Monday, January 6, 2025

The Original Dorsey Brothers Band - Spotlight On LP 62 w Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra - Stardust tape 40 41 42 92 w Freddy Sateriale AHO - Tribute To Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey LP w Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell with Jimmy Dorsey AHO - Remember Jimmy LP 62


 For this week's big band selection we have the Dorsey brothers.  Per Discogs:  

Real Name:  Thomas Francis Dorsey, Jr.

Profile:

Tommy Dorsey (born November 19, 1905, Mahanoy Plane, Pennsylvania, USA - died November 26, 1956, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA) was an American trombonist, trumpeter, composer, conductor and bandleader of the Big Band era. He often worked with his brother Jimmy Dorsey in New York and helped the Swing Era grow in the US, he was an important bandleader during that time.

Real Name:  James Dorsey

Profile:

Saxophonist, clarinetist and trumpet player, (born February 29, 1904, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA – died June 12, 1957, New York City, New York, USA), he often played with his brother Tommy Dorsey and helped the Swing Jazz Era grow in New York. He died just months after his brother, both during their sleep.

Next week will end this big band mini-series with a record for me of TEN vinyl boxset of big band!

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