Miller, Glenn

By 1937, Miller was so respected that he was able to form his own ensemble. He persisted even though its first few configurations were not successful, and he recorded sides for several companies until RCA signed him to its Bluebird label in 1938. By then, he had developed his own trademark ensemble sound of clarinet doubling the melody of the saxophones an octave higher. Thanks to a series of national radio broadcasts from prestigious clubs and hotels in New York and...