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Duke Ellington wrote "In a Sentimental Mood" for his great orchestra in 1935, which became a time honored classic. The arrangement is very lushly romantic, spotlighting that Dorsey trombone playing with that gold-toned, elegant style. The saxes play with a deep rich sound backing the brass in their take on this marvelously moody arrangement. Tommy comes back to end the his rendition on a soft t...
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A song of much more recent vintage was "You Could Make Me Smile Again" with Marv Hudson and The Heathertones contributing an opening set against a delicate background. The break comes near the end with Tommy Dorsey muted trombone being the leading voice set above his trombone colleagues. It's up to Marv Hudson and The Heatertones to end gently.
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Contrasting performances of a well known song can be a rewarding intellectual experience. Thus it is with Tommy Dorsey's version of "Sentimental Journey," written in 1945 by Bud Green, Les Brown and Ben Homer. The arrangement begins with a downwardly spiraling arpeggio, then settles into a firmly swinging, lower range reeds with a muted trumpet obbligato taking the vocal line against the trombo...
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"Sentimental Serenade" was a recent addition to the Tommy Dorsey big band in the early 1950's, This time, the vocalists are also a then recent addition to the Dorsey band, Marv Hudson and The Heathertones. Tommy's open horn draws us into a mellow-voiced arrangement that shows off the beautiful playing of this band. Then Marv Hudson and The Heatertones comes in, starring Marv as the lead vocalis...
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One of the most popular vocalists with the Dorsey band of the early 1950's is Lynn Roberts who is periodically singing today with symphony "pops" programs. Jack Palmer wrote this song at the time of this recording which is a driving swinger marked with brass interjections and Roberts' musically polished performance. After just one hearing, one is hooked on her style which is that of a wonderful...
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One of the first hits for Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart was "Sentimental Me and Romantic You" which debuted in the stage musical "The Garrick Gaieties (First Edition) in 1925. The great Lynn Roberts returns with another hard driving, swinging performance that literally knocks the socks off. The instrumental break is particularly interesting as it swings mightily with sweeping saxes and rhythm...
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Another greatly popular favorite is "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons," written in 1945 by lyricist Deke Watson and composer William Best. This time, we have a charmingly up beat arrangement which spotlights muted trombones followed by reeds playing the main melodic line with an obbligato on a muted trumpet before Dorsey returns for a superbly played rendition. The chart itself is very full...
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"Sentimental and Melancholy" dates from the late 1930's and had music by Richard Whiting (Margaret's father) and lyrics by that great lyricist Johnny Mercer. Once again, we encounter the Dorsey band's star attraction, Lynn Roberts who sings a ballad for a change. The arrangement starts off with a unison passage for trombones with a briefly spiraling sax filler before Tommy Dorsey and the trombo...
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Count Basie dreamed of "Blue and Sentimental" which is here presented in a laid back style comparable to Basie's charts of the 1950's. After a coyly beginning, we get into a very muscular sax section rendition that swings hard before settling back into a slightly slower full ensemble exposition. The trombones lead us into a mellow blaze.
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