Harlem Chapel Chimes

1935 UK 78 release as Brunswick 02149-A by the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra.

"Harlem Chapel Chimes" is a 1935 jazz instrumental composed by Glenn Miller. The song was released as an A-side 78 single by the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra.

Background

The song was recorded by the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra on February 6, 1935 in New York and released as a 78 single.^[1][2] The song was copyrighted by the music publisher Campbell and Connelly and Company, Ltd., in the UK. Two versions were released: 39337-A was released on Brunswick in the UK as 02149 backed with "Weary Blues", while 39337-C was released on Decca as BM-02149.^[3] Jimmy Dorsey played clarinet. Tommy Dorsey played trombone on the track. Miller was not on the studio recording session. The arrangement was by Glenn Miller.

Not to be confused with "Harlem Chapel Bells" which was composed by Glenn Miller orchestra trumpeter Billy May and performed by the band on April 2, 1941 on the Chesterfield radio program.

The instrumental was featured on a Big Band Show program on Glenn Miller which was broadcast on Radio Clyde on 15 December 1981 hosted by Ken Sykora, playing recordings of Glenn Miller as a member of other bands, as a soloist, and rare radio performances.

Album Appearances

The recording does not appear on any compilation albums.

References

1. Dorsey Brothers Orchestra. Red Hot Jazz.
2. Rust, Brian. Jazz and Ragtime Records (1897-1942). Volume I: A-K. Shaw, Malcolm, editor. Denver, CO: Mainspring Press, 2002.
3. Stockdale, Robert. The Dorsey Brothers: That's It! Lulu, 2008.

Sources

• Allsop, Kenneth. Hard Travellin'. Bloomsbury Reader, 2011.
• Flower, John (1972). Moonlight Serenade: A Bio-Discography of the Glenn Miller Civilian Band. New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House. ISBN 0-87000-161-2.
• Miller, Glenn (1943). Glenn Miller's Method for Orchestral Arranging. New York: Mutual Music Society. ASIN: B0007DMEDQ
• Simon, George Thomas (1980). Glenn Miller and His Orchestra. New York: Da Capo paperback. ISBN 0-306-80129-9.
• Simon, George Thomas (1971). Simon Says. New York: Galahad. ISBN 0-88365-001-0.
• Schuller, Gunther (1991). The Swing Era: The Development of Jazz, 1930–1945, Volume 2. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-507140-9.
• Rust, Brian A.L. Jazz Records, 1897-1942: Abe Lyman to Bob Zurke. Storyville, 1982.
• Stockdale, Robert Lee. Jimmy Dorsey: A Study in Contrasts. Scarecrow, 1999.