Tommy Dorsey – Giants Of The Big Band Era

•    Tommy Dorsey and his band brings smooth melodies and swinging sounds in this collection of well-known songs of the Big Band era

•    Includes the hits Opus One, Song of India, Marie and many others

•    This is a must have for any Big Band collection

Though he might have been ranked second at any given moment to Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller or Harry James, Tommy Dorsey was overall the most popular bandleader of the swing era that lasted from 1935 to 1945.

His remarkably melodic trombone playing was the signature sound of his orchestra, but he successfully straddled the hot and sweet styles of swing with a mix of ballads and novelty songs. He provided showcases to vocalists like Frank Sinatra, Dick Haymes, and Jo Stafford, and he employed inventive arrangers such as Sy Oliver and Bill Finegan. He was the biggest-selling artist in the history of RCA Victor Records, one of the major labels, until the arrival of Elvis Presley, who was first given national exposure on the 1950s television show he hosted with his brother Jimmy.

After Dorsey broke with his brother in the mid-1930s, he led an extremely popular and highly successful band from the late 1930s into the 1950s. He is best remembered for standards such as “Opus One,” “Song of India,” “Marie,” “On Treasure Island,” and his biggest hit single “I’ll Never Smile Again.”

TRACKLISTING
    Song of India
    Opus One
    Boogie Woogie
    On the Sunny Side of the Street
    Marie
    Taking a Chance on Love
    This Love of Mine
    It Started All over Again
    There Are Such Things
    Autumn in New York
    I’m Getting Sentimental over You
    In a Little Spanish Town Mabel Wayne