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May 1, 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.
Dec 31, 2005 · December 31, 200512:00 AM ET. Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday. Listen. A major big band leader is the subject of a new book: Tommy Dorsey: Livin' in a Great Big Way. With his brother Jimmy,...
Tommy Dorsey. Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because...
Dec 25, 2018 · December 25, 2018. Profiles In Jazz. He was the “Sentimental Gentleman of Swing,” a trombonist with perfect breath control, a pretty sound, and a melodic swinging style. Tommy Dorsey led one of the most popular bands in the swing world of the late 1930s/early ’40s and is still a famous name in jazz circles today.
Official home site for the One and Only Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Conducted by Buddy Morrow featuring big band, jazz and swing music; includes information about the players, booking, tour schedules and merchandise.
Tommy Dorsey Tour Schedule Press Material Contact In the heart of our diverse musical landscape lies an enchanting era of soul-stirring melodies and toe-tapping rhythms—the Big Band era. From the 1930s to the 1950s, big bands dominated the music scene, leaving an indelible mark on the hearts of generations.
Tommy Dorsey, orig. Thomas Dorsey, (born Nov. 19, 1905, Shenandoah, Pa., U.S.—died Nov. 26, 1956, Greenwich, Conn.), U.S. trombonist and band leader. Dorsey led the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra from 1934 with his brother, saxophonist and clarinetist Jimmy Dorsey (1904–57); they later separated to lead their own groups.
