In the Mood
Context
Big band swing arrangement that became one of Glenn Miller's signatures, recorded in 1939. It is presented as the best-selling instrumental swing track, and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1983 and then the National Recording Registry in 2004.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Swing, big bands. Among the origins and influences of Swing, big bands: Chicago, Stride (Harlem piano), Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington, Kansas City, Boogie-woogie, Symphonic jazz, dance orchestras.