Search results for "Tex Beneke"

Tex Beneke and the Glenn Miller Orchestra: Texas Tex (Rating: 82/100) posted in Music April 04, 08

Following World War II, during which Major Glenn Miller's plane mysteriously vanished over the English Channel, tooth...

Glenn Miller: In the Mood (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music November 10, 07

During the Big Band era, jazz and America's popular music converged. Why? The answer's between your ankles and toes. ...

Glenn Miller: Pennsylvania 6-5000 (Rating: 88/100) posted in Music April 04, 08

In ancient times, telephone prefixes were mnemonic, not numeric. PE 6-5000 in Manhattan, for example, rang up the Hot...

Glenn Miller: Moonlight Serenade (Rating: 93/100) posted in Music November 09, 07

19th-century composers reoriented classical music around emotional appeal, dramatically expressing their innermost fe...

Glenn Miller: Bluebirds in the Moonlight (Rating: 85/100) posted in Music November 30, 07

Although "Bluebirds in the Moonlight" scoffs at its own title as a silly idea, some bluebirds are early risers, singi...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: JAZZ FOR THE BIRDS

It's only fitting. Since birds inspire us with their songs, composers return the favor, dedicating music in every gen...

The United States of Jazz posted in Features and Interviews April 06, 08

by Alan Kurtz When, in the course of musical events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the bands...

Lewis, Mel (Sokoloff, Melvin) posted in Encyclopedia October 20, 09

Drummer Mel Lewis set a new standard for the modern big band as co-leader of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra in th...

Tom (Thomas Albert) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Tom (Thomas Albert), tenor saxophone; b. San Francisco, CA, 20 July 1926. His father, Milton Joseph Hart (1895-1972),...

Brookmeyer, Bob (Robert Edward) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Brookmeyer, Bob (Robert Edward); valve trombone, composer, piano; born in Kansas City, Missouri on December.19, 1929....

Remembering Neal Hefti posted in The Jazz.com Blog October 19, 08

A few days ago, when the media reported on the death of composer and arranger Neal Hefti, they focused on his popular...

Kelly, Phil (Philip Gene) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Kelly, Phil (Philip Gene), arranger, composer, drummer; b. Canton, OH, 16 December 1937. He was born and raised in Ca...

Fischer, Lou posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Fischer, Lou, bass, educator, author; b. San Antonio, TX, 25 July 1952. His parents were Ralph E. Fischer and Jessie ...

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