Room 1411
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Room 1411 is a 1928 instrumental composed by Glenn Miller
and Benny Goodman
and released as a Brunswick 78 by Bennie Goodman's Boys. The song was Glenn Miller's first known composition and was an early collaboration between Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman, who would become the most successful bandleaders of the Big Band Era during the 1930s and 1940s.
"Bennie Goodman's Boys" was made up of an all-star ensemble that featured Glenn Miller on trombone, Ben Pollack
on drums, Dick "Icky" Morgan on guitar, Bud Freeman
on tenor saxophone, Harry Goodman on bass and tuba, Fud Livingston
on clarinet and tenor saxophone, Wingy Manone
on trumpet, Jimmy McPartland
on cornet, Vic Briedis on piano, Harry Goodman on bass and tuba, and Benny Goodman on clarinet, saxophone, and cornet. The band continued to record in 1928 and 1929.
Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman lived in the same suite at the time in the apartments in The Whitby
in New York whose number was 1411. The title of the composition derives from the apartment number. In Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Story Of Jazz As Told By The Men Who Made It (1955) by Nat Shapiro
and Nat Hentoff
, Jimmy McPartland
recalled how the title originated: "[A]fter a couple of weeks we moved into the Whitby Apartments, where Gil Rodin
, Dick Morgan, Benny Goodman, and Glenn Miller had a suite. We all moved into that, practically the whole band. ... The number of that apartment was 1411. And that is how that title came up, Room 1411, by Benny Goodman's Boys."
Benny Goodman played baritone saxophone "on the more straight-ahead Chicago-style 'Room 1411'". "Room 1411 (Goin' to Town)" is Glenn Miller's first known composition. Two versions or takes of the instrumental were released. The recording was reissued in 1950 as part of the Brunswick Collectors' Series as Brunswick 80029A. The recording was released on the 1951 Brunswick LP, BL-58015, Chicago Jazz Classics by Benny Goodman & His Boys. The recording also appears on the albums The Young Benny Goodman: 1928-1931 released in 2005 by Timeless Records, A Jazz Holiday
, double LP, Decca, 1973, A Jazz Holiday: 1926-31 by Benny Goodmnan released in 1998 by ASV Living Era, Benny Goodman: 1928-1931, Classics, 1993, and Benny Goodman: Selected Favorites, Volume 17, Charly, 2006.
owns the publishing rights to the song through MPL Communications
which administers the rights to the song. The publisher of the song is Edwin H. Morris and Company, Inc.
Glenn Miller
Alton Glenn Miller was an American jazz musician , arranger, composer, and bandleader in the swing era. He was one of the best-selling recording artists from 1939 to 1943, leading one of the best known "Big Bands"...
and Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
Benjamin David “Benny” Goodman was an American jazz and swing musician, clarinetist and bandleader; widely known as the "King of Swing".In the mid-1930s, Benny Goodman led one of the most popular musical groups in America...
and released as a Brunswick 78 by Bennie Goodman's Boys. The song was Glenn Miller's first known composition and was an early collaboration between Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman, who would become the most successful bandleaders of the Big Band Era during the 1930s and 1940s.
Recording History
Room 1411, also known as "Goin To Town", "Pieza 1411" in Spamish on the label, was composed with Benny Goodman in 1928 when Glenn Miller was part of "Bennie Goodman's Boys". The instrumental was recorded on June 23, 1928 in Chicago, Illinois and was released as a 78, 4013, on Brunswick, paired with "Jungle Blues". The instrumental was described as a "shimmy one-step" on the original Brunswick 78 label as released in 1928."Bennie Goodman's Boys" was made up of an all-star ensemble that featured Glenn Miller on trombone, Ben Pollack
Ben Pollack
Ben Pollack was a drummer and bandleader from the mid 1920s through the swing era. His eye for talent led him to either discover or employ, at one time or another, musicians such as Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden, Glenn Miller, Jimmy McPartland and Harry James...
on drums, Dick "Icky" Morgan on guitar, Bud Freeman
Bud Freeman
Lawrence "Bud" Freeman was a U.S. jazz musician, bandleader, and composer, known mainly for playing the tenor saxophone, but also able at the clarinet. He had a smooth and full tenor sax style with a heavy robust swing. He was one of the most influential and important jazz tenor saxophonists of...
on tenor saxophone, Harry Goodman on bass and tuba, Fud Livingston
Fud Livingston
Fud Livingston was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger, and composer. He co-wrote the jazz and pop standard "I'm Through With Love".-Career:...
on clarinet and tenor saxophone, Wingy Manone
Wingy Manone
Wingy Manone was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, singer, and bandleader. His major recordings included "Tar Paper Stomp", "Nickel in the Slot", "Downright Disgusted Blues", "There'll Come a Time ", and "Tailgate Ramble".- Biography :Manone was born Joseph Matthews Mannone in New Orleans,...
on trumpet, Jimmy McPartland
Jimmy McPartland
James Dugald McPartland , better known as Jimmy McPartland, was an American cornetist and one of the originators of Chicago Jazz...
on cornet, Vic Briedis on piano, Harry Goodman on bass and tuba, and Benny Goodman on clarinet, saxophone, and cornet. The band continued to record in 1928 and 1929.
Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman lived in the same suite at the time in the apartments in The Whitby
The Whitby
The Whitby is the name of the residential property at 325 W 45 Street in New York, NY. The Whitby was designed by famed architect Emery Roth and built by Bing & Bing general contractors. It was originally commissioned as a hotel by The Gresham Reality Company in 1924. The building was converted...
in New York whose number was 1411. The title of the composition derives from the apartment number. In Hear Me Talkin' To Ya: The Story Of Jazz As Told By The Men Who Made It (1955) by Nat Shapiro
Nat Shapiro
Nat Shapiro was an American jazz writer and record producer.Shapiro worked in the music industry from the late 1940s; he was a promotional director for Mercury Records in 1948-50, served as head of public relations for BMI in 1955-56, and was the A&R leader for Columbia Records from 1956-66,...
and Nat Hentoff
Nat Hentoff
Nathan Irving "Nat" Hentoff is an American historian, novelist, jazz and country music critic, and syndicated columnist for United Media and writes regularly on jazz and country music for The Wall Street Journal....
, Jimmy McPartland
Jimmy McPartland
James Dugald McPartland , better known as Jimmy McPartland, was an American cornetist and one of the originators of Chicago Jazz...
recalled how the title originated: "[A]fter a couple of weeks we moved into the Whitby Apartments, where Gil Rodin
Gil Rodin
Gil Rodin was an American jazz saxophonist, songwriter, and record producer. He was born in Russia.Rodin studied saxophone, clarinet, flute, and trumpet as a youngster. He played in Chicago with Art Kahn in the middle of the 1920s. He moved to California and played with Harry Bastin before joining...
, Dick Morgan, Benny Goodman, and Glenn Miller had a suite. We all moved into that, practically the whole band. ... The number of that apartment was 1411. And that is how that title came up, Room 1411, by Benny Goodman's Boys."
Benny Goodman played baritone saxophone "on the more straight-ahead Chicago-style 'Room 1411'". "Room 1411 (Goin' to Town)" is Glenn Miller's first known composition. Two versions or takes of the instrumental were released. The recording was reissued in 1950 as part of the Brunswick Collectors' Series as Brunswick 80029A. The recording was released on the 1951 Brunswick LP, BL-58015, Chicago Jazz Classics by Benny Goodman & His Boys. The recording also appears on the albums The Young Benny Goodman: 1928-1931 released in 2005 by Timeless Records, A Jazz Holiday
A Jazz Holiday
A Jazz Holiday is a jazz compilation released in 1973. It contains tracks recorded between 1928 and 1934 by Benny Goodman, Ben Pollack, Red Nichols, Ted Lewis, Irving Mills, Jack Pettis, Rube Bloom, The Charleston Chasers, and The Venuti-Lang All Star Orchestra.-Track listing:# "A Jazz...
, double LP, Decca, 1973, A Jazz Holiday: 1926-31 by Benny Goodmnan released in 1998 by ASV Living Era, Benny Goodman: 1928-1931, Classics, 1993, and Benny Goodman: Selected Favorites, Volume 17, Charly, 2006.
Publishing History
Paul McCartneyPaul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
owns the publishing rights to the song through MPL Communications
MPL Communications
MPL Communications is the holding company for the business interests of Sir Paul McCartney. In addition to handling McCartney's post-Beatles work, MPL is also one of the world's largest privately owned music publishers through its acquisition of numerous other publishing companies...
which administers the rights to the song. The publisher of the song is Edwin H. Morris and Company, Inc.
Sources
- Firestone, Ross. Swing, Swing, Swing: The Life and Times of Benny Goodman. Norton, 1998.
- Shapiro, Nat, and Nat Hentoff. Hear Me Talkin' to Ya: The Story of Jazz As Told by the Men Who Made It. New York: Rinehart and Company, 1955.