital Noise Reduction: Graham NewtonOriginal 78s from the collections of DavidLennick and the Belfer Audio Laboratory andArchive, Syracuse University

The Naxos Historical labels aim to make available the greatest recordings of the history of recordedmusic, in the best and truest sound that contemporary technology can provide. To achieve this aim,Naxos has engaged a number of respected restorers who have the dedication, skill and experience toproduce restorations that have set new standards in the field of historical recordings.

Also available in the Naxos Jazz Legends series ...

8.120615* 8.120648* 8.120662*

* Not available in the USA

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“Glenn Miller’s orchestra is generally consideredto have been the most popular organization inthe history of dance bands,” wrote GeorgeSimon, author and former editor of Metronomemagazine. From the time the band opened atthe Glen Island Casino in the Spring of 1939 tillthe time it was disbanded in September 1942when Glenn accepted a commission in the Army,there were few bands that could rival its success.

But success did not come immediately toGlenn Miller. His first band, formed in March1937, failed and was disbanded in January 1938.Miller started a new band in March 1938. Itwasn’t until the band’s lengthy engagement atthe Glen Island Casino in New Rochelle, NewYork, from 17 May 1939 to 23 August 1939, thathe became well known. Numerous coast-to-coast radio broadcasts over the NBC and Mutualnetworks and the enthusiastic response of thedancers, guaranteed the band’s success.

The nineteen instrumentals contained in thisCD are good examples of the Miller band’s abilityto play swing and dance music.

In The Mood became Glenn Miller’s biggestinstrumental hit. This recording illustratesMiller’s uncanny ability to edit an arrangement.Composer Joe Garland had originally presentedthe arrangement to Artie Shaw but Shaw never

recorded it because it ran longer than theallowable three minutes and twenty seconds’maximum time on a 78 rpm record. Miller wasable to condense it down to a tight, swinginginstrumental, adding a closing riff with repeatedfadeouts until the band explodes into the rousingfinale. The famous tenor sax battle is betweenTex Beneke and Al Klink and this is followed by atrumpet solo by Clyde Hurley.

Sunrise Serenade is a perfect example of theband’s distinctive clarinet lead reed sound. Itfeatures Tex Beneke on tenor sax.

By The Waters of Minnetonka is fromMiller’s first recording session for RCA Victor onthe Bluebird label. Originally recorded as a two-sided 78 rpm 10̋ disc, it is now heard here as acontinuous number. Arranged by Glenn Miller, itfeatures Beneke on tenor sax and clarinet, Milleron trombone, Johnny Austin on trumpet and BillStegmeyer on alto sax.

Little Brown Jug, arranged by Bill Finegan,was the band’s first big hit. Beneke, Hurley andMiller take the swinging solos.

Pavanne is an interesting arrangement byFinegan. Solos are by Beneke on sax and Milleron muted trombone.

Eddie Durham not only arranged for CountBasie but also did a number of arrangements for

the Miller band including Glen Island Specialwhich was dedicated to the Glen Island Casino.On this swinging arrangement, Hurley is featuredon trumpet, followed by Beneke on tenor sax.The second tenor sax solo is by Al Klink.

My Isle of Golden Dreams features abeautiful Beneke tenor sax solo. About halfwaythrough this Finegan arrangement there is atempo change that must have confused manydancers at the time.

I Want To Be Happy, another swingarrangement by Durham, spots solos by Hurley,Beneke, Miller and Maurice Purtill on drums.

Johnson Rag starts with one of those slowbuild-ups and after a number of solos culminatesin a rousing finish which was a typical Millerswing device. Beneke takes the first eight bars oftenor followed by Klink. Miller plays thetrombone break and then Hurley is heard ontrumpet. Arrangement is by Finegan.

By the beginning of 1940 a new arranger hadjoined the Miller band. Jerry Gray came to theband after Artie Shaw disbanded in late 1939.Tuxedo Junction was arranged by Gray.According to George Simon, it sold 115,000copies in the first week. Mickey McMickle playsthe opening muted trumpet solo, followed byHurley soloing on open trumpet and thenMcMickle is heard again. Note that this is take 1and most reissues have been from take 2.

The Miller band opened at the HotelPennsylvania in January 1940 and remained therefor three months. Pennsylvania 6-5000,arranged by Gray, was the telephone number at

the Hotel Pennsylvania. It remains the telephonenumber to this day even though the name of thehotel has changed. Trumpet solo is by JohnnyBest with tenor sax solo by Beneke.

In 1941 there was a ban on playing ASCAPmusic on the radio networks. Miller and otherbandleaders turned to recording BMI and public-domain tunes. Song of the Volga Boatmen is aRussian folk song. This outstandingarrangement is by Finegan. Miller commentsextensively on the making of this rhythmicarrangement in his book Glenn Miller’s Method ForOrchestral Arranging. He states that the tunebegins with three separate themes – first by therhythm section, followed by the four trombonesand then a muted trumpet solo by Billy May.Ernie Caceres solos on alto sax. After thediminishing drum break by Purtill, the fourtrombones begin a passage followed by fourunison trumpets in a short fugato which leadsinto the backtime rhythm of handclaps.

The original 78 of Anvil Chorus was a two-sided 10̋ disc. According to Down Beatmagazine, it took “three previous attempts whichleft him dissatisfied” before Miller finally gotwhat he wanted on record. Arranged by Gray,the issued version shows great execution. Purtillis featured along with Beneke and May. Side twostarted right after Purtill’s drum break. ErnieCaceres plays the gutsy clarinet solo. Take 2(from side two) has been issued here and themajor difference between Take 1 and Take 2 is aslight mistake by the trumpet near the end of thetune. It is interesting to note that Take 2 was

GLENN MILLER Vol.3Glen Island Special: The Great InstrumentalsOriginal Recordings 1938-1942

only issued on Canadian Bluebird.Adios, arranged by Gray, features a pretty

muted trumpet solo by McMickle, lots of ooh-wahs by the brass, a muted trombone solo byMiller, more muted McMickle with bass notesplucked at the end by Doc Goldberg.

Bobby Hackett joined the band as guitaristin July 1941. “When Glenn hired me I wasn’tplaying cornet. I’d just had some dental surgery,so I couldn’t blow my horn,” recalled Hackett.As soon as his gums healed Glenn beganfeaturing Hackett on cornet solos. A String ofPearls, one of Jerry Gray’s finest compositionsand arrangements, is a good example ofHackett’s work. The recording starts out withan alto sax solo by Caceres and then two-baralto sax exchanges between Caceres and Beneke(Tex was playing lead alto at this time afterMcIntyre left the band), followed by anotherchallenge on tenors between Klink and BabeRussin in that order. Next is Bobby Hackett’sfamous cornet solo. His innovative twelve barsolo added a great deal to the success of therecording.

American Patrol was arranged by Gray. Heinterpolated Columbia the Gem of the Ocean andYankee Doodle Dandy into the arrangement andchanged this march into a swing number whichfeatures Purtill and May. It contains Miller’s

favorite trick of fading way down just before theending and going out with a swinging finish.

The last three numbers on this CD wererecorded when the band was playing at theHotel Sherman in Chicago. Sleepy Town Train isa medium tempo jump tune that has mutedtrumpet by May, alto sax by Skippy Martin, Mayagain and tenor sax by Beneke.

George Gershwin’s Rhapsody In Blue wasthe last tune the civilian Miller band recorded.Arranged by Finegan, the Miller version is anexcerpt from the second half of the rhapsody. Itfeatures a lovely Hackett cornet solo and Benekeblows a very wistful tenor sax. Metronomemagazine thought so highly of this recordingthat they gave it an A-rating.

Jerry Gray’s composition and arrangement ofHere We Go Again closes our set. It featuresexcellent solos by Klink, May and Purtill. The titleof this tune is ironic since a record ban on1 August put an end to all recording for over ayear. The Miller civilian band disbanded on27 September 1942 and never did “Go Again”on records.

John FlowerAuthor of Moonlight Serenade, A Bio-discography ofthe Glenn Miller Civilian Band

Original monochrome photo of Glenn Miller from Michael Ochs Archives / Redferns

120746bk Glenn3 19/1/04 10:03 PM Page 1

8.1207462 8.1207463 8.1207464

“Glenn Miller’s orchestra is generally consideredto have been the most popular organization inthe history of dance bands,” wrote GeorgeSimon, author and former editor of Metronomemagazine. From the time the band opened atthe Glen Island Casino in the Spring of 1939 tillthe time it was disbanded in September 1942when Glenn accepted a commission in the Army,there were few bands that could rival its success.

But success did not come immediately toGlenn Miller. His first band, formed in March1937, failed and was disbanded in January 1938.Miller started a new band in March 1938. Itwasn’t until the band’s lengthy engagement atthe Glen Island Casino in New Rochelle, NewYork, from 17 May 1939 to 23 August 1939, thathe became well known. Numerous coast-to-coast radio broadcasts over the NBC and Mutualnetworks and the enthusiastic response of thedancers, guaranteed the band’s success.

The nineteen instrumentals contained in thisCD are good examples of the Miller band’s abilityto play swing and dance music.

In The Mood became Glenn Miller’s biggestinstrumental hit. This recording illustratesMiller’s uncanny ability to edit an arrangement.Composer Joe Garland had originally presentedthe arrangement to Artie Shaw but Shaw never

recorded it because it ran longer than theallowable three minutes and twenty seconds’maximum time on a 78 rpm record. Miller wasable to condense it down to a tight, swinginginstrumental, adding a closing riff with repeatedfadeouts until the band explodes into the rousingfinale. The famous tenor sax battle is betweenTex Beneke and Al Klink and this is followed by atrumpet solo by Clyde Hurley.

Sunrise Serenade is a perfect example of theband’s distinctive clarinet lead reed sound. Itfeatures Tex Beneke on tenor sax.

By The Waters of Minnetonka is fromMiller’s first recording session for RCA Victor onthe Bluebird label. Originally recorded as a two-sided 78 rpm 10̋ disc, it is now heard here as acontinuous number. Arranged by Glenn Miller, itfeatures Beneke on tenor sax and clarinet, Milleron trombone, Johnny Austin on trumpet and BillStegmeyer on alto sax.

Little Brown Jug, arranged by Bill Finegan,was the band’s first big hit. Beneke, Hurley andMiller take the swinging solos.

Pavanne is an interesting arrangement byFinegan. Solos are by Beneke on sax and Milleron muted trombone.

Eddie Durham not only arranged for CountBasie but also did a number of arrangements for

the Miller band including Glen Island Specialwhich was dedicated to the Glen Island Casino.On this swinging arrangement, Hurley is featuredon trumpet, followed by Beneke on tenor sax.The second tenor sax solo is by Al Klink.

My Isle of Golden Dreams features abeautiful Beneke tenor sax solo. About halfwaythrough this Finegan arrangement there is atempo change that must have confused manydancers at the time.

I Want To Be Happy, another swingarrangement by Durham, spots solos by Hurley,Beneke, Miller and Maurice Purtill on drums.

Johnson Rag starts with one of those slowbuild-ups and after a number of solos culminatesin a rousing finish which was a typical Millerswing device. Beneke takes the first eight bars oftenor followed by Klink. Miller plays thetrombone break and then Hurley is heard ontrumpet. Arrangement is by Finegan.

By the beginning of 1940 a new arranger hadjoined the Miller band. Jerry Gray came to theband after Artie Shaw disbanded in late 1939.Tuxedo Junction was arranged by Gray.According to George Simon, it sold 115,000copies in the first week. Mickey McMickle playsthe opening muted trumpet solo, followed byHurley soloing on open trumpet and thenMcMickle is heard again. Note that this is take 1and most reissues have been from take 2.

The Miller band opened at the HotelPennsylvania in January 1940 and remained therefor three months. Pennsylvania 6-5000,arranged by Gray, was the telephone number at

the Hotel Pennsylvania. It remains the telephonenumber to this day even though the name of thehotel has changed. Trumpet solo is by JohnnyBest with tenor sax solo by Beneke.

In 1941 there was a ban on playing ASCAPmusic on the radio networks. Miller and otherbandleaders turned to recording BMI and public-domain tunes. Song of the Volga Boatmen is aRussian folk song. This outstandingarrangement is by Finegan. Miller commentsextensively on the making of this rhythmicarrangement in his book Glenn Miller’s Method ForOrchestral Arranging. He states that the tunebegins with three separate themes – first by therhythm section, followed by the four trombonesand then a muted trumpet solo by Billy May.Ernie Caceres solos on alto sax. After thediminishing drum break by Purtill, the fourtrombones begin a passage followed by fourunison trumpets in a short fugato which leadsinto the backtime rhythm of handclaps.

The original 78 of Anvil Chorus was a two-sided 10̋ disc. According to Down Beatmagazine, it took “three previous attempts whichleft him dissatisfied” before Miller finally gotwhat he wanted on record. Arranged by Gray,the issued version shows great execution. Purtillis featured along with Beneke and May. Side twostarted right after Purtill’s drum break. ErnieCaceres plays the gutsy clarinet solo. Take 2(from side two) has been issued here and themajor difference between Take 1 and Take 2 is aslight mistake by the trumpet near the end of thetune. It is interesting to note that Take 2 was

GLENN MILLER Vol.3Glen Island Special: The Great InstrumentalsOriginal Recordings 1938-1942

only issued on Canadian Bluebird.Adios, arranged by Gray, features a pretty

muted trumpet solo by McMickle, lots of ooh-wahs by the brass, a muted trombone solo byMiller, more muted McMickle with bass notesplucked at the end by Doc Goldberg.

Bobby Hackett joined the band as guitaristin July 1941. “When Glenn hired me I wasn’tplaying cornet. I’d just had some dental surgery,so I couldn’t blow my horn,” recalled Hackett.As soon as his gums healed Glenn beganfeaturing Hackett on cornet solos. A String ofPearls, one of Jerry Gray’s finest compositionsand arrangements, is a good example ofHackett’s work. The recording starts out withan alto sax solo by Caceres and then two-baralto sax exchanges between Caceres and Beneke(Tex was playing lead alto at this time afterMcIntyre left the band), followed by anotherchallenge on tenors between Klink and BabeRussin in that order. Next is Bobby Hackett’sfamous cornet solo. His innovative twelve barsolo added a great deal to the success of therecording.

American Patrol was arranged by Gray. Heinterpolated Columbia the Gem of the Ocean andYankee Doodle Dandy into the arrangement andchanged this march into a swing number whichfeatures Purtill and May. It contains Miller’s

favorite trick of fading way down just before theending and going out with a swinging finish.

The last three numbers on this CD wererecorded when the band was playing at theHotel Sherman in Chicago. Sleepy Town Train isa medium tempo jump tune that has mutedtrumpet by May, alto sax by Skippy Martin, Mayagain and tenor sax by Beneke.

George Gershwin’s Rhapsody In Blue wasthe last tune the civilian Miller band recorded.Arranged by Finegan, the Miller version is anexcerpt from the second half of the rhapsody. Itfeatures a lovely Hackett cornet solo and Benekeblows a very wistful tenor sax. Metronomemagazine thought so highly of this recordingthat they gave it an A-rating.

Jerry Gray’s composition and arrangement ofHere We Go Again closes our set. It featuresexcellent solos by Klink, May and Purtill. The titleof this tune is ironic since a record ban on1 August put an end to all recording for over ayear. The Miller civilian band disbanded on27 September 1942 and never did “Go Again”on records.

John FlowerAuthor of Moonlight Serenade, A Bio-discography ofthe Glenn Miller Civilian Band

Original monochrome photo of Glenn Miller from Michael Ochs Archives / Redferns

120746bk Glenn3 19/1/04 10:03 PM Page 1

8.1207462 8.1207463 8.1207464

“Glenn Miller’s orchestra is generally consideredto have been the most popular organization inthe history of dance bands,” wrote GeorgeSimon, author and former editor of Metronomemagazine. From the time the band opened atthe Glen Island Casino in the Spring of 1939 tillthe time it was disbanded in September 1942when Glenn accepted a commission in the Army,there were few bands that could rival its success.

But success did not come immediately toGlenn Miller. His first band, formed in March1937, failed and was disbanded in January 1938.Miller started a new band in March 1938. Itwasn’t until the band’s lengthy engagement atthe Glen Island Casino in New Rochelle, NewYork, from 17 May 1939 to 23 August 1939, thathe became well known. Numerous coast-to-coast radio broadcasts over the NBC and Mutualnetworks and the enthusiastic response of thedancers, guaranteed the band’s success.

The nineteen instrumentals contained in thisCD are good examples of the Miller band’s abilityto play swing and dance music.

In The Mood became Glenn Miller’s biggestinstrumental hit. This recording illustratesMiller’s uncanny ability to edit an arrangement.Composer Joe Garland had originally presentedthe arrangement to Artie Shaw but Shaw never

recorded it because it ran longer than theallowable three minutes and twenty seconds’maximum time on a 78 rpm record. Miller wasable to condense it down to a tight, swinginginstrumental, adding a closing riff with repeatedfadeouts until the band explodes into the rousingfinale. The famous tenor sax battle is betweenTex Beneke and Al Klink and this is followed by atrumpet solo by Clyde Hurley.

Sunrise Serenade is a perfect example of theband’s distinctive clarinet lead reed sound. Itfeatures Tex Beneke on tenor sax.

By The Waters of Minnetonka is fromMiller’s first recording session for RCA Victor onthe Bluebird label. Originally recorded as a two-sided 78 rpm 10̋ disc, it is now heard here as acontinuous number. Arranged by Glenn Miller, itfeatures Beneke on tenor sax and clarinet, Milleron trombone, Johnny Austin on trumpet and BillStegmeyer on alto sax.

Little Brown Jug, arranged by Bill Finegan,was the band’s first big hit. Beneke, Hurley andMiller take the swinging solos.

Pavanne is an interesting arrangement byFinegan. Solos are by Beneke on sax and Milleron muted trombone.

Eddie Durham not only arranged for CountBasie but also did a number of arrangements for

the Miller band including Glen Island Specialwhich was dedicated to the Glen Island Casino.On this swinging arrangement, Hurley is featuredon trumpet, followed by Beneke on tenor sax.The second tenor sax solo is by Al Klink.

My Isle of Golden Dreams features abeautiful Beneke tenor sax solo. About halfwaythrough this Finegan arrangement there is atempo change that must have confused manydancers at the time.

I Want To Be Happy, another swingarrangement by Durham, spots solos by Hurley,Beneke, Miller and Maurice Purtill on drums.

Johnson Rag starts with one of those slowbuild-ups and after a number of solos culminatesin a rousing finish which was a typical Millerswing device. Beneke takes the first eight bars oftenor followed by Klink. Miller plays thetrombone break and then Hurley is heard ontrumpet. Arrangement is by Finegan.

By the beginning of 1940 a new arranger hadjoined the Miller band. Jerry Gray came to theband after Artie Shaw disbanded in late 1939.Tuxedo Junction was arranged by Gray.According to George Simon, it sold 115,000copies in the first week. Mickey McMickle playsthe opening muted trumpet solo, followed byHurley soloing on open trumpet and thenMcMickle is heard again. Note that this is take 1and most reissues have been from take 2.

The Miller band opened at the HotelPennsylvania in January 1940 and remained therefor three months. Pennsylvania 6-5000,arranged by Gray, was the telephone number at

the Hotel Pennsylvania. It remains the telephonenumber to this day even though the name of thehotel has changed. Trumpet solo is by JohnnyBest with tenor sax solo by Beneke.

In 1941 there was a ban on playing ASCAPmusic on the radio networks. Miller and otherbandleaders turned to recording BMI and public-domain tunes. Song of the Volga Boatmen is aRussian folk song. This outstandingarrangement is by Finegan. Miller commentsextensively on the making of this rhythmicarrangement in his book Glenn Miller’s Method ForOrchestral Arranging. He states that the tunebegins with three separate themes – first by therhythm section, followed by the four trombonesand then a muted trumpet solo by Billy May.Ernie Caceres solos on alto sax. After thediminishing drum break by Purtill, the fourtrombones begin a passage followed by fourunison trumpets in a short fugato which leadsinto the backtime rhythm of handclaps.

The original 78 of Anvil Chorus was a two-sided 10̋ disc. According to Down Beatmagazine, it took “three previous attempts whichleft him dissatisfied” before Miller finally gotwhat he wanted on record. Arranged by Gray,the issued version shows great execution. Purtillis featured along with Beneke and May. Side twostarted right after Purtill’s drum break. ErnieCaceres plays the gutsy clarinet solo. Take 2(from side two) has been issued here and themajor difference between Take 1 and Take 2 is aslight mistake by the trumpet near the end of thetune. It is interesting to note that Take 2 was

GLENN MILLER Vol.3Glen Island Special: The Great InstrumentalsOriginal Recordings 1938-1942

only issued on Canadian Bluebird.Adios, arranged by Gray, features a pretty

muted trumpet solo by McMickle, lots of ooh-wahs by the brass, a muted trombone solo byMiller, more muted McMickle with bass notesplucked at the end by Doc Goldberg.

Bobby Hackett joined the band as guitaristin July 1941. “When Glenn hired me I wasn’tplaying cornet. I’d just had some dental surgery,so I couldn’t blow my horn,” recalled Hackett.As soon as his gums healed Glenn beganfeaturing Hackett on cornet solos. A String ofPearls, one of Jerry Gray’s finest compositionsand arrangements, is a good example ofHackett’s work. The recording starts out withan alto sax solo by Caceres and then two-baralto sax exchanges between Caceres and Beneke(Tex was playing lead alto at this time afterMcIntyre left the band), followed by anotherchallenge on tenors between Klink and BabeRussin in that order. Next is Bobby Hackett’sfamous cornet solo. His innovative twelve barsolo added a great deal to the success of therecording.

American Patrol was arranged by Gray. Heinterpolated Columbia the Gem of the Ocean andYankee Doodle Dandy into the arrangement andchanged this march into a swing number whichfeatures Purtill and May. It contains Miller’s

favorite trick of fading way down just before theending and going out with a swinging finish.

The last three numbers on this CD wererecorded when the band was playing at theHotel Sherman in Chicago. Sleepy Town Train isa medium tempo jump tune that has mutedtrumpet by May, alto sax by Skippy Martin, Mayagain and tenor sax by Beneke.

George Gershwin’s Rhapsody In Blue wasthe last tune the civilian Miller band recorded.Arranged by Finegan, the Miller version is anexcerpt from the second half of the rhapsody. Itfeatures a lovely Hackett cornet solo and Benekeblows a very wistful tenor sax. Metronomemagazine thought so highly of this recordingthat they gave it an A-rating.

Jerry Gray’s composition and arrangement ofHere We Go Again closes our set. It featuresexcellent solos by Klink, May and Purtill. The titleof this tune is ironic since a record ban on1 August put an end to all recording for over ayear. The Miller civilian band disbanded on27 September 1942 and never did “Go Again”on records.

John FlowerAuthor of Moonlight Serenade, A Bio-discography ofthe Glenn Miller Civilian Band

Original monochrome photo of Glenn Miller from Michael Ochs Archives / Redferns

120746bk Glenn3 19/1/04 10:03 PM Page 1

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1. In The Mood 3:31(Joe Garland)Bluebird B 10416, mx BS 038170-1Recorded 1 August 1939, New York

2. Sunrise Serenade 3:22(Frankie Carle)Bluebird B 10214, mx BS 035731-1Recorded 10 April 1939, New York

3. By The Waters Of Minnetonka (Indian Love Song) – Parts 1 & 2 6:26(Thurlow Lieurance–J. M. Cavanass)Bluebird B 7870, mx BS 027412-1, 027413-1Recorded 27 September 1938, New York

4. Little Brown Jug 2:48(J. E. Winner)Bluebird B 10286, mx BS 035732-1Recorded 10 April 1939, New York

5. Pavanne 3:13(Morton Gould)Bluebird B 10286, mx BS 035766-1Recorded 18 April 1939, New York

6. Glen Island Special 2:57(Eddie Durham)Bluebird B 10388, mx BS 038140-1Recorded 26 July 1939, New York

7. My Isle Of Golden Dreams 3:18(Gus Kahn-Walter Donaldson)Bluebird B 10399, mx BS 038143-1Recorded 18 August 1939, New York

8. I Want To Be Happy 3:02(Vincent Youmans–Irving Caesar)Bluebird B 10416, mx BS 038174-1Recorded 1 August 1939, New York

9. Johnson Rag 2:46(Henry Kleinkhauf–Guy Hall)Bluebird B 10498, mx BS 043356-1Recorded 5 November 1939, New York

10. Tuxedo Junction 3:27(William Johnson–Julian Dash–Erskine Hawkins–Buddy Feyne)Bluebird B 10612, mx BS 046786-1Recorded 5 February 1940, New York

11. Pennsylvania 6-5000 3:13(Carl Sigman-Jerry Gray)Bluebird B 10754, mx BS 048963-1Recorded 28 April 1940, New York

12. Song Of The Volga Boatmen 3:24(Russian Folk song, arr. Bill Finegan)Bluebird B 11029, mx BS 058885-1Recorded 17 January 1941, New York

13. Anvil Chorus 4:53(Verdi, arr. Jerry Gray)Bluebird B 10982, mx BS 058172-1, 058173-2Recorded 13 December 1940, New York

14. Adios 2:53(Enric Madriguera–Eddie Woods)Bluebird B 11219, mx BS 064474-1Recorded 25 June 1941, Chicago

15. A String Of Pearls 3:13(Jerry Gray)Bluebird B 11382, mx BS 068068-1Recorded 3 November 1941, New York

16. American Patrol 3:16(F. W. Meacham, arr. Jerry Gray)Victor 27873, mx PBS 072230-1Recorded 2 April 1942, Hollywood

17. Sleepy Town Train 3:10(Allan Roberts–Bill Fontaine)Victor 20-1509, mx BS 074747-1Recorded 16 July 1942, Chicago

18. Rhapsody In Blue 3:01(George Gershwin)Victor 20-1529, mx BS 074748-1Recorded 16 July 1942, Chicago

19. Here We Go Again 3:02(Jerry Gray)Victor 20-1563, mx BS 074739-1Recorded 14 July 1942, Chicago

All tracks by Glenn Miller and His OrchestraTransfers & Production: David LennickDigital Noise Reduction: Graham NewtonOriginal 78s from the collections of DavidLennick and the Belfer Audio Laboratory andArchive, Syracuse University

The Naxos Historical labels aim to make available the greatest recordings of the history of recordedmusic, in the best and truest sound that contemporary technology can provide. To achieve this aim,Naxos has engaged a number of respected restorers who have the dedication, skill and experience toproduce restorations that have set new standards in the field of historical recordings.

Also available in the Naxos Jazz Legends series ...

8.120615* 8.120648* 8.120662*

* Not available in the USA

120746bk Glenn3 19/1/04 10:03 PM Page 2

8.1207465 8.1207466

1. In The Mood 3:31(Joe Garland)Bluebird B 10416, mx BS 038170-1Recorded 1 August 1939, New York

2. Sunrise Serenade 3:22(Frankie Carle)Bluebird B 10214, mx BS 035731-1Recorded 10 April 1939, New York

3. By The Waters Of Minnetonka (Indian Love Song) – Parts 1 & 2 6:26(Thurlow Lieurance–J. M. Cavanass)Bluebird B 7870, mx BS 027412-1, 027413-1Recorded 27 September 1938, New York

4. Little Brown Jug 2:48(J. E. Winner)Bluebird B 10286, mx BS 035732-1Recorded 10 April 1939, New York

5. Pavanne 3:13(Morton Gould)Bluebird B 10286, mx BS 035766-1Recorded 18 April 1939, New York

6. Glen Island Special 2:57(Eddie Durham)Bluebird B 10388, mx BS 038140-1Recorded 26 July 1939, New York

7. My Isle Of Golden Dreams 3:18(Gus Kahn-Walter Donaldson)Bluebird B 10399, mx BS 038143-1Recorded 18 August 1939, New York

8. I Want To Be Happy 3:02(Vincent Youmans–Irving Caesar)Bluebird B 10416, mx BS 038174-1Recorded 1 August 1939, New York

9. Johnson Rag 2:46(Henry Kleinkhauf–Guy Hall)Bluebird B 10498, mx BS 043356-1Recorded 5 November 1939, New York

10. Tuxedo Junction 3:27(William Johnson–Julian Dash–Erskine Hawkins–Buddy Feyne)Bluebird B 10612, mx BS 046786-1Recorded 5 February 1940, New York

11. Pennsylvania 6-5000 3:13(Carl Sigman-Jerry Gray)Bluebird B 10754, mx BS 048963-1Recorded 28 April 1940, New York

12. Song Of The Volga Boatmen 3:24(Russian Folk song, arr. Bill Finegan)Bluebird B 11029, mx BS 058885-1Recorded 17 January 1941, New York

13. Anvil Chorus 4:53(Verdi, arr. Jerry Gray)Bluebird B 10982, mx BS 058172-1, 058173-2Recorded 13 December 1940, New York

14. Adios 2:53(Enric Madriguera–Eddie Woods)Bluebird B 11219, mx BS 064474-1Recorded 25 June 1941, Chicago

15. A String Of Pearls 3:13(Jerry Gray)Bluebird B 11382, mx BS 068068-1Recorded 3 November 1941, New York

16. American Patrol 3:16(F. W. Meacham, arr. Jerry Gray)Victor 27873, mx PBS 072230-1Recorded 2 April 1942, Hollywood

17. Sleepy Town Train 3:10(Allan Roberts–Bill Fontaine)Victor 20-1509, mx BS 074747-1Recorded 16 July 1942, Chicago

18. Rhapsody In Blue 3:01(George Gershwin)Victor 20-1529, mx BS 074748-1Recorded 16 July 1942, Chicago

19. Here We Go Again 3:02(Jerry Gray)Victor 20-1563, mx BS 074739-1Recorded 14 July 1942, Chicago

All tracks by Glenn Miller and His OrchestraTransfers & Production: David LennickDigital Noise Reduction: Graham NewtonOriginal 78s from the collections of DavidLennick and the Belfer Audio Laboratory andArchive, Syracuse University

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1. In The Mood 3:312. Sunrise Serenade 3:223. By The Waters Of Minnetonka (Indian

Love Song) 6:264. Little Brown Jug 2:485. Pavanne 3:136. Glen Island Special 2:577. My Isle Of Golden Dreams 3:188. I Want To Be Happy 3:029. Johnson Rag 2:46

10. Tuxedo Junction 3:2711. Pennsylvania 6-5000 3:1312. Song Of The Volga Boatmen 3:2413. Anvil Chorus 4:5314. Adios 2:5315. A String Of Pearls 3:1316. American Patrol 3:1617. Sleepy Town Train 3:1018. Rhapsody In Blue 3:0119. Here We Go Again 3:02