The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
From a coal mining family in Pennsylvania, Tommy Dorsey (born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania on November 19, 1905) and his brother Jimmy grew up to become two of the most popular US jazz stars of the 1930s, entertaining audiences with up-tempo swing and show tunes and shaping the dance sounds of the era. With Tommy on trombone and Jimmy on saxophone, the siblings worked together in bands as teenagers before uniting as The Dorsey Brothers and scoring many hits. Despite numerous rows and disagreements, they successfully ran the orchestra (which included a young Glenn Miller in its ranks) together for years, before Tommy left in 1935 to start his own band. Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra became one of the most popular ensembles during the big band era, scoring seventeen Number 1 hits including "On Treasure Island", "The Music Goes 'Round and Around", "Satan Takes a Holiday", "The Big Apple", "The Dipsy Doodle", "Our Love", "All the Things You Are", "Indian Summer", and "Dolores". With over 200 chart hits, the orchestra’s biggest single was 1940’s “I’ll Never Smile Again”, which featured Frank Sinatra on vocals. During the group’s existence, Tommy Dorsey’s eye for talent meant that he hired many of the finest musicians and singers of the era including trumpeters Bunny Berigan and Doc Severinsen, clarinetist Buddy DeFranco, drummers Buddy Rich and Louie Bellson, and vocalists Frank Sinatra, Jack Leonard, Jo Stafford, Dick Haymes, and Connie Haines. Like most of his contemporaries, Tommy Dorsey’s reign on the charts ended when World War II came to a close. He dismantled his orchestra in 1946, although a renewed interest in his music the following year ensured that he would remain busy. Tommy Dorsey reunited with his brother in 1953 and they hosted a national television series together called Stage Show, which introduced Elvis Presley to a wider televised audience. Tommy Dorsey died at the age of 51 on November 26, 1956, after taking sleeping pills and choking to death in his sleep.
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Sentimental and Swinging (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks 1958)
Pop - Erschienen bei Jazz Classics am 01.01.2013
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Night and Day (The Bluebird Recordings in Chronological Order Vol. 10 - 1937)
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Nice Work If You Can Get It (The Bluebird Recordings in Chronological Order Vol. 12 - 1937)
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The Lady Is a Tramp (The Bluebird Recordings in Chronological Order Vol. 11 - 1937)
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Little White Lies (The Bluebird Recordings in Chronological Order Vol.13 - 1937 - 1938)
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Stop, Look and Listen (The Bluebird Recordings in Chronological Order Vol. 08 - 1937)
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Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra Selected Favorites, Vol. 1
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Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra Selected Favorites, Vol. 4
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Tea For Two Cha Chas
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DORSEY, Tommy: Music Maestro, Please (1935-1939)
The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Edythe Wright, Tommy Dorsey Clambake Seven, Jack Leonard, Three Romeos, The
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Vol. III - Last Moments of Greatness
The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Jimmy Dorsey
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Hit Parade No. 7 (Mono Version)
The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Bobby Roberts and His Orchestra, Ralph Burns and his Orchestra
Pop - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1959
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Chinatown, My Chinatown (Mono Version)
Jazz - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1954
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Boogie-Woogie (Mono Version)
Jazz - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1955
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The Happy Cha-Cha Beat (Mono Version)
Pop - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1960
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Tea for Two Cha Chas (Mono Version)
The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Warren Covington
Jazz - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1962
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Guilde du Jazz: Jimmy Dorsey (Mono Version)
Jazz - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1955
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Vintage Jazz Pioneers - Tommy Dorsey Vol. 1
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Music from the Broadway Hit "Hello, Dolly!"
Musical - Erschienen bei RCA Victor am 22.06.1964
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I'll Take Tallulah (Billboard Hot 100 - No 18)
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I Want to Be Happy Cha Cha (Billboard Hot 100 - No 70)
The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Warren Covington
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