Volume 168: Miller Band Translates TJB

We continue Glenn Miller month in celebration of what would have been his 120th birthday on March 1.

My dad was obviously a big Glenn Miller fan or we wouldn’t have been able to do this month-long celebration of his music. He owned 12 33 ⅓ RPM Vinyl records of Glenn Miller performing his music, later conductors of the Miller band, and other band leaders recording Glenn’s music. My dad owned even more Miller music on the original 78 RPM Shellac records.

Now, if you are a follower of this show, you’ll also know my dad was a really big Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass fan. He owned 12 records of the TJB.

In this episode we bring them together with the Buddy DeFranco led Glenn Miller band from the 1960s. Sort of an early mashup.

So get ready to hear one popular band play music from another popular band in Volume 168: Miller Band Translates TJB.

More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it.

Credits and copyrights

The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Buddy DeFranco – Something New - Translates The Tijuana Brass Hits
Label: Epic – LN 24206
Format: Vinyl, LP
Released: 1966 
Genre: Jazz
Style: Big Band

We will hear 7 of the 10 songs on the album.

A Taste Of Honey
Written-By – Bobby Scott and Ric Marlow
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass recorded the most popular instrumental version of the song with a cover on their 1965 album, Whipped Cream & Other Delights.

I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
Written-By – George Bassman and Ned Washington
from the album Going Places in 1965

The Third Man Theme
Written-By – Anton Karas
!!Going Places!! (1965) for A&M Records.

Dating Game Duo
Whipped Cream
Written-By – Naomi Neville
It is the title track of their 1965 LP, Whipped Cream & Other Delights, and was released as the lead single from the album.

Spanish Flea
Written-By – Julius Wechter
from the album Going Places in 1965

Tijuana Taxi
Written-By – Ervan Coleman
!!Going Places!! (1965) for A&M Records.

The Lonely Bull
Written-By – Sol Lake
The song was the title track to the album The Lonely Bull, released in December 1962. The Herb Alpert single represents the first release on A&M Records.

I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.