GLENN MILLER'S BAND
Sir-On reading Open Microphone in the latest Listener, I was surprised, if not taken aback. by "Swarf’s" information on the late Glenn Miller and his band’s personnel. For instance, no mention was made of the first tenor-man, Tex Beneke, who was Miller’s deputyleader and principal solo instrumentalist. After Glenn Miller’s tragic disappearance in 1944, it was Tex Beneke who stepped into the breach to lead the Miller band for the rest ofthe war years; and indeed, it is only within the last three years or so, that the name "Tex Beneke and the Miller Orchestra" has fallen into disuse, due to the fact that Tex Beneke reorganised the band, and began recordings for other wellknown companies, Jerry. Gray was first trumpet and arranger, and after the Beneke reorganisation Gray took to scoring and baton waving for his own band. During the war years, other famous jazzmen graced the ranks of the Miller band. Men such as Billy May and Ray Anthony on trumpets, pianists Ralph Flanagan and John Guarnieri, drummer Alvin Staller, and clarinettist-cum-baritone saxophonist Ernie Cdcenes are just a few of the many musicians who have played in the Miller band,
and have since made names for themselves as band leaders-some eyen carrying On the Miller style and swing traditions.
ANOTHER GLENN MILLER FAN
(Ashburton)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 30, Issue 772, 7 May 1954, Page 5
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219GLENN MILLER'S BAND New Zealand Listener, Volume 30, Issue 772, 7 May 1954, Page 5
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