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 26-50 of 617 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-024067 | 10-in. | 7/21/1938 | Any time at all | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-042730 | 10-in. | 9/25/1939 | So many times | Ray Eberle ; Glenn Miller Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-042736 | 10-in. | 9/27/1939 | So many times | Jack Leonard ; Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | PBS-049686 | 10-in. | 5/13/1940 | I bought a wooden whistle | Tony Pastor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-050537 | 10-in. | 5/8/1940 | I bought a wooden whistle | Delta Rhythm Band ; Evelyn Poe ; Bob Zurke | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-054691 | 10-in. | 8/7/1940 | Shades of twilight | Terry Allen ; Bluebird Orchestra ; Larry Clinton | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | arranger | |
Victor | PBS-055220 | 10-in. | 12/11/1940 | Talkin' to my heart | Janet Blair ; Hal Kemp Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-057013 | 10-in. | 10/21/1940 | Talkin' to my heart | Bob Chester Orchestra ; Dolores O'Neill | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-058279 | 10-in. | 12/20/1940 | Hep-tee-hootie | Tony Pastor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | PBS-061713 | 10-in. | 10/5/1941 | Isle of pines | Bob Carroll ; Charlie Barnet Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-073563 | 10-in. | 3/12/1942 | I'm glad there is you | Alvino Rey Orchestra ; Alyce King | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | W152033 | 10-in. | 12/9/1931 | Home | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Columbia | W152034 | 10-in. | 12/9/1931 | By the sycamore tree | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Columbia | W152035 | 10-in. | 12/9/1931 | (You knew you'd hurt somebody) Why did it have to be me? | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Columbia | W152036 | 10-in. | 12/9/1931 | Ooh that kiss | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Columbia | W351052 | 10-in. | 6/30/1931 | Darktown Strutters' Ball | Mound City Blue Blowers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | |
Columbia | W365050 | 10-in. | 6/30/1931 | You rascal you | Mound City Blue Blowers | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
OKeh | W80391 | 10-in. | 2/4/1927 | Trumbology | Bix Beiderbecke ; Frankie Trumbauer’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with cornet and guitar | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
OKeh | W80392 | 10-in. | 2/4/1927 | Clarinet marmalade | Bix Beiderbecke ; Frankie Trumbauer’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with cornet and guitar | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
OKeh | W80393 | 10-in. | 2/4/1927 | Singin' the blues | Bix Beiderbecke ; Frankie Trumbauer’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with cornet and guitar | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
OKeh | W80501 | 10-in. | 3/7/1927 | Davenport blues | Miff Mole's Molers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
OKeh | W80502 | 10-in. | 3/7/1927 | Darktown Strutters' Ball | Miff Mole's Molers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
OKeh | W80503 | 10-in. | 3/7/1927 | A hot time in the old town | Miff Mole's Molers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone, clarinet | |
OKeh | W400082 | 10-in. | 2/14/1928 | Mary Ann | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W400083 | 10-in. | 2/14/1928 | Persian rug | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dorsey, Jimmy," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103670.
Dorsey, Jimmy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103670.
"Dorsey, Jimmy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Dorsey, Jimmy, 1904-1957 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82077171
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