The representative songs which have been heard by everyone are masterpieces.
80 years have passed the orchestra's repertoire is over 700 songs. Among them there are many famous songs that everyone has heard at one time. Representative songs such as "In the Mood", "Moonlight · Serenade", "Brown Bottle", etc. are songs familiar to the ears and still used in commercials, movies, dramas.
King of Swing:
When speaking of Glenn Miller, he was said to be the king of swing, which caused a whirlwind in the jazz scene from the late 1930s to the early 1940s. The formation of five sax, four trumpet, four trombone, three rhythms which are still handed down and the playing method which clarinet leads saxophone are talked about and it boasts tremendous popularity. And to this day its popularity continues to attract fans all over the world without fading.
"Listen" + "Watch" = The Glenn Miller Orchestra
Speaking of the glory of the concert by The Glenn Miller Orchestra, in addition to enjoying famous songs, "enjoying" is enjoyment. A performance style incorporating actions that move positively according to the song or action is a style that can be enjoyed regardless of generations and is the greatest attraction.
History of The Glenn Miller Orchestra
The Glenn Miller Orchestra celebrated its 80th anniversary this year after many of the musicians inherited his intention and style of music after the death of Glenn Miller. There are many orchestras with the name of the founder of the orchestra, but there are few orchestras in the world that continue to constantly operate for a long time. Besides that, a lot of masterpieces which are said to be representative songs of the orchestra are still loved by musicians all over the world and continue to be played.
The first performance in Japan was held in 1964 when the Tokyo Olympic Games were held. After that, they held a performance in Japan almost every year, and last year 2017 was the 50th tour in Japan.
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra was a swing dance band formed by Glenn Miller in 1938. It was arranged around a clarinet and tenor saxophone playing melody, while three other saxophones played the harmony. This arrangement was different from usual and allowed Miller to develop his own style and sound, which made him and his orchestra one of the greatest and well-known of the swing era.
By the mid-1930s, Glenn Miller was known as a sideman and arranger. Originally forming a band around 1935–36, they signed with Brunswick Records, but struggled with financial troubles and the band folded in 1937. But they reformed in 1938, and under new management they got significant radio airplay and achieved a large amount of success. Through Miller's demand for professionalism at all times, perseverance, hard work, and musical genius, he created his own distinctive style, different from the regular swing bands of the time, which earned him 70 top ten singles and 22 number one records in just four short years - and launched the band to the uppermost heights of super stardom.
Miller was enormously popular and the rest of 1939 only got better. On April 4, 1939, Miller and his Orchestra recorded "Moonlight Serenade". Considered as one of the top songs of the swing era, it helped the Orchestra become even more popular. It was soon played as the theme song to start and end all of his radio performances. Miller's most famous song "In the Mood" was recorded August 1, 1939. Miller, although he was never credited as an arranger, arranged some of the song in the studio.[13] The song, famous for its "dueling" saxophone solos[14] between Tex Beneke and Al Klink, and often the closing number to most shows, hit number one on Billboard's charts and stayed for a total of 30 weeks.[15]
1940 was a very popular year for Miller and the band with 31 top ten hits and a record 8 number-one hits in a single calendar year.[5] On February 5, 1940, Miller recorded "Tuxedo Junction", which also became a number one hit. It reportedly sold 115,000 copies within the first week, and placed 7th overall for the National Hit Parade that year. Bob Eberly, a band vocalist for Jimmy Dorsey's Orchestra, said: It sold 90,000 copies in the first week at a time when "25,000 was considered a great seller".[16] In April, "Pennsylvania 6-5000" was released, and it too became an instant swing standard. The entire band signed with 20th Century Fox for two motion pictures. Harry Warren and Mack Gordon were commissioned to write songs for the 1941 motion picture Sun Valley Serenade as well as 1942's Orchestra Wives.[17]
Miller didn't approach the film projects lightly. Previously, swing bands had only appeared at certain times within a film. He wanted the plot to revolve around the band, and both Sun Valley Serenade and Orchestra Wives accomplished that task. For Sun Valley, the band recorded the extended song-and-dance number and what was soon to be its biggest selling record, "Chattanooga Choo Choo". W. Wallace Early, the manager of record sales for RCA Victor and Bluebird Records, presented the first ever gold record to Miller on February 10, 1942, saying:
... It's a pleasure to be here tonight. And speaking of RCA Victor, we're mighty proud of that Chattanooga Choo Choo, and the man that made the record, Glenn Miller. You see it's been a long time – 15 years in fact – since any record has sold a million copies. And Chattanooga Choo Choo certainly put on steam and breezed right through that million mark by over 200,000 pressings. And we decided that Glenn should get a trophy. The best one we could think of is a gold record of Chattanooga. And now Glenn, it's yours – with the best wishes of RCA Victor Bluebird records.
The ever-popular "Moonlight Serenade", "In the Mood", "Tuxedo Junction", "Pennsylvania 6-5000", "Chattanooga Choo Choo", "A String of Pearls", "At Last", and "(I've Got a Gal In) Kalamazoo" have appeared various times in pop culture and brought swing music to a new height.
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