Jimmy Dorsey

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.

Contrasts - The Swing Band Era of Jimmy Dorsey - 2024-08-30T00:00:00.000000Z

JIMMY DORSEY AND HIS ORCHESTRA, VOL. 2 1942-1950 THE ESSENTIAL SERIES - 2023-11-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Dixieland Master - the Big Band Sound of Jimmy Dorsey - 2023-01-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Jimmy and Bob - 2021-11-05T00:00:00.000000Z

The Dorsey Brothers: Dorsey Stomp - 2021-08-13T00:00:00.000000Z

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