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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Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra Selected Favorites, Vol. 1
Jazz - Editado por Charly Records el 21 mar. 2011
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Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra Selected Favorites, Vol. 3
Jazz - Editado por Charly Records el 21 mar. 2011
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Vintage Dance Orchestras Nº26 - EPs Collectors. "Tommy Dorsey With His Orchestra And Lynn Roberts"
Jazz - Editado por Vintage Music el 25 may. 1958
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The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Swing
Jazz - Editado por Classic Records el 10 feb. 2009
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Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra Selected Favorites Volume 1
Pop - Editado por Charly Records el 20 jun. 2006
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Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra Selected Favorites Volume 3
Pop - Editado por Charly Records el 20 jun. 2006
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Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra Selected Favorites Volume 4
Pop - Editado por Charly Records el 20 jun. 2006
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Over The Rainbow
Jazz - Editado por Dobre Records el 31 jul. 2007
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Best of the Big Bands, Vol. 4: Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
Jazz - Editado por Supreme Media el 1 feb. 2013
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Tommy Dorsey Band --Takes
Jazz - Editado por Crownstar Records el 1 feb. 2006
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Just One Of Those Things (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, October 20, 1963)
Helen Forrest, The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
Lounge - Editado por SOFA - AV Catalog DD el 29 sep. 1963
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I Had The Craziest Dream (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, September 29, 1963)
Helen Forrest, The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
Lounge - Editado por SOFA - AV Catalog DD el 29 sep. 1963
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The Fabulous Dorseys in Hi-Fi
World music - Editado por TP4 Music el 6 ene. 2021
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Tommy Dorsey
Jazz - Editado por Crownstar Records el 27 ene. 2006
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This Is Romance
Jazz - Editado por Firefly Entertainment el 5 may. 2008
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Just Swinging
Jazz - Editado por Firefly Entertainment el 1 ene. 2013
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The Fabulous, Vol. 2
Jazz - Editado por Firefly Entertainment el 5 may. 2008
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The Fabulous, Vol. 1
Jazz - Editado por Firefly Entertainment el 5 may. 2008
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My Sweet Home (Remastered)
Jazz - Editado por That's What Records el 13 may. 2016
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Sweet Sue - Just You (The Bluebird Recordings in Chronological Order, Vol. 16 - 1938)
Pop - Editado por Jazz Classics el 1 ene. 2013
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