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In January 1937, Tommy Dorsey recorded an instrumental jazz arrangement featuring Bunny Berigan on trumpet, which became a jazz standard. [2] [3] Coupled with "Marie", the 78 rpm disc (Victor #25523) was a major hit for Dorsey, containing two of his most enduring recordings on one record, and which helped make him and his band into a household name as a popular music artist in the United States.
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.
Billed as the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Starring Warren Covington, they reached #7 on the Billboard charts and earned a gold record in the fall of 1958 with the hit single "Tea for Two Cha-Cha". [ 58 ] [ 59 ] The band was also fronted by Urbie Green after Dorsey's death in 1956.
Up Swing is a compilation album of phonograph records released by bandleaders Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, and Artie Shaw in 1944 as a part of the Victor Musical Smart Set series. The set, a progenitor to greatest hits releases, features some of the most popular Dance Band Era recordings by the four bandleaders.
US BB 1937 #18, US #1 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks 19: Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra "Marie" Victor: January 29, 1937 () February 17, 1937 () US BB 1937 #19, US #1 for 2 weeks, 8 total weeks, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, 150,000 sales [11] 20: Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" Bluebird
Tommy Dorsey (1937–1941) is an album released in Germany by Amiga featuring works by Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra. Track listing. Side A. Track Song Title Length of ...
Stop, Look & Listen is a 1994 release, featuring Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra's work prior to their collaborations with Frank Sinatra, featuring songs from the late 1930s through the early 1940s. Track listing
All Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1-4 are four compilation albums, issued by RCA of early 1940s Tommy Dorsey tracks featuring Frank Sinatra. The albums contain hits such as "I'll Never Smile Again" and "I'll Be Seeing You".