Composed by Joe Garland, arranged by Eddie Durham, Chummy McGregor, and Glenn Miller
In the Mood had been kicked around by other bands (and with other names) prior to this famous 1939 Glenn Miller recording, but this is the one (RCA Bluebird, B-10416-A) that made him a hit. It's also the one that was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1983. Our IHBB chart is a knock-off of this arrangement.
Glenn Miller and his Orchestra : Clyde Hurley, Legh Knowles, Dale McMickle, tp; Glenn Miller, Al Mastren, Paul Tanner, tb; Wilbur Schwartz, cl, as; Hal McIntyre, as; Harold Tennyson, as, bs, cl; Tex Beneke, Al Klink, ts; Chummy MacGregor, p; Richard Fisher, g; Rolly Bundock, b; Maurice Purtill, d.
New York, August 1, 1939.
The "tenor fight" is between Tex Beneke and Al Klink. The trumpet solo is Clyde Hurley.
NPR has an interesting back story on the tune.
