Jimmy Dorsey

Real Name:
James "Jimmy" Dorsey
Profile:
b. 29/02/1904
d. 12/06/1957

Player of the Alto and Baritone Saxophone as well as the Clarinet and Trumpet, Jimmy Dorsey often played in groups with his brother Tommy Dorsey and helped the Swing Jazz Era grow in New York. He died just months after his own brother, both during their sleep.
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Releases:
Granada / You're My Everything (7", Single)   Bell Records (3) 1954
Make Love To Me / My Friend The Ghost (7")   Bell Records (3) 1954
Marie / Green Eyes (7")   Bell Records (3) 1954
June Night / Jay Dee's Boogie Woogie (7")   Quality Records Ltd. 1957
So Rare / Sophisticated Swing (7")   Fraternity Records 1957
So Rare (LP, Comp)   Contour Records 1966
Jay Dee's Boogie Woogie / So Rare (7", Mono, RE)   Gusto Records (2) 1979
So Rare / Sophisticated Swing (7", RE)   Collectables  
The Fabulous (LP)   Quality Records Ltd.  
Appears On:
Perdido (Lost) / J. D's Jump (Shellac, 10") J. D's Jump Decca (2) 1946
Brothers ! / Love You Didn't Do Right By Me (7", Single) Brothers !, Love You D... Bell Records (3) 1954
Warm (LP) I'm Glad There Is You Columbia 1957
Julie Is Her Name (LP) I'm Glad There Is You Liberty 1958
Cookin' Sherry (Album) (2 versions) Contrasts Prestige 1961
Songs In A Mellow Mood (LP) I'm Glad There Is You ... Decca American Series 1966
The Great Bands (2xLP, Comp) There Are Such Things Columbia Musical Treasuries 1968
History Of Jazz, Great Jazz Clarinets 1924-1929 (LP, Smplr, Mono) Fireworks Joker (2) 1971
Tonny Eyk's Piano Party In Club Privé (LP, Album) I'm Glad There Is You Philips 1976
Handcrafted (Album) (2 versions) I'm Glad There Is You Muse Records ... 1978
Swing Tanzen Verboten (LP, Comp) Shoot Me In The Meat B... Telefunken, Hit Record (Korea) 1979
One Night With Blue Note Volume 3 (LP) I'm Glad There Is You Blue Note 1985
Eddie Lang And Joe Venuti Volumes I & II (CD, RM) The Blue Room (New Yor... JPS Records 1989
Saucy Songs 1928 To 1938 (LP, Comp) Come Up And See Me Som... ABC Records (3) 1989
Bixology (CD)   Giants Of Jazz 1990
Sarah Vaughan With Clifford Brown (CD, RE, RM) I'm Glad There Is You Mercury 1990
Volume 1: Singin' The Blues (CD, Comp)   Columbia 1990
Verve Jazz Masters 31 (CD, Comp) I'm Glad There Is You Polygram Records 1994
1927-1960: Sings & Plays (CD, Comp)   Giants Of Jazz 1995
The Quintessence . Richmond - New York - Chicago 1924 - 1930 (2xCD, Comp)   Frémeaux & Associés 1995
The Minstrel Man From Georgia (CD, Comp, RM, Mono)   Columbia, Legacy 1996
1933 - 1944 (CD, Comp) Knockin' On Wood Giants Of Jazz 1998
A Century Of Glory (2xCD, Comp) The Man I Love Frémeaux & Associés 1998
American Yodeling 1911 - 1946 (CD, Comp) Lovesick Blues Trikont 1998
Sarah Vaughan's Finest Hour (CD, Album) I'm Glad There Is You Verve Records 2000
The Swing Era - 1930-1936 (2xCD, Comp) Parade Of The Milk Bot... Time Life Music, EMI-Capitol Special Markets 2000
Bar Jazz Vol. 2 (3xCD, Comp) I'm Glad There Is You Sony Music Catalog, Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 2001
The Swing Era - 1938-1939 (2xCD) John Silver (Jimmy Dor... Time Life Music, EMI-Capitol Special Markets 2001
The Swing Era - 1940-1941 (2xCD) Contrasts (Jimmy Dorse... Time Life Music, EMI-Capitol Special Markets 2001
Original Recordings 1926 - 1931 (CD, ADD) I've Found A New Baby,... Naxos Jazz Legends 2002
The Inflated Tear (CD, Album, RE) I'm Glad There Is You Atlantic 2002
Two Jazzy People (CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM) I'm Glad There Is You Universal Music K.K. 2003
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940) (10xCD, Comp) I Got Rhythm (1930-11... Le Chant Du Monde 2004
Catching Tales (Album) (2 versions) I'm Glad There Is You Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2005
26 Original Recordings : Julie Is Her Name / Lonely Girl (2xCD, Album, RE) I'm Glad There Is You Prism Leisure 2006
Romantik Pur! · Love Songs Zum Valentinstag (CD, Comp, Promo, Car) I'm Glad There Is You Universal Music (Germany) 2006
Squeeze Me • The Jazz And Swing Accordion Story (4xCD, Comp + Box) Collegiate Love, Accor... Proper Records Ltd. 2006
Alabama Stomp / Hurricane (Shellac, 10")   Brunswick  
Big Bands Revisited (8xLP) Moonlight In Vermont, ... Columbia  
Collector's History Of Classic Jazz (5xLP, Comp, Mono) St. Louis Blues Murray Hill Records  
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 1 (LP) Freeze An' Melt (New Y... EMI Electrola  
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 13 (LP) Singin' The Blues (New... EMI Electrola  
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 2 (LP, Comp) Hot Heels (New York, 2... EMI Electrola  
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 3 (LP, Comp) Prayin' The Blues (New... EMI Electrola  
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 4 (LP) Navy Blues (New York, ... EMI Electrola  
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 5 (LP) Moanin' Low (New York,... EMI Electrola  
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 6 (LP) Sweet Sue - Just You (... EMI Electrola  
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 7 (LP) I've Found A New Baby ... EMI Electrola  
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 8 (LP) Fine And Dandy (New Yo... EMI Electrola  
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 9 (LP, Comp) After You've Gone (New... EMI Electrola  
The Essential Sides Remastered 1929 - 1939 (4xCD, RM, Comp, RE) Georgia On My Mind (Ne... JSP  
Wanted / I Speak To The Stars (7")   Bell Records (3)  
Tracks Appear On:
Big Bands Of The Swinging Years (12") So Rare Discophon 1971
Big Bands - Big Stars! (3xLP + Box) I Should Care Columbia Special Products 1972
Sentimental Journey (LP, Comp) Green Eyes Longines Symphonette Society 1972
Trick / Treat (LP, Comp) All Or Nothing At All Fleetwood Records (2) 1972
Christmas With The Big Bands (LP) Dixie Land Band From S... CBS 1973
Super Hits - 1957 (LP) So Rare Gusto Records (2) 1979
One Night With Blue Note (Box) I'm Glad There Is You Blue Note 1985
One Night With Blue Note Volume 3 (CD) I'm Glad There Is You Blue Note 1985
The Big Bands: Your All Time Favorites (4xCass, Comp, RM + Box) I Got Rhythm Reader's Digest 1993
De Pre Historie - Muziek Uit De Oorlogsjaren '40-'45 Vol. 2 (2xCD) Ama Pola EVA Belgium 1994
Nederland Bevrijd Deel 2 (6xCD + Box) Maria Elena, Green Eyes PMF Records 1994
The Best Of The Andrews Sisters (CD, Comp) Hold Tight (Want Some ... MCA Records 2000
Anglo-German Swing Club - Als Der Swing Zurück Nach Hamburg Kam (CD) Brotherly Jump (1945-... TIM AG 2002
Jazz (3xCD, Comp + Box) Tangerine Ringo 2005
Bandland (Great Songs Of Great Bands) (LP) So Rare Columbia  
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 1 (LP) Beebe (New York, 13 Ju... EMI Electrola  
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 3 (LP, Comp) Prayin' The Blues (New... EMI Electrola  
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