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Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) [1] was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because of his smooth-toned trombone playing. [2] His theme song was "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You".
29 apr 2024 · Tommy Dorsey (born November 19, 1905, Mahanoy Plane, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died November 26, 1956, Greenwich, Connecticut) was an American musician who—both independently and with his brother Jimmy—led several of the most popular big bands of the swing era.
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Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr., detto Tommy (Shenandoah, 19 novembre 1905 – Greenwich, 26 novembre 1956), è stato un trombonista e direttore d'orchestra statunitense. Fu un trombonista dal suono definito, che privilegiava le esecuzioni melodiche, dove era assolutamente eccellente.
31 dic 2005 · A major big band leader is the subject of a new book: Tommy Dorsey: Livin' in a Great Big Way. With his brother Jimmy, Dorsey helped define American popular music from the 1920s through the...
1 mag 2022 · Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956) was one of the key leaders of the “big band era” of American popular music. The Glenn Miller Collections of the American Music Research Center at the University of Colorado Boulder houses the premier collection of Dorsey recordings, papers, and images.
No biography of Tommy Dorsey, known as “The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing,” is complete without brother Jimmy because their careers entwined or overlapped throughout their lives. They were born in the coal country of eastern Pennsylvania--Jimmy on February 2, 1904, and Tommy on November 19, 1905.
27 nov 2005 · Jazz musician Tommy Dorsey's bio, concert & touring information, albums, reviews, videos, photos and more.
