Release Date: 02 October 2001
Label: Nostalgia Arts
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 717101302628
Release Date: 02 October 2001
Label: Nostalgia Arts
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 717101302628
Description
TEX BENEKE was a leading sideman with the Glenn Miller Orchestra from 1938 until it was disbanded in 1942 when Miller joined the US military. After the war, and with Glenn Miller deceased, Beneke took over the Glenn Miller band in 1946. Tex kept most of Miller's sidemen, but dropped the Army Air Force arrangements which Miller had used. Beneke began commissioning new compositions andarrangements, especially by Norman Leyden. . Featured players: TEX BENEKE (tenor sax & vocals), JIMMY PRIDDY, PETE CANDOLI (trumpet), BOBBY NICHOLS (baritone sax).CLASSIC RECORDINGS FROM 1946 - 1949.
Tracklisting
Bob Crosby & His Orchestra
Orson Welles
Tex Beneke
Mildred Bailey
The Mills Brothers
The Mills Brothers
Maria Schneider
Maria Schneider
Danish Radio Big Band
Hackney Colliery Band
Etienne Charles & Creole Orchestra
Peter Vuust & Aarhus Jazz Orchestra
Duke Ellington
Jeremy Rose & The Earshift Orchestra