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Glenn Miller And His Orchestra play during a week at the RKO Keith Theater, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.Full article:
As a followup of Lucky Millinder’s last week the Glenn Miller outfit sounds tame in comparison. Although the hefty attendance on opening day is a good indication that he has the bigger following, musically and technically, the sweet swing Miller band is aces.
With the exception of Marion Hutton the frantic vocalist, and Maurice Purtill, the rough riding drummer, there’s a decided paucity of pep. Numbers like Sunrise Serenade, Danny Boy and the Ray Eberle vocals of Nearness of You and I’ll Never Smile Again plus the lay daisy leading by Miller seem to overcome. In retrospect, the more exciting stuff derived from Tiger Ray, In the Moon (the best band number on the list).
Boys really swing it for Miss Hutton in Boog-It and Rumba Jumps. She gives a welcomed contrast to the slow moaning of Ray Eberle but each vocalist drew extra bows when caught.
On the debit side Miller acts too blase to his eager audience and has too much blue lighting on the show. On the credit side, he never hogs the spot, except for a bit of trombone solo, and delivers some of the swellest music in the world for radio or dance hall consumption.
(Source : Variety, Sep. 11, 1940)
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With the exception of Marion Hutton the frantic vocalist, and Maurice Purtill, the rough riding drummer, there’s a decided paucity of pep. Numbers like Sunrise Serenade, Danny Boy and the Ray Eberle vocals of Nearness of You and I’ll Never Smile Again plus the lay daisy leading by Miller seem to overcome. In retrospect, the more exciting stuff derived from Tiger Ray, In the Moon (the best band number on the list).
Boys really swing it for Miss Hutton in Boog-It and Rumba Jumps. She gives a welcomed contrast to the slow moaning of Ray Eberle but each vocalist drew extra bows when caught.
On the debit side Miller acts too blase to his eager audience and has too much blue lighting on the show. On the credit side, he never hogs the spot, except for a bit of trombone solo, and delivers some of the swellest music in the world for radio or dance hall consumption.
(Source : Variety, Sep. 11, 1940)