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About This Track
“In the Mood” is a song popularized by the American bandleader Glenn Miller in 1939, and one of the best-known arrangements of the big band era. Miller’s rendition topped the charts one year later and was featured in the 1941 movie Sun Valley Serenade. The song is an anomaly to chart purists. “In The Mood” was released in the period immediately prior to the inception of retail sales charts in Billboard magazine. While it led the Record Buying Guide (jukebox list) for 13 weeks, it never made the top 15 on the sheet music charts, which were considered by many to be the true measure of popular song success.
The popular Your Hit Parade program ranked the song no higher than ninth place, for one week only (1940).
It opens with a now-famous sax section theme, and is joined by trumpets and trombones after 13 counts. It has two main solo sections; a “tenor fight” solo—in the most famous recording, between Tex Beneke and Al Klink—and a 16-bar trumpet solo. It is also famous for its ending.
Origins
The song was composed by Joe Garland and Andy Razaf, and arranged by Glenn Miller. The main theme previously appeared under the title of “Tar Paper Stomp (Wingy’s Stomp) (08-28-30)”, credited to jazz trumpeter/bandleader Wingy Manone, who recorded it several times in 1929 and 1930. A story says that after “In the Mood” became a hit, Manone was paid by Miller and his record company not to contest the copyright.
The main theme also occurs in the Horace Henderson arrangement of “Hot And Anxious”; recorded by his brother’s band - The Flecther Henderson Orchestra.
Renditions
It opens with a now-famous sax section theme, and is joined by trumpets and trombones after 13 counts. It has two main solo sections; a “tenor fight” solo—in the most famous recording, between Tex Beneke and Al Klink—and a 16-bar trumpet solo. It is also famous for its ending.
Origins
The song was composed by Joe Garland and Andy Razaf, and arranged by Glenn Miller. The main theme previously appeared under the title of “Tar Paper Stomp (Wingy’s Stomp) (08-28-30)”, credited to jazz trumpeter/bandleader Wingy Manone, who recorded it several times in 1929 and 1930. A story says that after “In the Mood” became a hit, Manone was paid by Miller and his record company not to contest the copyright.
The main theme also occurs in the Horace Henderson arrangement of “
Hot And Anxious”; recorded by his brother’s band - The Flecther Henderson Orchestra.Renditions
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AnIslandGurl wrote:
The Best!!! ♥♥♥
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creepinmaster wrote:
so badass
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Juvego1988 wrote:
Great Song !
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Fullmettall wrote:
HIT
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me_araujo wrote:
swing!
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Davadarho wrote:
Du rock and roll avec des cuivres. Du rock and roll avant l'heure ! Glenn Miller you ROCK !
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pjolliffe wrote:
Born in 04! 107 years ago! Definatly way ahead of his times! OMG....
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kell_salvador wrote:
This song is just pure genius.
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Marjo47 wrote:
allways brings a calming feeling this does!
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Magz949 wrote:
Old Jam. Too bad he died in WWII.
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Lor51 wrote:
to get Ruby Shoes on now I love to dance
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kespimp wrote:
this version in cut time?
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JD-chan wrote:
There aren't enough at the top of the radio to truly express how much I love this song. <3 <3 <3 <3
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Irlandese64 wrote:
If you don't want to at least snap your fingers along to this, then you'd better check your pulse.
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gfdsagfdsagfdsa wrote:
iconic song
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dufftheTB wrote:
The best big-band and music of all times "Moonlight Serenade"
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orangebach wrote:
So joyful ......
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Goblim wrote:
Main melody is great... I wanna dance too :)
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HorstKrannich wrote:
das ist schon Musikgeschichte
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kespimp wrote:
No song out today can touch this song!!! (2)
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