''Paris 1945'' is a swing album featuring guitarist
Django Reinhardt along with five members of
Glenn Miller
Alton Glen Miller (March 1, 1904 – December 15, 1944) was an American big band founder, owner, conductor, composer, arranger, trombone player and recording artist before and during World War II, when he was an officer in the United States Arm ...
's Army Air Force big band. The songs on the album album were recorded in Paris, France, and originally released as singles in 1945. The album was released in 1968.
On January 25, 1945, Reinhardt recorded four tunes with
Bernie Privin on trumpet,
Peanuts Hucko on tenor saxophone,
Mel Powell on piano,
Josz Schulman on bass and
Ray McKinley on drums.
In addition to these four tracks, the album included four tracks of Hucko playing clarinet with a trio, and several tracks of Powell on solo piano.
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Miller's band members were all members of the
United States Army Air Forces, and military regulations prohibited them from making commercial recordings. This led to a curious personnel listing on the original album that mentioned only Django Reinhardt by name. His accompanists were called the Jazz Club Mystery Hot Band, and the members were listed as U, V, W, X, Y and Z.
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] Later reissues properly credited Glenn Miller's All Stars, the Ray McKinley Trio and Mel Powell.
Track listing
#"If Dreams Come True"
#"
Stompin' at the Savoy"
#"Hallelujah"
#"
How High the Moon"
#"Hommage a Fats Waller"
#"Hommage a Debussy"
#"
After You've Gone"
#"Shoemaker's Apron"
#"
China Boy"
#"Sugar"
#"Don't Blame Me"
#"Poor Miss Black"
References
1945 albums
Django Reinhardt albums
Columbia Records albums
Swing albums
Glenn Miller
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