# Solo Hop

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**Solo Hop** is a 1935 instrumental composed by [Glenn Miller](/source/Glenn_Miller) and released as a Columbia 78 single. The recording was part of Glenn Miller's earliest sessions as a leader recording under his own name.

## Background

*Solo Hop* was a Top Ten hit from the summer of 1935 according to the official Glenn Miller Orchestra webpage.[1] Glenn Miller composed the instrumental for a pick-up band when he started recording for [Columbia Records](/source/Columbia_Records). "Solo Hop" featured an all-star line-up led by [Bunny Berigan](/source/Bunny_Berigan) on trumpet, future bandleader [Claude Thornhill](/source/Claude_Thornhill) on piano and future bandleader [Charlie Spivak](/source/Charlie_Spivak) on trumpet.

The song was recorded on April 25, 1935 in New York City. It was released by Columbia as a 78 single backed with "In a Little Spanish Town", label number CO-3058-D, Matrix number 17382-1.[2] According to the [tsort.info website](http://tsort.info/music/jkgsu0.htm) data base, based on the research of *Billboard* chart analyst [Joel Whitburn](/source/Joel_Whitburn), "Solo Hop" reached number seven on the *Billboard* chart in 1935, staying on the charts for five weeks. *Billboard* did not have a national chart for singles until 1940. George Thomas Simon, a biographer and friend of Glenn Miller's, however, contradicts sources that claim it was a top ten hit and wrote that it was barely noticed by record buyers.[3]

The recording was reissued by [Biltmore Records](/source/Biltmore_Records) as a 78, 1045, in the 1949-1951 period. The record was also released as a Columbia Records red label 78, 35881, as part of the "A Hot Jazz Classic" series in 1941, Columbia FB-1150, Columbia SEG 8709, Columbia 33 SX 1462, and Columbia 33 SX 1491 in the UK, Columbia C 83404 in Germany, Epic EG-7005, Epic LN-3236, Epic LG-3109, Epic LA 16002, Epic LA 16006, [Philips](/source/Philips_Records) P-23588-H in Argentina, and as Philips BBR 8092 and BBL 7086 in the UK.[4]

## Personnel

The personnel on the "Solo Hop" session were [Glenn Miller](/source/Glenn_Miller) on trombone, [Bunny Berigan](/source/Bunny_Berigan) and [Charlie Spivak](/source/Charlie_Spivak) on trumpets, [Claude Thornhill](/source/Claude_Thornhill) on piano, [Eddie Miller](/source/Eddie_Miller_(jazz_saxophonist)) on tenor saxophone, [Johnny Mince](/source/Johnny_Mince) on clarinet and alto saxophone, Larry Hall on guitar, Delmar Kaplan on bass, and [Ray Bauduc](/source/Ray_Bauduc) on drums. "Solo Hop" was arranged by Glenn Miller.[5]

## Appearances on Compilations

"Solo Hop" has appeared on the following compilation albums:

- *The Glenn Miller Story, Vols. 1-2*, Avid Entertainment, 2004.
- *Glenn Miller and His Orchestra: 1935-1938*, Classics, 2004.
- *The Best of the Big Bands*, Sony Special Products, 1997.
- *The Complete Early Recordings*, Opus Kura, 2004.
- *Collector's Choice/Vintage Glenn Miller*, Columbia, 1990.
- *Radio Days, Vol. 2*, WNTS, 2008.

## References

1. [Glenn Miller Orchestra website.](http://www.glennmillerorchestra.com/index.php/history)

1. Flower, John. *Moonlight Serenade: A Bio-discography of the Glenn Miller Civilian Band*. New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, 1972. p. 1

1. Simon, George T. *Glenn Miller and His Orchestra*. NY: Crowell, 1974. pp. 68–69

1. Flower. *Moonlight Serenade*. 1972.

1. Flower, John. *Moonlight Serenade: A Bio-discography of the Glenn Miller Civilian Band*. New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, 1972

## Sources

- Simon, George Thomas. *Simon Says.* New York: Galahad, 1971. ISBN 0-88365-001-0.
- Simon, George Thomas. *Glenn Miller and His Orchestra*. NY: Crowell, 1974.
- Flower, John. *Moonlight Serenade: A Bio-discography of the Glenn Miller Civilian Band*. New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, 1972.

## External links

- [Online version, Jazz Anthology website.](http://www.jazz-on-line.com/pageinterrogation.php)

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