IN GLENN MILLER'S FOOTSTEPS

BENEKE, TEX & HIS ORCHESTRA
JASMINE

Item Information Artists Name: BENEKE, TEX & HIS ORCHESTRA Title: IN GLENN MILLER'S FOOTSTEPS Format: CD Label: JASMINE City Hall Catalog Number:  2573 UPC Product Code: 604988257328 List Price: 13.98 Musical Category:  BIG BAND Release Date:  6/15/2001 Additional Musical Category Notes:   It's no surprise that Gordon "Tex" Beneke was from Texas, the nickname "Tex" being bestowed upon him by Glenn Miller, and it was in Miller's band, as saxophonist & singer, that Beneke established his reputation. Following discharge from the Navy in late 1945, Beneke undertook leadership of the Glenn Miller Orchestra with considerable success until forming his own band molded in the Miller style. The 22 tracks featured here are from 1946-50.