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Old March 25th, 2007, 01:38 PM posted to ba.dance,rec.arts.dance,ba.music,rec.travel.usa-canada
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Default The Glenn Miller Orchestra . . .

. . . with musical director Larry O'Brien, performed this evening
aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hornet, a museum.
Here's the Special Events page, at the site at Left in the sig, entry
http://geocities.com/dancefest/Specials.html
***
Saturday, March 24; 8-12: $55
THE GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA http://www.glennmillerorchestra.com/ plays
for dancing aboard the USS Hornet
http://www.uss-hornet.org/dance/index.html docked at Pier 3, Alameda
Point. Tickets in advance $45 at 1510/521-8448x282 from 10-4:
reserved near floor, $85; reserved near stage, $125. Class with ???
at 8. Answers?
***
Every Third Sunday, the Rudy Salvini Orchestra plays. On the Special
Events page is the comment that "This band's been together so long
that it's near perfect, swings nicely, and has some of the best
soloists you'll ever hear."

Very few, very short, solos were played by the Glenn Miller
Orchestra. That's a good thing as none of the numbers was too long
for comfortable dancing. But the rest of the description is applicable.

This band is also a near-perfect swingin' marvel, just as good for
non-dance listening as it is for dancing. And they do some very fun
choreographed stuff.

The book is enormous! It includes more than six hundred numbers,
might be a foot thick and weigh twenty pounds. Ain't never seen
nuttin' like it!

Obviously such a big book includes hundreds of numbers written long
after Glenn died so it's not limited to his book. Of course some
numbers, made popular by Glenn, we all know and love were played by
the sixteen musicians with the standard 5/4/4/3 configuration.
Sometimes Larry played trombone, both ensemble and solo. But so was
much else.

The band is strong; a powerhouse of fine musicians. And tight! Larry
has, in twenty-five years of leadership, made it what it is. He's
reputed to be a very nice guy, personally, but a strict
disciplinarian when it comes to the music -- the music, it's all
about the music -- not unlike James Brown, who's not reluctant to
fire a sub-par performer. It shows!

The Hornet has been bringing us name bands for many years. Most have
been merely OK. A few have been awful. None has ever been as good as
this! Don't ever pass up a chance to hear this great band. It's all
that you might expect and likely to even surpass your expectations.

Larry, musicians: ¡BRAVO!

In addition to the band, there were some vocalists that were also
excellent.

In recent years, the USS Hornet museum has had some financial
troubles. This evening's attendance set a record. Although I don't
know how many were there, the previous attendance record was around
fifteen hundred.

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