Autographed photo of trombonist and arranger Glenn Miller

Glenn Miller is a renowned trombonist and arranger. He is the leader of one of the best swing orchestras, the Glenn Miller Orchestra.

The Glenn Miller Orchestra has gained fantastic popularity, unprecedented in jazz, which has not faded to our time, due to the expansion of the genre basis of its music. The maestro's extensive repertoire was distinguished by the fact that, in addition to popular Broadway tunes, themes from musicals and other "standards", he offered listeners original works that were first performed in his orchestra and defined the aesthetics of the band. Even the names of the songs themselves were characteristic, for example, "Moonlight Cocktail" or "Blues Serenade". In addition to dreamy, lyrically romantic and elegiac ballads, fast motor pieces such as "Chattanooga Choo-Choo" and "In the Mood" gained particular popularity, which became the first examples of dance, which later became known as jive. The Miller Orchestra became not only the highest‑paid orchestra in the world, but also the most sought—after orchestra of the late 1930s and early 1940s.