The Gershwin brothers George and Ira wrote "I Got Rhythm" for Ethel Merman in their 1930 musical "Girl Crazy." In the pit band were future band leaders Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller and Tommy and brother Jimmy Dorsey. Here is Tommy's version of "I Got Rhythm" which is a tour de force for his marvelous trombone. Buddy De Franco gets his licks in on his clarinet as the piece ends decisively.
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Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart wrote "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" for their 1936 stage extravaganza "Jumbo." She must be quite a swinger judging from this hipper than hip arrangement with Tommy Dorsey playing on his muted trombone and accompanied by strings and a back-up vocal group adding to the musical pallette. It's very infectious with an interesting scatting break for the vocali...
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George Gershwin created one of the best examples of serious American music when he wrote his opera "Porgy and Bess." Not only does it follow the popularity of "Carmen" by Bizet but it also brings a totally genuine American feel that is refreshingly real with every phrase revealing a breath of fresh air. Tommy Dorsey breathes some fresh air into his performance of "Summertime" with his famous long
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What would a music program be without the Dorsey theme song signaling the end of the show and Harry Von Zell's soothing voice coming in at the right moment? The end also spotlights the familiar overplaying of the AFRS theme song for this show which is another example of the phrase "vamp 'till the end!"
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"The New Moon" was the work of lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II and composer of operettas Sigmund Romberg. Out of this tuneful 1928 opus comes "Lover Come Back to Me" which serves as a showcase for the sensuous trombone of Tommy Dorsey with a steamy background by the full orchestra (this comes from the time that Dorsey sported an additional string section which set off the ballads perfectly).
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| 1 The Song Is You |
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| 2 Come Rain or Come Shine |
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| 3 Hollywood Hat |
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| 4 Then I'll Be Happy |
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| 5 Tom Foolery |
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