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Tex Beneke
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Although he subsequently found himself in dispute with the bandleader’s estate, Tex Beneke played a major role in establishing the trademark Glenn Miller sound as one of the most successful inventions of the big band era. His tenor saxophone solos and amiable vocals featured prominently on many of Miller’s biggest hits, including ‘In The Mood’, ‘String of Pearls’, ‘Chattanooga Choo Choo’, ‘I Got a Girl in Kalamazoo’ and ‘Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree’, and he was a key member of the saxophone section in his four years with the band
Bob Brookmeyer Celebration at New England Conservatory
by S.G Provizer
NEC Jazz Orchestra Jordan Hall Bob Brookmeyer Celebration Boston, MA March 1, 2018 All of the composer-arrangers featured at the Bob Brookmeyer Celebration concert had been mentored, to some degree or other, by Bob Brookmeyer. Listening to what each of his former students said during the program and ...
Chris Smith: At The Intersection Of Scholarship, Performance and Pedagogy
by David A. Orthmann
In the introduction to his book Jazz Matters (University Of California Press, 2010), David Ake writes about bringing together the practical side of making jazz, the pedagogical side of teaching it, and the academic side of writing about it." (p. 12) Nothing but good," Ake adds, can come if we increase the numbers of scholars who ...
The View From The Back Of The Band: The Life And Music Of Mel Lewis
by David A. Orthmann
The View From The Back Of The Band: The Life And Music Of Mel Lewis Chris Smith 399 pages ISBN: #978-1-57441-574-2 University Of North Texas Press 2014 Good drummers were a rarity and that's all there was to it. There's no ego problem involved, it's just there weren't ...
Christmas Serenade In The Glenn Miller Style Featuring The Original Glenn Miller Singers
By Tex Beneke
Label: BASF
Released: 1965
Something Old - Something New - Something Borrowed - Something Blue; Music In The Style Made Famous By Glenn Miller
By Tex Beneke
Label: BASF
Released: 1963