Tommy Dorsey

Tommy Dorsey

Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because of his smooth-toned trombone playing. His theme song was "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You". His technical skill on the trombone gave him renown among other musicians. He was the younger brother of bandleader Jimmy Dorsey. After Dorsey broke with his brother in the mid-1930s, he led an extremely successful band from the late 1930s into the 1950s. He is best remembered for standards such as "Opus One", "Song of India", "Marie", "On Treasure Island", and his biggest hit single, "I'll Never Smile Again".

Birth and Death Data: Born November 19, 1905 (Shenandoah), Died November 26, 1956 (Greenwich)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: trombone, director, leader, arranger, composer, songwriter, trumpet, vocalist, speaker, piano

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 626-650 of 941 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	D7VB-1343	10-in.	9/12/1947	Tonight we love	The Sentimentalists ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Town Criers	Vocal group, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone, director
Victor	D7VB-1344	10-in.	9/12/1947	Moon love	The Sentimentalists ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Town Criers	Vocal group, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone, director
Victor	D7VB-1345	10-in.	9/13/1947	Our love	Stuart Foster ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	D7VB-1346	10-in.	9/13/1947	I met my baby in Macy's	Gordon Polk ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	D7VB-1347	10-in.	9/13/1947	The whistler song	Gordon Polk ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	D7VB-1348	10-in.	9/13/1947	Some things will never change	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Audrey Young	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone, director
Victor	D7VB-1349	10-in.	9/13/1947	On the Isle of May	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Audrey Young	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone, director
Victor	D7VB-1350	10-in.	9/13/1947	Let's pick up where we left off	Stuart Foster ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone, director
Victor	D7VB-2410	10-in.	1947	Let me call you sweetheart	Stuart Foster ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Dub from film: Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone, director
Victor	D7VB-2641	10-in.	12/19/1947	Sentimental rhapsody	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Audrey Young	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone, director
Victor	D7VB-2642	10-in.	12/22/1947	You can't make money dreamin' (or I'd be a millionaire)	The Clark Sisters ; Harry Prime ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with female vocal group and jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone, director
Victor	D7VB-2899	10-in.	12/19/1947	Walk it off	Gordon Polk ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone, director
Victor	D7VB-2920	10-in.	12/21/1947	Where is the one?	The Clark Sisters ; Stuart Foster ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Mixed vocal group, with vocal solos and jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone, director
Victor	D7VB-2936	10-in.	12/22/1947	Mississippi mud	Gordon Polk ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone, director
Victor	D7VB-2937	10-in.	12/21/1947	Evelyn	The Clark Sisters ; Harry Prime ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with female vocal group and jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone, director
Victor	D7VB-2938	10-in.	12/21/1947	Farewell to arms	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Vocal ensemble, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone, director
Victor	D7VB-2939	10-in.	12/23/1947	Until	The Clark Sisters ; Harry Prime ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Town Criers	Male vocal solo, with mixed vocal group and jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone, director
Victor	D7VB-2940	10-in.	12/22/1947	Because I care	The Clark Sisters ; Harry Prime ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Town Criers	Male vocal solo, with vocal group and jazz/dance band	director, instrumentalist, trombone
Victor	D7VB-2957	10-in.	12/23/1947	On the painted desert	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Audrey Young	Female vocal, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone, director
Victor	D7VB-2958	10-in.	12/23/1947	My gal is mine once more	Tommy Dorsey ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with female vocal group and jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone, director
Victor	D7VB-2962	10-in.	12/24/1947	Starlight rendezvous	The Clark Sisters ; Harry Prime ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Town Criers ; Audrey Young	Female-male vocal duet, with mixed vocal group and jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone, director
Victor	D7VB-3018	10-in.	12/22/1947	You can never shake love	Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ; Town Criers	Vocal group, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone, director
Victor	D7VB-3019	10-in.	12/27/1947	The miracle of the bells	Stuart Foster ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone, director
Victor	D8VB-3740	10-in.	5/11/1948	Judaline	Stuart Foster ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Dub from film: Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone, director
Victor	D8VB-3741	10-in.	5/12/1948	Baby, baby all the time	Lucy Ann Polk ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	Dub from film: Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, trombone, director

(Results 626-650 of 941 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dorsey, Tommy," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103345.

Dorsey, Tommy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103345.

"Dorsey, Tommy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.