{"id":2115,"date":"2016-09-19T14:50:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T19:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rollofone.com\/?p=2115"},"modified":"2016-09-19T14:53:38","modified_gmt":"2016-09-19T19:53:38","slug":"i-dont-want-a-jazz-band","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rollofone.com\/?p=2115","title":{"rendered":"I Don’t Want a Jazz Band"},"content":{"rendered":"

While working on the liner notes for our upcoming Glenn Miller release (we are awaiting the test pressings shortly) – we used approved quotes from the bandleader himself. One of the more famous quotes is Miller’s complaint about people criticizing his “style” of music.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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That made us curious. Down Beat is a well known magazine devoted to “jazz, blues and beyond” which was established in 1934. One of the sources that accompanied the big bands of the time. Now – what was this “quarrel” all about?<\/p>\n

We contacted “Down Beat” and asked, if they would be able to locate one of the issues from that time and – if possible – copy a few pages.<\/p>\n

Guess what: They came through for us – big time. But – read for yourself (click to view images) :<\/p>\n

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There you have it. All images courtesy of Down Beat.<\/a> I can’t say how much we appreciate the help that gives us another little peek into the history of the music that is so dear to us all.<\/p>\n

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While working on the liner notes for our upcoming Glenn Miller release (we are awaiting the test pressings shortly) – we used approved quotes from the bandleader himself. One of the more famous quotes is Miller’s complaint about people criticizing his “style” of music.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t