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Gary Tole

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Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, Gary Tole began playing the trombone at the age of twelve. By the age of sixteen, he was working with the all the shows that came into the Pittsburgh area. After attending Duquesne University School of Music, Gary was offered the first trombone position with the world renowned Glenn Miller Orchestra. After a four year world tour with the Miller organization, he toured with Harry James, Tex Beneke, Les Brown and Jimmy Dorsey. In 1978, Gary relocated and made his permanent residence in Southern California. On stage as well as recording, Gary's smooth but dynamic style has placed him in constant demand with such stars as; Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, Bernadette Peters, Kenny Rogers, Rita Moreno, Melissa Manchester, James Ingram, and Phil Collins

Album

Postcards from Hollywood

Label: Summit Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: The Magnificent Seven; Sally’s Tomato (from Breakfast at Tiffany’s); Entre’act/First Love Theme (from Cleopatra); The Sand Pebbles; Tara’s Theme (from Gone with the Wind); A Time for Love (from An American Dream); The Bad and the Beautiful; Spellbound; The Pawnbroker; The Force theme (from Star Wars); North by Northwest.

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Article: Album Review

The Scott Whitfield Jazz Orchestra West: Postcards from Hollywood

Read "Postcards from Hollywood" reviewed by Jack Bowers


While many people have been excited or enraptured by the music scores accompanying Hollywood's most beloved films, few know (or perhaps even care) who wrote them. That's a shame, as these composers (and their contemporaries) were musical trailblazers whose names should be enshrined forever in the annals of artistic brilliance. One who does care is composer/arranger ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

The Glenn Miller Orchestra: In the Mood

Read "The Glenn Miller Orchestra: In the Mood" reviewed by Jack Bowers


You can count on the fingers of one hand the number of big bands formed in the 1930s that continue to perform today, long after the storied Big Band Era has faded from national craze to modest footnote in American musical history. Foremost among the survivors is the Glenn Miller Orchestra, the latest incarnation of which ...

Album

One Kettle For Count

Label: Summit Records
Released: 2007


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