Stinkin' civilians? Those guys are thinkin' on the ONE, tryin' ta play on the two and four.

Where be da SWING?

Man, that St. Louis Blues arrangement belongs to Capt. Glenn Miller, Army Air Corps and after '47, it belongs to USAF Bands.

When they knew about The Swing, man. 110% swing.

Check out the phrasing of the Trumpet Section on the Intro in the original:



And the tradition continues to this day:



The original score sheet, in Glenn Miller's hand, is still in the library archives of HDQTRS USAF Band, Wash. DC, "St. Louis Blues March" - and just about each of the various USAF field jazz bands also have not only copies of the original, but *many* rearrangements, arrangements done for Concert Bands, still swingin' hard, arrangements for Drum and Bugle Corps - all penned by USAF personnel in the "arranger" slots.

"Music is your fulltime job."

Concert Bands, Jazzbands, Rock Bands, Country Bands, Singing Groups, Orchestras, String Qurtets, String Ensembles, Bluegrass Bands, you name it, the United States Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Bands consist of some of the best musicians on the planet today. A good goal for the young musician looking for a career in music, music and music, provided they study hard and pass the audition. Capn' Miller made Jazz the basis of the old Army Air Corps bands and almost swinglehandedly created this condition of unbelievable level of excellence in performance.

When yours truly was a young guy in the USAF hdqtrs bands, whenever we would hit DC, we'd hit Georgetown and find this young guy, an Army Corporal, holdin' court at the drum set somewhere, when in town. Some kid whose name was Steve Gadd.


Straightahead,


--Mac

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