After their breakup in 1935 and before they again joined forces in 1953, the brothers Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey only appeared together on very rare occasions: a joint gig in...
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Although the Dorsey Brothers band gets first billing on this album, the studio groups (which include trumpeter Bunny Berigan, trombonist Tommy Dorsey and Jimmy Dorsey on...
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The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra was actually just a series of studio groups until Jimmy And Tommy decided to hit the road in 1934. This strong jazz-oriented CD covering the...
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There's absolutely no indication of whence the 12 tracks on this budget-priced CD come, but the fact that "I've Got Rhythm" runs nearly five minutes, and that the title of...
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A fine live performance by the Jimmy Dorsey band near the tail-end of its history, captured live at the Edgewater Starlite Roof, on the shores of Lake Mendota in Madison,...
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Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell join the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra for 1938-1939 in Hi-Fi Broadcasts, which includes renditions of "Hollywood Pastime," "Shine On Harvest Moon,"...
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One concludes that what has not been done with Jimmy Dorsey music on CD is criminal, and then along comes this budget-priced disc with 20 songs, nearly all of them...
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In 1949 Jimmy Dorsey formed his Original Dorseyland Jazz Band, a Dixieland combo taken out of the personnel of his big band. While Dorsey had been emphasizing his alto...
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Compiler Colin Brown has chosen 20 of Jimmy Dorsey's recordings from 1939-42 for this import disc. Some of Dorsey's biggest hits, among them "Green Eyes," "Besame Mucho,"...
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The first of five Hindsight LPs to document Dorsey's radio transcriptions, this set gives a good all-around picture of his orchestra shortly before it became a major...
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This out-of-print two-LP set only has 20 performances and does not list the personnel or recording dates, but it does contain several fine pictures and offers one a good...
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Sampler containing jazzy pop and big band songs done by Jimmy Dorsey's band in the period immediately after he left Tommy's orchestra. It's a decent introduction to his...
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This CD, virtually the only example of Jimmy Dorsey's orchestra currently available on CD, puts the emphasis on his jazz sides rather than the vocal best-sellers. Popular...
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There being a dearth of Jimmy Dorsey studio recordings from the 1930s (or any other era) in the CD catalog, this British release fills part of a hole, covering just over a...
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Plays His Greatest Hits is a solid collection of latter-day re-recordings of Jimmy Dorsey's most familiar items. While the performances are fine, they're unexceptional....
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Seventeen radio transcription recordings made by Jimmy Dorsey around 1949, and particularly priceless as studio documents by a band that hardly ever had a chance to record....
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It's truly disgraceful that MCA, which owns Jimmy Dorsey's classic sides, has so poorly served his pop recordings that an unauthorized British outfit like ASV can come up...
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GRP's Swingsation sampler may not satisfy collectors and hardcore fans, who already have these 16 featured songs on original albums or comprehensive collections....
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