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.
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 51-75 of 617 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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OKeh | W400144 | 10-in. | 3/14/1928 | Coquette (Coqueta) | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W400145 | 10-in. | 3/14/1928 | The Yale blues | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W400633 | 10-in. | 4/24/1928 | Indian cradle song | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra ; Seger Ellis | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W400634 | 10-in. | 4/24/1928 | My melancholy baby | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra ; Seger Ellis | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W400698 | 10-in. | 5/22/1928 | That's my mammy | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W400699 | 10-in. | 5/22/1928 | Dixie dawn | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W400740 | 10-in. | 6/4/1928 | Evening star (Help me find my man) | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W400741 | 10-in. | 6/4/1928 | Forgetting you | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W400781 | 10-in. | 6/12/1928 | God's river blues | Georgia Crackers ; Emmett Miller | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble | instrumentalist, clarinet | |
OKeh | W400812 | 10-in. | 6/21/1928 | Memories of France | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | leader | |
OKeh | W400813 | 10-in. | 6/21/1928 | Come back, Chiquita | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W401159 | 10-in. | 9/27/1928 | The blue room | Rube Bloom ; Joe Venuti's Blue Four | Jazz/dance quintet, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet, baritone saxophone | |
OKeh | W401160 | 10-in. | 9/27/1928 | Sensation | Joe Venuti's Blue Four | Jazz/dance quintet, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, clarinet, baritone saxophone | |
OKeh | W401169 | 10-in. | 9/29/1928 | 'Round evening | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W401170 | 10-in. | 9/29/1928 | Out of the dawn | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W401171 | 10-in. | 9/29/1928 | Cherry | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W401385 | 10-in. | 11/21/1928 | Sally of my dreams | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W401386 | 10-in. | 11/21/1928 | She's funny that way | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and vocal quartet | leader | |
OKeh | W401387 | 10-in. | 11/21/1928 | Cross roads | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W401449 | 10-in. | 12/12/1928 | My honey's lovin' arms | Joe Venuti's Blue Four | Jazz/dance quintet, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone, trumpet, clarinet | |
OKeh | W401450 | 10-in. | 12/12/1928 | Goin' home | Joe Venuti's Blue Four | Jazz/dance quintet, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, baritone saxophone, trumpet, alto saxophone | |
OKeh | W401560 | 10-in. | 1/26/1929 | The spell of the blues | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W401561 | 10-in. | 1/26/1929 | Let's do it (Let's fall in love) | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W401562 | 10-in. | 1/26/1929 | My kinda love (One way to paradise) | Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
OKeh | W401715 | 10-in. | 3/15/1929 | Mean to me | Smith Ballew ; Dorsey Brothers Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Dorsey, Jimmy," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103670.
Dorsey, Jimmy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/103670.
"Dorsey, Jimmy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Dorsey, Jimmy, 1904-1957 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82077171
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