Something for the weekend. In the Mood (1941), perhaps the best known composition of Glenn Miller.
In The Mood
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
I wanna hear the Glen Miller Orchestra and I wanna see cops beating up hippies!
Abe Simpson
John Payne on piano, or do my eyes deceive me?
Years ago, I used this clip in my music unit on jazz: good display of the various instruments, each taking its turn with the melody. (Yes, in Catholic grade school, you get to teach everything).
Ah, the memories. When I was in high school, my Mom handed me a five-LP set, bound in white leather, labeled “Glenn Miller Limited Edition.” She said “Just listen to this for a while and see what you think.” I was instantly captured with the first few bars of the first song, “Sunrise Serenade.” What marvelous music.