Glenn Miller

Genres:	Big Band & Swing, Jazz
Descriptive "tags":	jazz, swing, Big Band
Decades Active:	1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
Artist Compilations:	Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, Glenn Miller / The Dorsey Brothers
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Biography

1 March 1905, Clarinda, Iowa, USA, d. 15 December 1944. Miller was the first artist to be credited with a million-selling disc (for "Chattanooga Choo Choo"), and was the toast of North American popular music during World War II for his uniformed orchestra's fusion of sober virtuosity, infectious dance rhythms and varied intonation of brass and woodwind. In Miller's hands, close harmony vocals - often wordless - were almost incidental in a slick repertoire that embraced Tin Pan Alley standards ("April In Paris", Hoagy Carmichael's "The Nearness Of You"), jump blues ("St. Louis Blues", Jelly Roll Morton's "King Porter Stomp"), western swing ("Blueberry Hill", once sung by Gene Autry) and orthodox swing ("Jersey Bounce", "Tuxedo Junction"), also exemplified by the "hotter" big bands of Artie Shaw and Jimmy Dorsey.

After his family moved to North Platts, Nebraska, Miller's trombone skills earned him places in bands operational within his Fort...

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Glenn Miller

Glenn Miller Time-1965 (Starring Bobby Hackett) / Great Songs of The '60s

Big Band / Swing Audio CD - Released November 13, 2001

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Glenn Miller

In The Mood With Glenn Miller

Big Band / Swing Audio CD - Released March 29, 2005

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Golden Greats

Big Band / Swing Audio CD - Released November 25, 2003

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Glenn Miller

Essential Glenn Miller (2-CD)

Big Band / Swing Audio CD - Released June 28, 2005

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RCA 69241

Glenn Miller / Artie Shaw

The Best of The Big Bands

Big Band / Swing Audio CD - Released February 22, 2005

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Glenn Miller

More Miller Magic [Import]

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Moonlight Serenade

Big Band / Swing Audio CD - Released February 1, 2008

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Glenn Miller

War Broadcasts

Big Band / Swing Audio CD - Released June 1, 1991

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Rare Broadcast Performances 1943-1944

Big Band / Swing Audio CD - Released March 1, 1990

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Glenn Miller

The Miller Sound Lives Forever

Big Band / Swing Audio CD - Released March 1, 1997

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Glenn Miller

Greatest Hits

Big Band / Swing Audio CD - Released April 16, 1996

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Glenn Miller

The Centennial Collection

Big Band / Swing Audio CD - Released April 20, 2004

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In The Mood With...

Big Band / Swing Audio CD - Released July 13, 2004

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Glenn Miller Masterpieces

Big Band / Swing Audio CD - Released September 16, 2004

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The Complete Early Glenn Miller Recordings

Big Band / Swing Audio CD - Released December 7, 2004

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Miller Makes It Happen

Big Band / Swing Audio CD - Released August 30, 2005

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Glenn Miller

A Legendary Performer

Big Band / Swing Audio CD - Released September 10, 1991

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Glenn Miller

In the Digital Mood

Jazz Audio CD - Released April 30, 1991

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GRP 20042

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Rare Broadcast Performances 1943-1944 (Audio CD)	War Broadcasts (Audio CD)

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