Jimmy Dorsey

American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey (1904–1957)

Born: 29 February 1904
Shenandoah
Died: 12 June 1957
New York City
Country: United States
Active: 1919–1957
Record labels: Bell Records
Discography: 3 albums

Biography

Jimmy Dorsey was a jazz musician who played clarinet and alto saxophone. Jimmy Dorsey was born on 29 February 1904 in Shenandoah and died on 12 June 1957 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Bell Records. The discography here lists 3 albums, from “Jimmy Dorsey” (1984) to “Giants of the Big Band Era” (1991). Honours include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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.

Read the full article on Wikipedia ↗ · From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Discography

Studio and live albums

Jimmy Dorsey 1984

Giants of the Big Band Era 1991

Shine on Harvest Moon

Also plays on

Albums where Jimmy Dorsey is credited as a sideman

1996	My Favorite Country Songs — Bing Crosby	conductor, reeds
2000	Don't Fence Me In — Bing Crosby	conductor, reeds
2002	It’s Easy to Remember — Bing Crosby	alto saxophone, clarinet, conductor, reeds
—	Bing — Bing Crosby	conductor, reeds
—	It’s Easy to Remember — Bing Crosby	conductor, reeds
—	Bing Crosby — Bing Crosby	clarinet, alto saxophone

Standards written by Jimmy Dorsey

Title	Key	Form	Groove
I'm Glad There Is You	F major	ABCA · 36	Ballad

Awards

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Historic 78 rpm records

PANAMA RED NICHOLS and his FIVE PENNIES · Red Nichols · Phil Napoleon ·… archive.org ↗
BLACK BOTTOM STOMP RED & MIFF'S STOMPERS · RED NICHOLS · MIFF MOLE · JIMMY DORSEY ·… archive.org ↗
Part One Hit & Run Jimmy Dorsey archive.org ↗
HURRICANE Red & Miff's Stompers · RED NICHOLS · MIFF MOLE · JIMMY DORSEY ·… archive.org ↗
GRANADA TOMMY DORSEY and His Orchestra · JIMMY DORSEY · Dodd · Lara archive.org ↗
Part two Hit & Run Jimmy Dorsey archive.org ↗
HURRICANE RED & MIFF'S STOMPERS · RED NICHOLS · MIFF MOLE · JIMMY DORSEY ·… archive.org ↗
YOU'RE MY EVERYTHING TOMMY DORSEY and His Orchestra · JIMMY DORSEY · Dixon · Young · Warren archive.org ↗