Glenn Miller Orchestra
This article is about the band that Glenn Miller fronted. For the band that performed after his disappearance, see Glenn Miller Orchestra (1956–present). Glenn Miller and His Orchestra Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, on the set of Sun Valley Serenade , 1941 Background information Genres Dance band, Swing Years active April 1938 – September 1942 Labels Bluebird Victor Website www.glennmiller.com Past members see members section Glenn Miller and His Orchestra was an American swing dance band formed by Glenn Miller in 1938. Arranged around a clarinet and tenor saxophone playing melody, and three other saxophones playing harmony, the band became the most popular and commercially successful dance orchestra of the Swing era and one of the greatest singles charting acts of the 20th century. Miller began professionally recording in New York City as a sideman in the Hot jazz era of the late 1920s. With the arrival of virtuoso trombonists Jack Teagarden and Tommy Dorsey, Miller focus...