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Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) [1] 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. [2]
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This song, because of its exaltation of Brazil's great qualities, marked the creation of a new genre within samba, known as samba-exaltação (exaltation samba). This musical movement, with its extremely patriotic nature, was seen by many as being favorable to the dictatorship of Getúlio Vargas, generating criticism towards Barroso and his work, which was perceived as Barroso's prostration to ...
Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey reunited on March 15, 1945, to record a V-Disc at Liederkranz Hall in New York City. Released in June 1945, V-Disc 451 featured "More Than You Know" backed with "Brotherly Jump". [16] The songs featured the combined orchestras of Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey.
This Is Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Vol. 1 is the first of two volumes originally released in a 1971 series by RCA Victor, which was created in response to a resurgence in big band recreations during the late '60s and early '70s, and is a reissue of 20 famous recordings by Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra.
The California Ramblers were an American jazz group that recorded hundreds of songs for many different record labels throughout the 1920s. [1] Four members of the band – Red Nichols, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, and Adrian Rollini – went on to front big bands in later decades. [2] The band was formed in 1921 by banjoist Ray Kitchenman. [3]
The Tommy Dorsey-Edythe Wright recording (they actually mention each other in the song) is played over the ending credits of Me and Orson Welles (2009). Danny Kaye performed a version of the song with Susan Gordon in the 1959 film The Five Pennies. It was included on the 1961 Ella Fitzgerald album Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! (Verve).
Tommy's chair was filled by the 16-year-old Bobby Byrne. The Dorseys reunited on March 15, 1945, to record a V-Disc at Liederkranz Hall in New York City. Released in June 1945, the disc contained "More Than You Know" and "Brotherly Jump". The songs were performed by the combined orchestras of Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey.