Where Swing is King!
Composed and arranged by Jerry Gray. Recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra for Bluebird on April 28, 1940 in New York. Glenn Miller, trombone, directing: John Best, first trumpet; Rubin “Zeke” Zarchy, Clyde Hurley, [..]
“Shadows” Composed by Frankie Carle; arranged by Jerry Gray. Recorded by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra for RCA Bluebird on November 9, 1939 in New York. Artie Shaw, clarinet, directing Harry Geller, first trumpet; Bernie [..]
“My Heart Stood Still” Composed by Richard Rodgers; arranged by Jerry Gray. Recorded by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra for Bluebird on January 17, 1939 in New York. Artie Shaw, clarinet, directing: John Best, first [..]
“Along the Santa Fe Trail” Composed by Will Grosz (music) and Al Dubin and Edwina Coolidge (lyric); arranged by Jerry Gray. Recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra for Bluebird on November 8, 1940 in [..]
“Alone Together” Composed by Arthur Schwartz; arranged by Jerry Gray. Recorded by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra for Bluebird on January 31, 1939 in New York. Artie Shaw, clarinet, directing: John Best, first trumpet; Chuck [..]
“I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me” Composed by Clarence Gaskill and Jimmy McHugh; arranged by Jerry Gray. Recorded by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra for Bluebird on July 24, 1938 in New [..]
“I Didn’t Know What Time It Was” Composed by: Richard Rodgers, music, and Lorenz Hart, lyric; arranged by Fletcher Henderson. Recorded by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra for Columbia on September 13, 1939 in New [..]
“Here We Go Again” Composed and arranged by Jerry Gray. Recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra for Victor on July 14, 1942 in Chicago. Glenn Miller, first trombone, directing: R.D. “Mickey” McMickle, first trumpet; [..]
“Goin’ Home” Composed by Antonin Dvorak; arranged by Jerry Gray. Recorded live in performance by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra on a CBS Chesterfield broadcast on December 18, 1940 in New York. Glenn Miller, first [..]
“Stairway to the Stars” Composed by Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli (music), and Mitchell Parish (lyric). Arranged by Jerry Gray. Recorded by the New York All-Star Big Band on August 8-9, 2016 in New York. [..]
Michael P. Zirpolo’s Review of “Glenn Miller Declassified” by Dennis M. Spragg. The definitive story of how swing era bandleader Glenn Miller was lost on a flight from England to France on December 15, 1944 [..]
Recently, I was fortunate enough to listen to a concert of big band music here in my home town of Canton, Ohio with a gentleman whom I have known for many years. He is 91 [..]
“Begin the Beguine” Composed by Cole Porter; arranged by Jerry Gray. Recorded by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra for RCA Bluebird on July 24, 1938 in New York. Artie Shaw, clarinet, directing: John Best, [..]