Jimmy Dorsey

Jimmy Dorsey

James Francis Dorsey (February 29, 1904 – June 12, 1957) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer and big band leader. He recorded and composed the jazz and pop standards "I'm Glad There Is You (In This World of Ordinary People)" and "It's The Dreamer In Me". His other major recordings were "Tailspin", "John Silver", "So Many Times", "Amapola", "Brazil (Aquarela do Brasil)", "Pennies from Heaven" with Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, and Frances Langford, "Grand Central Getaway", and "So Rare". He played clarinet on the seminal jazz standards "Singin' the Blues" in 1927 and the original 1930 recording of "Georgia on My Mind", which were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 29, 1904 (Shenandoah), Died June 12, 1957 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: alto saxophone, clarinet, leader, songwriter, baritone saxophone, composer, trumpet, cornet, arranger, saxophone

Notes: Sometimes listed as James Dorsey.

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

Recordings (Results 251-275 of 617 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	63689	10-in.	4/29/1938	John Silver	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63690	12-in.	4/29/1938	Song of the Volga boatman	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63691	10-in.	4/29/1938	The Darktown Strutters' Ball	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63692	10-in.	4/29/1938	Dusk in Upper Sandusky	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63718	10-in.	5/6/1938	If you were in my place	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63719	10-in.	5/6/1938	I let a song go out of my heart	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63720	10-in.	5/6/1938	I hadn't anyone till you	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone
Decca	63787	10-in.	5/16/1938	There's a faraway look in your eye	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63788	10-in.	5/16/1938	Any old time at all	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63789	10-in.	5/16/1938	I let a song go out of my heart	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63790	10-in.	5/16/1938	That feeling is gone	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63791	10-in.	5/16/1938	If you were in my place	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet
Decca	63792	10-in.	5/16/1938	Arkansaw traveler	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet
Decca	64350	10-in.	7/27/1938	Tu-li-tulip time	The Andrews Sisters ; Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet
Decca	64351	10-in.	7/27/1938	I haven't changed a thing	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet
Decca	64352	10-in.	7/27/1938	Sha-sha	The Andrews Sisters ; Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet
Decca	64353	10-in.	7/27/1938	Killy-La-Lee	The Andrews Sisters ; Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet
Decca	64365	10-in.	7/29/1938	Change partners	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet
Decca	64366	10-in.	7/29/1938	Love is where you find it	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet
Decca	64367	10-in.	7/29/1938	The yam	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet
Decca	64368	10-in.	7/29/1938	Garden of the moon	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet
Decca	64757	10-in.	11/21/1938	Hold tight	The Andrews Sisters	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet
Decca	64758	10-in.	11/21/1938	Billy boy	The Andrews Sisters	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet
Decca	64759	10-in.	11/21/1938	A room with a view	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet
Decca	64760	10-in.	11/21/1938	Kinda lonesome	Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra	instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet

(Results 251-275 of 617 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dorsey, Jimmy," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103670.

Dorsey, Jimmy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103670.

"Dorsey, Jimmy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.