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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.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 617 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-27268 | 10-in. | 1/11/1928 | Parade of the wooden soldiers | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-30172 | 10-in. | 1/12/1928 | San | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, cornet, clarinet | |
Victor | BVE-37584 | 10-in. | 1/31/1927 | Hoosier sweetheart | Jean Goldkette Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | CVE-40901 | 12-in. | 11/18/1927 | Washboard blues | Hoagy Carmichael ; Paul Whiteman Concert Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-40937 | 10-in. | 11/23/1927 | Changes | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-40945 | 10-in. | 11/25/1927 | Mary (What are you waiting for?) | Bing Crosby ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-41294 | 10-in. | 1/4/1928 | Smile | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-41295 | 10-in. | 1/4/1928 | Lonely melody | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-41296 | 10-in. | 1/5/1928 | O, ya ya | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-41297 | 10-in. | 1/5/1928 | Dolly Dimples | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | CVE-41465 | 12-in. | 1/24/1928 | My heart stood still | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-41471 | 10-in. | 1/28/1928 | Back in your own back yard | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-41607 | 10-in. | 1/11/1928 | Ol' Man River | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | CVE-41635 | 12-in. | 1/21/1928 | Together | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-41681 | 10-in. | 2/8/1928 | There ain't no sweet man that's worth the salt of my tears | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and chorus | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-41683 | 10-in. | 2/9/1928 | Dardanella | Bix Beiderbecke ; Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-41688 | 10-in. | 2/13/1928 | Sunshine | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-62301 | 10-in. | 5/21/1930 | Barnacle Bill, the sailor | Hoagy Carmichael Orchestra ; Carson Robison | Jazz/dance band, with 2 male vocal solos and male vocal chorus | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BVE-63653 | 10-in. | 9/15/1930 | Georgia (on my mind) | Hoagy Carmichael ; Hoagy Carmichael Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BRC-70132 | 10-in. | 7/29/1931 | Kiss me goodnight, not goodbye | Paul Small ; The Troubadours | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BRC-70133 | 10-in. | 7/29/1931 | A little less of moonlight | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Paul Small ; Victor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BRC-70134 | 10-in. | 7/29/1931 | I apologize | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Paul Small ; Victor Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, alto saxophone | |
Victor | BS-82319 | 10-in. | 4/17/1934 | Tail spin | Paul Whiteman Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-022414 | 10-in. | 4/8/1938 | It's the dreamer in me | Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Martha Tilton | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-022936 | 10-in. | 4/28/1938 | It's the dreamer in me | Californians ; Eddie Holly ; Abe Lyman | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dorsey, Jimmy," accessed September 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103670.
Dorsey, Jimmy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103670.
"Dorsey, Jimmy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 September 2024.
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LCNAR: Dorsey, Jimmy, 1904-1957 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82077171
Wikidata: Jimmy Dorsey - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q560716
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/22327067
MusicBrainz: Jimmy Dorsey - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3b6956ed-37d2-4436-bf09-de901f0101e9
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