78rpm: Long Tall Mama - Glenn Miller and his Orchestra, 1941 - Victor 27943

If this ain't a Groove Juice Special for the weekend..... ;)

One of the first tunes that turned me on to Glenn Miller as a youngster at age 11 - for Miller this is some damn good jivin'!!!!! :)

Dig.....

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• Glenn
• Miller
• Tex
• Beneke
• Ernie
• Caceres
• Babe
• Russin
• authentic
• big
• band
• swing
• jive

[sideshowtink]

Just beautiful! Sounds amazing, Mark!!

[SwingMan1937]

@sideshowtink Thanks, Tink - been dusting my engineering skills off as I go, but they really have been coming along better than I thought. :)

[4205lr]

@annanoli The studio recording from 1941 on Victor.

[acfinney1]

Have to disagree with you on trumpet. That is Billy May for sure.

[annanoli]

@4205lr which version? i suppose the one with the extremely marked lead alto. in this case i think it was a bad idea...please note Tex is my hero.. the first solo i learned to play with tenor sax is the one we hear in "I know why"

[4205lr]

@annanoli He also played alto on String Of Pearls.

[annanoli]

this is the very interesting experiment Glenn made when Hal McIntyre lefs the band.Tex Beneke switched to alto and Babe Russin took the tenor chair.This didn't lasted for long,and i think it's the only Tex's alto solo we know..

[4205lr]

the trumpet soloist is Billy May not Hackett.

[SwingMan1937]

@kennyrocksable Got 'em written down, Kenny. I'll be doing some recording this weekend & I'll make sure to dig those out when I dive into the crates. :)

[shaunsstuff79]

u just cant beat the sound on these old victor and bluebirds !! scratchy or not its so pure and natural and the timbre of the instruments always comes through !! ok well maybe not on a crosley lol !! great sound mark as always im so #$@@!^&%% jealous lol jus kiddin good job tho really dig it