[78-L] Paul Tanner, last surviving member of Glenn Miller's orchestra, dies

[Cary Ginell]

You are correct. I should have suspected the mainstream media when they printed the obituary. Alpert is 96.

> From: bowiebks at isomedia.com
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> Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 15:52:19 -0800
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Paul Tanner,	last surviving member of Glenn Miller's orchestra, dies
> 
> Mr. Tanner wrote a couple of autobiographical books which are quite 
> entertaining.
> 
> If I'm not mistaken,  I think that Trigger Alpert,  the famous Miller 
> bassist,  is still alive.
> 
> 
> Taylor
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cary Ginell" <soundthink at live.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 3:42 PM
> Subject: [78-L] Paul Tanner,last surviving member of Glenn Miller's 
> orchestra, dies
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> >
> > Paul Tanner was ubiquitous here in L.A. For nearly a quarter-century he 
> > taught a history of jazz course at UCLA. I never took it, but I did take a 
> > similar (and probably more rollicking) course taught by Gerald Wilson at 
> > Cal State Northridge, which really opened my eyes (and ears) to jazz when 
> > I was in college. Wilson is, fortunately, still with us at 94.
> > http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/paul-tanner-of-the-glenn-miller-orchestra-dead-at-95-20130206
> > Cary Ginell
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