The Best of Tommy Dorsey

~ Release by Tommy Dorsey (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Marie
vocals:
Jack Leonard (vocals, USA)
recording of:
Marie (on 1937-01-29)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company
3:23
2Star Dust
bass:
Sid Weiss (on 1940-11-11)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1940-11-11)
guitar:
Clark Yocum (on 1940-11-11)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1940-11-11)
saxophone:
Heinie Beau (on 1940-11-11), Don Lodice (on 1940-11-11), Paul Mason (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-11-11), Johnny Mince (on 1940-11-11) and Fred Stulce (on 1940-11-11)
trombone:
George Arus (on 1940-11-11), Tommy Dorsey (swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1940-11-11), Les Jenkins (on 1940-11-11) and Lowell Martin (jazz trombonist) (on 1940-11-11)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1940-11-11), Ray Linn (on 1940-11-11) and Chuck Peterson (trumpet) (on 1940-11-11)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1940-11-11)
vocals:
Connie Haines (in 1940), The Pied Pipers (American vocal group, active 1930s-50s) (in 1940) and Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (in 1940, on 1940-11-11)
conductor:
Tommy Dorsey (swing trombone player & band leader)
performer:
The Pied Pipers (American vocal group, active 1930s-50s) and Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”)
arranger:
Sy Oliver
recorded at:
RCA Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-11-11)
cover recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1940-11-11)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
13:15
3Little White Lies
recording of:
Little White Lies
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
Donaldson Publishing Co., Larry Spier Music LLC and Tobago Music Co.
3:18
4I'll Never Smile Again
recording of:
I’ll Never Smile Again
lyricist and composer:
Ruth Lowe
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Pickwick Music (publisher), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3:14
5Royal Garden Blues
recording of:
Royal Garden Blues
composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1919) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer) (in 1919)
2:56
6Boogie Woogie
recording of:
Boogie Woogie
composer:
Clarence “Pine Top” Smith
3:13
7Opus One
recording of:
Opus One (1943 song)
lyricist:
Sidney Reginald Garris
composer:
Sy Oliver
publisher:
Embassy Music Corp. (on 1943-06-23)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
2:59
8Song of India
recording of:
Song of India
writer:
Red Bone (trombonist)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
piano arranger:
Edgar Fairchild
is based on:
Sadko: Scene IV. Song of the Indian Guest
3:11
9Who?
recording of:
Who?
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
3:10
10Yes Indeed
recording of:
Yes Indeed
lyricist and composer:
Sy Oliver
3:34
11Once in a While
alto saxophone:
Skeets Herfurt (on 1937-07-21) and Fred Stulce (on 1937-07-21)
double bass:
Gene Traxler (on 1937-07-21)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1937-07-21)
guitar:
Carmen Mastren (on 1937-07-21)
piano:
Howard Smith (swing jazz pianist) (on 1937-07-21)
reeds:
Johnny Mintz (on 1937-07-21)
tenor saxophone:
Bud Freeman (on 1937-07-21)
trombone:
Tommy Dorsey (swing trombone player & band leader) (on 1937-07-21), Les Jenkins (on 1937-07-21) and Walter Mercurio (Jazz Trombone player) (on 1937-07-21)
trumpet:
Joe Bauer (on 1937-07-21), Pee Wee Erwin (on 1937-07-21) and Andy Ferretti (on 1937-07-21)
recording of:
Once in a While (on 1937-07-21)
lyricist:
Bud Green (in 1937)
composer:
Michael Edwards (in 1937)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music Corp.
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
2:44
12I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You
recording of:
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
George Bassman
publisher:
Catharine Hinen Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Mills Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:39
13Indian Summer
recording of:
Indian Summer
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1939)
composer:
Victor Herbert (American composer) (in 1919)
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
3:30
14You
2:38
15Dolores
recording of:
Dolores
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Louis Alter
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)
2:55

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ASIN:US: B000002WEE [info]