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Seasons and Such Sleepers Swingscapes
Mike Zirpolo July 7, 2024 2 COMMENTS

“Is This Gonna Be My Lucky Summer?” (1937) Tommy Dorsey with Edythe Wright, Johnny Mince and Bud Freeman.

“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 [..]

Movie music Sleepers Spotlight on Sidemen (and Women) Swing and Swing Redux
Mike Zirpolo December 22, 2021 4 COMMENTS

“You’re a Sweetheart” (1937) Tommy Dorsey’s Clambake Seven with Edythe Wright/ (1971) Billy May with Dick Nash and Eileen Wilson

“You’re a Sweetheart” Composed by Jimmy McHugh (music) and Harold Adamson (lyric); Head arrangement by Tommy Dorsey. Recorded by Tommy Dorsey and His Clambake Seven for Victor on October 14, 1937 in New York. Tommy [..]

Sleepers Spotlight on Sidemen (and Women) Too Good Not to Share
Mike Zirpolo April 17, 2020 1 COMMENTS

“It’s All Yours” (1939) Tommy Dorsey with Edythe Wright and Dave Tough

“It’s All Yours” Composed by Dorothy Fields and Arthur Schwartz; arranged by Paul Wetstein (Weston). Recorded by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra for Victor on January 19, 1939 in New York. Tommy Dorsey, first and [..]

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  • “For You” (1941) Tommy Dorsey/Sy Oliver with Jo Stafford
  • “Lover’s Leap” (1946) Les Brown with Ted Nash, Geoff Clarkson and Jimmy Zito/(1971) Billy May with Justin Gordon and Ray Sherman
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Recent Posts

  • “Uncle Bud” (1941) Erskine Hawkins/Bill Johnson with Wilbur “Dud” Bascomb, Julian Dash and Haywood Henry/and (1943) with Bobby Johnson and Donald Cole
  • “Ad Lib on Nippon” (1966) Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn with Jimmy Hamilton, John Lamb and Rufus Jones
  • “For You” (1941) Tommy Dorsey/Sy Oliver with Jo Stafford
  • “Lover’s Leap” (1946) Les Brown with Ted Nash, Geoff Clarkson and Jimmy Zito/(1971) Billy May with Justin Gordon and Ray Sherman
  • “Something to Remember You By” (1942) Claude Thornhill/Gil Evans with Lillian Lane, Dick Harding and the Pair of Pairs

Recent Comments

  • Mike Zirpolo on “The Minor Goes Muggin'” (1945) Tommy Dorsey/Sy Oliver with Duke Ellington, Sid Cooper, Charlie Shavers and Buddy Rich
  • Mike Zirpolo on “I Was Doing Allright” (1945) Artie Shaw’s Gramercy Five featuring Dodo Marmarosa and Barney Kessel.
  • Gary Herzenstiel on “The Minor Goes Muggin'” (1945) Tommy Dorsey/Sy Oliver with Duke Ellington, Sid Cooper, Charlie Shavers and Buddy Rich
  • Jim Morales on “I Was Doing Allright” (1945) Artie Shaw’s Gramercy Five featuring Dodo Marmarosa and Barney Kessel.
  • Mike Zirpolo on “The Wearin’ of the Green” (1938) Bunny Berigan/Joe Lippman with Georgie Auld, Ray Conniff and Nat Lobovsky

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