Tex Beneke and the Glenn Miller Orchestra

After World War ll the United States Army Air Force decommissioned the Glenn Miller's Army Air Force band. Glenn Miller's estate authorized an official Glenn Miller Orchestra to be formed in 1946. The new band was led by former Miller saxophonist Tex Beneke. The band included members of the civilian and AAF bands including a large string section. The orchestra's official public debut was at the Capitol Theater on Broadway where it opened for a three-week engagement on January 24, 1946. Henry Mancini was the band's pianist and one of the arrangers. Another arranger was Norman Leyden, who also previously arranged for the Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band. This new band played to very large audiences all across the United States, including a few dates at the Hollywood Palladium in 1946, where the original Miller band played in 1941. (Source:Wikipedia)

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