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. |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 29, 1904 (Shenandoah), Died June 12, 1957 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1946
Roles Represented in DAHR: alto saxophone, clarinet, leader, songwriter, baritone saxophone, composer, trumpet, cornet, arranger, saxophone
Notes: Sometimes listed as James Dorsey.
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Recordings (Results 501-525 of 617 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 73505 | 4/15/1946 | All that glitters is not gold | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 73506 | 4/15/1946 | (It's gonna depend on) The way the wind blows | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 73507 | 10-in. | 4/15/1945 | A rose was a rose | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | 73508 | 4/15/1946 | Apache serenade | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | 73509 | 4/15/1946 | The same little chapel | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | |||
Decca | DLA 312 | 10-in. | 3/28/1936 | T'ain't no use | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | ||
Decca | DLA 313 | 10-in. | 3/28/1936 | Welcome, stranger | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | ||
Decca | DLA 314 | 10-in. | 3/28/1936 | Serenade to nobody in particular | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | ||
Decca | DLA 315 | 10-in. | 3/28/1936 | Robins and roses | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | ||
Decca | DLA 316 | 10-in. | 3/28/1936 | Sing, sing, sing | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | ||
Decca | DLA 317 | 10-in. | 3/29/1936 | You never looked so beautiful | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | ||
Decca | DLA 318 | 10-in. | 3/29/1936 | Wah-hoo! | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | ||
Decca | DLA 319 | 10-in. | 3/29/1936 | Is it true what they say about Dixie? | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | ||
Decca | DLA 320 | 10-in. | 3/29/1936 | I'll stand by | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | ||
Decca | DLA 321 | 10-in. | 3/29/1936 | What's the reason (I'm not pleasin' you) | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | ||
Decca | DLA 332 | 10-in. | 4/3/1936 | You | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | ||
Decca | DLA 333 | 10-in. | 4/3/1936 | I want to be discovered | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | ||
Decca | DLA 334 | 10-in. | 4/3/1936 | It's no fun | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | ||
Decca | DLA 335 | 10-in. | 4/3/1936 | I'm putting all my eggs in one basket | Ginger Rogers | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | DLA 336 | 10-in. | 4/3/1936 | Let yourself go | Ginger Rogers | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone | ||
Decca | DLA 341 | 10-in. | 4/4/1936 | I love to sing | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | ||
Decca | DLA 342 | 10-in. | 4/4/1936 | Moonrise on the lowlands | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | ||
Decca | DLA 419 | 10-in. | 7/7/1936 | Ah-woo! Ah-woo! To you | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | ||
Decca | DLA 420 | 10-in. | 7/7/1936 | Hollywood pastime | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader | ||
Decca | DLA 421 | 10-in. | 7/7/1936 | There's no substitute for you | Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | instrumentalist, clarinet, alto saxophone, leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dorsey, Jimmy," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103670.
Dorsey, Jimmy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103670.
"Dorsey, Jimmy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.
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LCNAR: Dorsey, Jimmy, 1904-1957 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82077171
Wikidata: Jimmy Dorsey - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q560716
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/22327067
MusicBrainz: Jimmy Dorsey - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3b6956ed-37d2-4436-bf09-de901f0101e9
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