In The Mood - Maj Glenn Miller, The Army Air Force Orchestra, Nov 13, 1944 🎺

[appalachiablue]

In The Mood is one of the most popular swing tunes of the Big Band era. Broadcast aired Nov. 13, 1944. The Greatest Generation saved the world from fascism in WWII. - Band: Maj. Glenn Miller, bandleader; Vince Cardon, tenor sax; Bobby Nichols, trumpet; Trigger Alpert, bass, Ray McKiney, comic remarks behind the drums.
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Wiki - Alton Glen "Glenn" Miller (March 1, 1904; disappeared Dec. 15, 1944; declared dead Dec. 16, 1945) was an American big band conductor, arranger, composer, trombone player, and recording artist before and during WWII, when he was an officer in the US Army Air Forces. His civilian band, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra was one of the most popular and successful bands of the 20th c. and the big band era. His military group, the Major Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra, was also a success.

Glenn Miller and His Orchestra was the best-selling recording band from 1939- 1942. He is considered to be the father of the modern US military bands.

In 1942, Miller volunteered to join the US military to entertain troops during the war and ended up in the US Army Air Forces. With a full string section added, the Major Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra was the forerunner of many US military big bands. Miller went missing in action (MIA) during WWII on Dec. 15, 1944 while travelling from England to France on a flight over the English Channel. He was officially declared dead a year and a day later. An Army investigation led to an official finding of death (FOD) for Miller, Norman Baessell, and John Morgan, all of whom died on the same flight.
The 3 men are listed on the Tablets of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial in England. Since his body was not recoverable, Miller was allowed to have a memorial headstone placed at Arlington National Cemetery, Arl., Va. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal in Feb., 1945... - Early life, career...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Miller

- AAF Glenn Miller Concert, Wycombe Abbey, High Wycombe, England, Sat., July 29, 1944. Gen. Jimmy Doolittle addresses the troops. Approx. 400 officers and enlisted men in attendance. ⭐ Concert songs: In the Mood, Stardust, What Do They Do in the Infantry, (Johnny Desmond & the Crew Chiefs), I'll Get By.

[ProfessorGAC]

1. My Dad Loved Glenn

As a kid, he really liked big band music. Glenn got a lot radio airplay back then, so my dad heard a lot of him.
Later (in the army) he got into Cool Jazz. But, he would still pull out a Glenn record from time to time.
My jazz coach had me learn this song when I was around 10 or 11. He knew my dad would like it. I played it pretty straight because the theory lessons had just begun.