Personnel includes: Glenn Miller (leader); Johnny Desmond (vocals); Peanuts Hucko (alto saxophone, clarinet); Hank Freeman (alto saxophone); Jack Ferrier (tenor saxophone); Bernie Previn, Jack Steele (trumpet); Johnny Haliburton (trombone); Addison Collins (French horn); George Ockner, Harry Katzman (violin); Dave Schwartz (viola); Morris P. Bialkin (cello); Mel Powell (piano); Carmen Mastren (guitar); Trigger Alpert (bass); Ray McKinley (drums).
Recorded between March & May 1944. Includes liner notes by Richard C. March.
Personnel: Ray McKinley (vocals, drums); Johnny Desmond, Crew Chiefs, The Glee Club, Bob Carroll (vocals); Carmen Mastren (guitar); Nathan Kaproff, Dave Dennis, Richard Motylinski, Earl Cornwell, Phil Marino, CPL. Gene Bergen, David Sackson, Alfred Aulwurm, Al Milton, Fred Ostrovsky, Ernest Kardos, Joseph Kowalewski, Carl Swanson, Harry Katzman (violin); Dave Schwartz, CPL. Henry Brynan, Manny Wishnow, Stanley Harris (viola); CPL. Morris Bialkin, Bob Ripley (cello); Peanuts Hucko (clarinet, alto saxophone); Freddy Guera, Hank Freeman (alto saxophone); Jack Ferrier, Vince Carbone (tenor saxophone); Trigger Alpert (baritone saxophone); Whitey Thomas, Jack Steele, Bernie Privin, Bobby Nichols (trumpet); Addison Collins (French horn); Nat Peck, Johnny Halliburton, Jim Harwood , Jimmy Priddy (trombone); Mel Powell (piano); Frank Ippolito (drums).
Audio Remasterer: Dave Bennett .
Liner Note Author: Richard March.
Recording information: New York, NY (03/10/1944-05/26/1944).
Unknown Contributor Roles: Gene Steck; Glenn Miller; Murray Kane; Steve Steck; James Allison; Artie Malvin.
Arranger: Jerry Gray.
The appropriately named Avid record label has released more than 35 Glenn Miller compilations. Avid specializes in Miller's wartime radio broadcasts; American Patrol, Vol. 1, issued in 1996, contains 45 performances retrieved from airchecks of programs transmitted to armed forces personnel between March 10 and May 26, 1944. Sponsored and supervised by the Office of War Information, these Music from America shows were useful for boosting morale and winning the war. Miller's band invariably ran like a well-oiled machine. Vocals were by Johnny Desmond & the Crew Chiefs. As Miller was on leave during the broadcast of May 26, 1944, his ensemble operated under the leadership of Jerry Gray. This is wholesome all-American big-band pop music with strong undercurrents of jazz and occasional sugary interludes from a string section. Repertoire ranged from novelties, smooth ballads, and slow dance tunes to authentic swing standards like Fats Waller's "Honeysuckle Rose" and "Stealin' Apples"; Erskine Hawkins' "Tuxedo Junction," Lionel Hampton's "Flying Home," and Edgar Sampson's "Stompin' at the Savoy." There's also a smart rendition of "Farewell Blues," introduced more than 20 years earlier by the New Orleans Rhythm Kings. As far as Glenn Miller compilations go, this double CD is a good choice. It contains several of Miller's biggest hits -- "String of Pearls," "Anvil Chorus," and "American Patrol" -- but does not include Miller's cover of Joe Garland's "In the Mood." ~ arwulf arwulf
