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DORSEY Tommy

Personal Data:

Born:	09.11.1905	(Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA)
Died:	26.11.1956	(choked to death)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Popular Frank Sinatra 2 & Frank Sinatra	13.04.1999
2.	Learn To Croon & Frank Sinatra	27.04.1999
3.	It's All So New & Frank Sinatra	27.04.1999
4.	1937 V. 3 & His Orchestra	04.05.1999
5.	Stop Look & Listen: 1936-1939	18.05.1999
6.	Swingsation & Artie Shaw	01.06.1999
7.	Popular Frank Sinatra 3 & Frank Sinatra	15.06.1999
8.	Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra (4CD)	13.09.1999
9.	Fabulous Dorsey And Sinatra & Frank Sinatra	12.10.1999	RCA Victor
10.	Falling In Love With Frank Sinatra And Tommy Dorsey & Frank Sinatra	11.01.2000	RCA Victor
11.	Live At The Palladium (live)	23.01.2001	Collector's Choice
12.	The Golden Era & His Orchestra	20.03.2001	Cleopatra
13.	That Sentimental Gentleman & His Orchestra	08.05.2001	Collectables
14.	This Is - Volume One & His Orchestra	08.05.2001	Collectables
15.	This Is - Volume Two & His Orchestra	08.05.2001	Collectables
16.	Dorsey Brothers	09.10.2001	Platinum Disc
17.	Tommy Dorsey	11.12.2001	Platinum Disc
18.	Yes! Indeed!	16.04.2002	Collectables
19.	Fabulous Dorseys	23.04.2002	ASV/Living Era
20.	The Voice Of The Century & Frank Sinatra	21.05.2002	Bluebird's Best
21.	Opus One	25.06.2002	Rajon
22.	Swing High	24.09.2002	Sounds Of Yesteryear
23.	1939, Vol. 2	25.02.2003	Classics
24.	Ultimate Collection	25.02.2003	JSP
25.	I Haven't Got a Worry & His Orchestra	19.08.2003	Magic
26.	Music Goes Round and Around & His Clambake Seven	26.08.2003	ASV/Living Era
27.	I'm Getting Sentimental Over You	21.10.2003	Collectables
28.	1939, Vol. 3 & His Orchestra	20.01.2004	Classics
29.	Early Jazz Sides 1932-1937	04.05.2004	Jazz Legends
30.	It's d'Lovely 1947-1950 & His Orchestra	08.06.2004
31.	Sentimental Swing	24.08.2004	Riff City
32.	Manhattan Serenade & His Orchestra	19.10.2004	Sounds of Yesteryear
33.	Those Fabulous Dorseys & Jimmy Dorsey	23.11.2004	Essential Gold
34.	That Elegant Sound: 1935-1953	12.07.2005	Budmusic
35.	Tommy Dorsey Centennial Album & His Orchestra	19.07.2005	Sounds of Yesteryear
36.	Sentimental Gentleman of Swing: Centennial Collection	04.10.2005	RCA
37.	Solid Swing	18.10.2005	Sounds Of Yesteryear
38.	Best of Tommy Dorsey	25.10.2005	Jazz Forever
39.	Stage Show & Jimmy Dorsey & Their Orchestra	18.04.2006	Sounds of Yesteryear
40.	Jamboree	19.09.2006	Sounds of Yesteryear
41.	Sweet and Swinging	20.02.2007	Sounds of Yesteryear
42.	Rare Instrumentals & His Orchestra	21.08.2007	Montpellier
43.	Precious Lord: The Great Gospel Songs of Thomas A. Dorsey	29.01.2008	Sbme Special MKTS.
44.	Giants of the Big Band Era: Tommy Dorsey	01.04.2008
45.	Legends Live on in Hi-Fi & Jimmy Dorsey Orchestras (live)	21.04.2009	Montpellier
46.	This Is It credited to: Tommy Dorsey Orchestra & Jack Leonard	21.04.2009
47.	Live and Swingin High (live)	19.01.2010	Mr. Music
48.	Tea For Two Cha Chas credited to: The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	09.03.2010	Sepia
49.	Irish American Trombone	11.05.2010	Avid
50.	Hey There credited to: Tommy Dorsey Orchestra & Warren Covington	15.06.2010	Montpellier
51.	Land of Dreams 1944-1946	09.11.2010	Circle
52.	Best of Tommy Dorsey	15.02.2011	TGG Direct
53.	Ultimate Big Band Collection: Tommy Dorsey	01.03.2011	Masterworks
54.	AFRS One Night Stands	15.11.2011	Sounds of Yesteryear
55.	Dance & Romance credited to: Tommy Dorsey Orchestra & Warren Covington	15.01.2013	Montpellier
56.	Tommy Dorsey Show, Vol. 2	16.09.2014	Sounds of Yesteryear
57.	Hello Dolly! & The New Tommy Dorsey Orchestra credited to: Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	14.10.2014	Dutton Vocalion
58.	Tommy Dorsey Show, Vol. 3	21.04.2015	Sounds of Yesteryear
59.	The Tommy Dorsey Show, Vol. 4	19.05.2015	Sounds of Yesteryear

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Night In Sudan	1/1940
2.	I'll Never Smile Again & His Orchestra & Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers	7/1940			1
3.	Imagination & His Orchestra & Frank Sinatra	7/1940			8
4.	Trade Winds & His Orchestra & Frank Sinatra	9/1940			10
5.	Only Forever & His Orchestra & Allan Storr	10/1940			7
6.	Our Love Affair & His Orchestra & Frank Sinatra	10/1940			5
7.	We Three (My Echo, My Shadow And Me) & His Orchestra & Frank Sinatra	11/1940			6
8.	Indian Summer & Tony Martin	11/1940
9.	Star Dust & His Orchestra & Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers	12/1940			7
10.	And So Do I	12/1940
11.	Oh, Look At Me Now & His Orchestra & Frank Sinatra & Connie Haynes & The Pied Pipers	2/1941			2
12.	Do I Worry & His Orchestra & Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers	3/1941			4
13.	Dolores & His Orchestra & Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers	4/1941			7
14.	Everything Happens To Me & His Orchestra & Frank Sinatra	4/1941			9
15.	Let's Get Away From It All (Parts 1 & 2) & His Orchestra & The Pied Pipers & Connie Haynes & Frank Sinatra	4/1941			7
16.	The One I Love	4/1941
17.	Yes, Indeed & His Orchestra & Jo Stafford & Sy Oliver	6/1941			4
18.	This Love Of Mine & His Orchestra & Frank Sinatra	10/1941			3
19.	Kiss The Boys Goodbye	10/1941
20.	Two In Love & His Orchestra & Frank Sinatra	12/1941			9
21.	Just As Though You Were Here & His Orchestra & Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers	7/1942			3
22.	Take Me & His Orchestra & Frank Sinatra	9/1942			5
23.	Daybreak & His Orchestra & Frank Sinatra	10/1942			10
24.	There Are Such Things & His Orchestra & Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers	10/1942			1
25.	It Started All Over Again & His Orchestra & Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers	1/1943			4
26.	In the Blue of the Evening credited to: Tommy Dorsey Orchestra & Frank Sinatra	6/1943			1
27.	It's Always You & Frank Sinatra	6/1943			6
28.	Boogie Woogie & His Orchestra	10/1943			7
29.	There Are Such Things & His Orchestra	11/1943
30.	I'll Be Seeing You & His Orchestra & Frank Sinatra	5/1944			4
31.	I Dream Of You & His Orchestra & Freddie Stewart	12/1944			6
32.	Opus No. 1	4/1945
33.	On The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe & His Orchestra & The Sentimentalists	7/1945			7
34.	Boogie Woogie	8/1945			4
35.	Hong Kong Blues & His Orchestra & Skeets Herfurt	9/1945			10
36.	On The Sunny Side Of The Street	10/1945
37.	Out Of This World & Bing Crosby	2/1946
38.	June Comes Around Every Year & Bing Crosby	2/1946
39.	Until & Harry Prime & Clark Sisters	9/1948			6
40.	Down By The Station	2/1949			11
41.	The Hucklebuck & Charlie Shavers	6/1949			5
42.	Tea For Two Cha Cha credited to: Tommy Dorsey Orchestra starring Warren Covington	8/1958	Decca	11	7
43.	I Want To Be Happy Cha Cha credited to: The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra starring Warren Covington	11/1958	Decca		70

Press References:

Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1980	8		246		profile
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1972	0	09.12.1972	58	Jazz Records	album review
1977	17	23.04.1977	44	Any Questions?