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  1. "Chattanooga Choo Choo" Is a song that was written by #MackGordon and composed by #HarryWarren in 1941 originally recorded as a #bigBand/ #swing tune by #GlennMillerAndHisOrchestra and was featured in the 1941 movie #SunValleySerenade. and the first song to receive a #goldRecord, presented by #RCAVictor in 1942, which sold about 1.2 million copies.
    youtube.com/watch?v=SjwhC3UCxXI

  2. My good deed for the day (I thought so, anyway): our sports reporter, a kid of about 30, was listening to some decent big band stuff in the office this morning. I talked him into throwing on some Glenn Miller and more precisely this tune. He hadn’t heard of Glenn Miller before our conversation; I shared with him how Maj. Miller died in a plane crash in December of 1944. Next thing I know, the office was jammin Glenn. I think I did OK.
    #MusicOfMastodon
    #BigBand

    m.youtube.com/watch?v=Prj-PKDP

  3. My good deed for the day (I thought so, anyway): our sports reporter, a kid of about 30, was listening to some decent big band stuff in the office this morning. I talked him into throwing on some Glenn Miller and more precisely this tune. He hadn’t heard of Glenn Miller before our conversation; I shared with him how Maj. Miller died in a plane crash in December of 1944. Next thing I know, the office was jammin Glenn. I think I did OK.
    #MusicOfMastodon
    #BigBand

    m.youtube.com/watch?v=Prj-PKDP

  4. My good deed for the day (I thought so, anyway): our sports reporter, a kid of about 30, was listening to some decent big band stuff in the office this morning. I talked him into throwing on some Glenn Miller and more precisely this tune. He hadn’t heard of Glenn Miller before our conversation; I shared with him how Maj. Miller died in a plane crash in December of 1944. Next thing I know, the office was jammin Glenn. I think I did OK.
    #MusicOfMastodon
    #BigBand

    m.youtube.com/watch?v=Prj-PKDP

  5. My good deed for the day (I thought so, anyway): our sports reporter, a kid of about 30, was listening to some decent big band stuff in the office this morning. I talked him into throwing on some Glenn Miller and more precisely this tune. He hadn’t heard of Glenn Miller before our conversation; I shared with him how Maj. Miller died in a plane crash in December of 1944. Next thing I know, the office was jammin Glenn. I think I did OK.
    #MusicOfMastodon
    #BigBand

    m.youtube.com/watch?v=Prj-PKDP

  6. My good deed for the day (I thought so, anyway): our sports reporter, a kid of about 30, was listening to some decent big band stuff in the office this morning. I talked him into throwing on some Glenn Miller and more precisely this tune. He hadn’t heard of Glenn Miller before our conversation; I shared with him how Maj. Miller died in a plane crash in December of 1944. Next thing I know, the office was jammin Glenn. I think I did OK.
    #MusicOfMastodon
    #BigBand

    m.youtube.com/watch?v=Prj-PKDP

  7. #Shiny_Stockings umsonst & draußen
    Samstag, 12.09.2026, 12:30 Uhr
    Die #BigBand gibt sich die Ehre! Eintritt: frei!
    Café Q, Kirchweg 1, 21524 #Brunstorf
    #Jazz #Swing #kostenlos #livemusic #konzert

  8. "In the Mood" is a popular #bigBand-era #jazzStandard recorded by American bandleader #GlennMiller. "In the Mood" is based on the composition "Tar Paper Stomp" by #WingyManone. The first recording under the name "In the Mood" was released by #EdgarHayes and his Orchestra in 1938. In 1983, the Glenn Miller recording from 1939 was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame. In 2004, the recording was inducted into the Library of Congress #NationalRecordingRegistry.
    youtube.com/watch?v=aME0qvhZ37o

  9. "In the Mood" is a popular #bigBand-era #jazzStandard recorded by American bandleader #GlennMiller. "In the Mood" is based on the composition "Tar Paper Stomp" by #WingyManone. The first recording under the name "In the Mood" was released by #EdgarHayes and his Orchestra in 1938. In 1983, the Glenn Miller recording from 1939 was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame. In 2004, the recording was inducted into the Library of Congress #NationalRecordingRegistry.
    youtube.com/watch?v=aME0qvhZ37o

  10. "In the Mood" is a popular #bigBand-era #jazzStandard recorded by American bandleader #GlennMiller. "In the Mood" is based on the composition "Tar Paper Stomp" by #WingyManone. The first recording under the name "In the Mood" was released by #EdgarHayes and his Orchestra in 1938. In 1983, the Glenn Miller recording from 1939 was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame. In 2004, the recording was inducted into the Library of Congress #NationalRecordingRegistry.
    youtube.com/watch?v=aME0qvhZ37o

  11. "In the Mood" is a popular #bigBand-era #jazzStandard recorded by American bandleader #GlennMiller. "In the Mood" is based on the composition "Tar Paper Stomp" by #WingyManone. The first recording under the name "In the Mood" was released by #EdgarHayes and his Orchestra in 1938. In 1983, the Glenn Miller recording from 1939 was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame. In 2004, the recording was inducted into the Library of Congress #NationalRecordingRegistry.
    youtube.com/watch?v=aME0qvhZ37o

  12. "In the Mood" is a popular #bigBand-era #jazzStandard recorded by American bandleader #GlennMiller. "In the Mood" is based on the composition "Tar Paper Stomp" by #WingyManone. The first recording under the name "In the Mood" was released by #EdgarHayes and his Orchestra in 1938. In 1983, the Glenn Miller recording from 1939 was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame. In 2004, the recording was inducted into the Library of Congress #NationalRecordingRegistry.
    youtube.com/watch?v=aME0qvhZ37o

  13. Art Pepper + Eleven, “Modern Jazz Classics,” 1960 on Contemporary Records

    Classic west coast jazz from Contemporary Records - sometimes just gets call Art Pepper + Eleven, sometimes Modern Jazz Classics. Not sure if 12 people counts as a big band - Wikipedia says "a small big band." Marty Paich did the arranging. Songs composed by Dizzy Gillespie, Horace Silver, Charlie Parker, Gerry Mulligan, and Sonny Rollins among others. A must have for people (like me) who are fans of the west coast "cool jazz" and the late big band era. My copy—via private sale—is the […]

    goatless.org/2026/05/03/art-pe

  14. "In the Mood" is a popular #bigBand-era #jazzStandard recorded by American bandleader #GlennMiller. "In the Mood" is based on the composition "#TarPaperStomp" by #WingyManone. The first recording under the name "In the Mood" was released by #EdgarHayes and his Orchestra in 1938. In 1983, the Glenn Miller recording from 1939 was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame. In 2004, the recording was inducted into the Library of Congress #NationalRecordingRegistry.
    youtube.com/watch?v=8u4TCvwCbgY

  15. "In the Mood" is a popular #bigBand-era #jazzStandard recorded by American bandleader #GlennMiller. "In the Mood" is based on the composition "#TarPaperStomp" by #WingyManone. The first recording under the name "In the Mood" was released by #EdgarHayes & His Orchestra in 1938. In 1983, the Glenn Miller recording from 1939 was inducted into the #GrammyHallOfFame. In 2004.
    youtube.com/watch?v=ALU66mO-39o

  16. #DemandezLeProgramme :
    1953 - Lionel Hampton et son grand orchestre - Palais de Chaillot, Paris

    #LionelHampton (vib, p, dr, voc),
    #CliffordBrown, Art Farmer, #QuincyJones, Walter Williams (tp),
    Jimmy Cleveland, George Cooper, Al Hayse (tb),
    #GigiGryce, Anthony Ortega (as), Clifford Solomon, Clifford Scott (ts), Oscar Estell (bs),
    George Wallington (p), Billy Mackel (g), Monk Montgomery (b), Alan Dawson, Curly Hamner (dr)

    #jazz #bigband