Where Swing is King!
“Little White Lies” Composed by Walter Donaldson; arranged by Freddie Stulce. Recorded by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra for Victor on December 6, 1937 in New York. Tommy Dorsey, first and solo trombone, directing: George [..]
“Is This Gonna Be My Lucky Summer?” Composed by Rube Bloom (music) and Benny Davis (lyric); head arrangement by Tommy Dorsey and the Clambake Seven. Recorded by Tommy Dorsey and His Clambake Seven on June [..]
“After You’ve Gone” Composed by Henry Creamer and Turner Layton; arranged by Paul Wetstein (Weston). Recorded by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra for Victor on October 18, 1936 in New York. Tommy Dorsey, first and [..]
With the approach the High Holidays of the Jewish faith each year, I think of the pioneering jazz tenor saxophonist Bud Freeman. Although Bud was Jewish, I think it accurate to describe him as a [..]