Joe Garland

Joseph Copeland Garland ( born August 15, 1903 in Norfolk, Virginia, † 21 April 1977 in Teaneck, New Jersey) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger.

Life and career

Joe Garland was the brother of trumpeter Moses Garland. He studied at the Aeolian Conservatory in Baltimore, played in the 1920s with Elmer Snowden and Leon Abbey, in the Blue Rhythm Band ( 1931-1937 ) Don Redman (1938 ) and Louis Armstrong ( in the band of Luis Russell, 1939-1941 ). Then he worked for Claude Hopkins and Earl Hines. In the short term, he was also a leader of the " parking Orchestra". He recorded with Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington and Henry Red Allen. He was also one of the greatest composers for Glenn Miller. He wrote for him compositions, which are still regarded as a jazz standard, including " In the Mood " and " Leap Frog".

In the 1950s he worked as a property manager in New York City, but in 1959 led a big band in New Jersey, the June Coles and Louis Metcalf belonged.

Works (excerpt)

• In the Mood
• Leap Frog

Arrangement ( excerpt)

• Little Brown Jug