Composed by Will Hudson and Irving Mills, words by Eddie DeLange, arranged by Dave Wolpe
Dave Wolpe's arrangement of Moonglow is a fresh take on one of the great jazz standards.
Moonglow got its start with the father of jazz violin, Joe Venuti, back in 1933.
Since Venuti's version, the song has been covered many times over the years to become a big band staple, including four in 1934 alone:
- Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1934, #1)
- Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1934, #2)
- Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1934, #7)
- Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra (1934, Kenny Seargent, vocal, #8)
One of my personal favorites is Morris Stoloff's medley that combines Moonglow with George Duning's theme for the 1955 movie Picnic (William Holden and Kim Novak).
(Here's the audio-only version with no dialog.)
