Its the same arrangement, the same era, tommy leading both bands, but what a difference the recording fidelity makes. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. He was known as the sentimental gentleman of swing because of his smoothtoned trombone playing. Its particularly interesting to compare the version of marie on this cd with the rca 78 made just 7 years earlier. Complete song listing of tommy dorsey on tommy dorsey songs list covid19.
Marie, marie, marie marie, the dawn is breaking marie, youll soon be waking ooh, marie to find you heart is aching and tears will fall a. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. In big band history, the tommy dorsey orchestra is recognized as one of the best allaround dance bands. Tommy dorsey, mainartist c2015 golden sky records p2015 golden sky records. Find tommy dorsey marie lyrics and search for tommy dorsey.
The name tommy dorsey is shared by the bandleader and trumpeter who was a brother of jimmy dorsey, and rev thomas a dorsey the the father of black gospel music the bandleader started out with in a variety of bands, including paul whiteman. For the pianist and jazz and gospel composer, see thomas a. Jack teagarden mit louis armstrongs all stars basin street blues. Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats flac, alac, wav, aiff. Tommy dorsey part 2 by tommy dorsey genre et sous style. His technical skill on the trombone gave him renown among other musicians. Marie marie is one of the best examples of the tommy dorsey band at its finest, demonstrating the great gains when pop and art collide. Marie, marie, marie marie, the dawn is breaking marie, youll soon be waking ooh, marie. From the movie the fabulous dorseys with janet blair and singer stuart foster. I got a tommy dorsey 78 today, side a is im gettin sentimental over you, side b is ive got a note. Tommy dorsey november 10, 1905 november 26, 1956 was an american jazz trombonist, trumpeter, composer, and bandleader of the big band era. His lyrical trombone style became one of the signature sounds of his band and of the swing era. Frank sinatra rca live radio marie 1940 tommy dorsey. It could swing with the best of them, and no other band could come close to tommys when it came to playing ballads.
Greatest hits is a brief collection of tommy dorseys bestknown songs, including marie, im getting sentimental over you, the song is you, and 15 other tracks. Bio of quarreling dorsey brothers who churn out the hits in the big band era of the 1940s. This article is about trombonist and bandleader tommy dorsey. He often worked with his brother jimmy dorsey in new york and helped the swing era grow in the us, he was an important. The songs are listed with the most widely successful first.
Tommy dorsey and his orchestra song of india marie. Marie marie is one of the best examples of the tommy dorsey band at its finest. November 19, 1905 november 26, 1956 was an american jazz trombonist, trumpeter, composer, and bandleader of the big band era. He was a major force in shaping the sound of popular music in the 1940s. See more ideas about tommy dorsey, music and popular music. Tommy dorsey lyrics find all lyrics for songs such as lets get away from it all, marie, music maestro please at. Though he might have been ranked second at any given moment to benny goodman, artie shaw, glenn miller, or harry james, tommy dorsey was overall the most popular bandleader of the swing era that lasted from 1935 to 1945.
After an illadvised temperamental runin with a wealthy patron, dorsey was reprimanded by goldkette and eventually returned to new. Tommy dorsey sheet music to download top quality pdfs. A portrait of tommy dorsey university of colorado boulder. Berigan in the background, les jenkins, td, joe dixon, gene traxler and freddie stulce. This page lists the song chart entries of tommy dorsey.
Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. Many of the songs had never been available prior to the set, as sinatra did not record them for his studio albums when he was alive. Songs from the bluebird collection of tommy dorseys music, volume 5. Tommy dorsey and his band at the commodore hotel in new york, february 1937. From the movie the fabulous dorseys 1947 with janet blair and singer stuart foster. Marie 1937 tommy dorsey, jack leonard and bunny berigan marie 1937 tommy dorsey, jack leonard and bunny berigan. His theme song was im getting sentimental over you.
November 19, 1905 november 26, 1956 was an american jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. Marie the dawn is breaking, marie ooh marie youll soon be waking, to find you heart is aching, and. Listen online and get new recommendations, only at playing via spotify playing via youtube. Frank sinatra rca live radio marie 1940 tommy dorsey orchestra. Marie, the dawn is breaking marie, well soon be waiting to find your heart is aching and tears will fall as you recall the moon in all its. Tommy dorsey born november 19, 1905, mahanoy plane, pennsylvania, usa died november 26, 1956, greenwich, connecticut, usa was an american trombonist, trumpeter, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era.
He was known as the sentimental gentleman of swing. Find tommy dorsey discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. He was known as the sentimental gentleman of swing, due to his smoothtoned trombone playing. Tommy dorsey tommy dorsey greatest hits rca amazon. If you are registered with ebay you can look at completed auctions and see what it has sold for.
This probably isnt an album for someone who wants to hear only classic tommy dorsey performances. Find tommy dorsey discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Complete your tommy dorsey and his orchestra collection. Biography one of the cornerstones of big band music, tommy dorseys legacy extends far beyond his heyday for the 1930s and 1940s. Without a song the day would never end without a song the road would never bend when things go wrong a man aint got a friend.
Top 10 at 10 top ten tommy dorsey songs zoomer radio. Fred stulce, dorseys first alto man, copied the lyrics as they performed. Tommy worked with various new york bands and accepted an offer to return to goldkette and detroit in the spring of 1926 at the suggestion of bix beiderbecke. Album 100 hits of tommy dorsey, tommy dorsey qobuz. Complete song listing of jimmy dorsey on jimmy dorsey songs list covid19. From the movie the fabulous dorseys 1947, with janet blair and singer stuart foster. Drum set, voice advanced intermediate digital download by the bachelors tommy dorsey.
Not only was he responsible for hits like marie and once in a while, but he was also responsible for giving frank sinatra his first major exposure. Legendary trombone player, composer and bandleader tommy dorsey was born 109 years ago today. The threecd set contains recordings from sinatras performances with tommy dorsey and his orchestra at the beginning of his fivedecade singing career. Still, dorseys band was always stocked with players such as bud freeman and benny berigan who were nevertheless able to blow a hot chorus from time to time. Tommy dorsey the legend the official tommy dorsey orchestra. One of the facts that has been handed down over the last eightyplus years is that bunny berigan was a regular member of tommy dorseys band in late 1936 and into 1937. Artie shaw and his orchestra with helen forrest all the things you are 1939. However, when dorsey sent his manager bobby burns and arranger paul. Tommy dorsey 5 mp3 downloads available tommy dorsey november 19, 1905 november 26, 1956 was an american jazz trombonist, trumpeter and bandleader in the big band era. Its certainly not a complete collection, but it offers a nice crosssection of dorseys biggest hits and, in the process, it functions as a good sampler for novices and casual fans.
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