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31. Dez. 2022 · Two years later, he worked for two days with J. Carson McGee’s King Trumpeters and at ten when John Phillip Sousa’s band came to town, he was featured as a cornet soloist. That year, he switched his main focus to the C-melody sax and eventually alto and clarinet although he played cornet on a rare basis into the 1920s.
Active. 1910s. Genre. Jazz. Styles. Swing. Group Members. Jimmy Dorsey. Submit Corrections. Explore J. Carson McGee's King Trumpeters's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about J. Carson McGee's King Trumpeter...
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Jimmy Dorsey was born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, the son of a coal miner turned music teacher, and older brother of Tommy Dorsey who also became a prominent musician. He played trumpet in his youth, appearing on stage with J. Carson McGee's King Trumpeters in 1913. He switched to alto saxophone in 1915, and then learned to double on clarinet. Jim...
During his early days as a musician, Jimmy Dorsey performed with various other ensembles and artists including the Scranton Sirens, The California Ramblers, Red Nichols, Jean Goldkette, Ben Pollack, and Paul Whiteman. He and his younger brother Tommy formed several bands known as "The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra" during the late 1920s and early 1930s...
Jimmy Dorsey appeared in a number of Hollywood motion pictures, including That Girl From Paris, Shall We Dance, The Fleet's In, Lost in a Harem with Abbot and Costello, I Dood It, and the bio-pic with his brother Tommy, The Fabulous Dorseysin 1947. In 1938, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra also appeared in a movie short performing many of his hits in...
Dorsey composed "Mood Hollywood", "Shim Sham Shimmy", "So Many Times", which reached no. 20 in 1939 on Billboard, staying on the charts for one week, also recorded by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra and Jack Teagarden and his Orchestra, "Beebe", "Oodles of Noodles", "John Silver" with Ray Krise, which reached no. 13 on Billboard in 1938, staying on ...
Jimmy Dorsey had eleven number one hits with his orchestra in the 1930s and the 1940s: "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?", "Change Partners", "The Breeze and I", "Amapola", "My Sister and I", "Maria Elena", "Green Eyes", "Blue Champagne","Tangerine", "Besame Mucho", and "Pennies from Heaven" with Bing Crosby. In 1935, he had two more number on...
In 1996, the U.S. Postal Service issued a Jimmy Dorsey and Tommy Dorsey commemorative postage stamp. In 2008, the Recording Academy added the 1942 recording of "Brazil (Aquarela do Brasil)", Decca 18460B, by Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Bob Eberle and Helen O'Connell on vocals to the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 1983, Jimmy Dorsey was inducted into...
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra(1938 short)The Fleet's In(1942)I Dood It(1943)Four Jills in a Jeep(1944)Julia, No. 117A, 1944Contrast, No. 117A, 1944John Silver, No. 117B, 1944That Wonderful, Worrisome Feeling, No. 157A, March, 1944Jimmy Dorsey was posthumously inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, which is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least 25 years old and that have "qualitative or historical significance."
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1. Stockdale, Robert L. Jimmy Dorsey: A Study in Contrasts. (Studies in Jazz Series). Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1999. 2. Arnold, Jay, ed. Jimmy Dorsey Saxophone Method: A School of Rhythmic Saxophone Playing. Warner Bros Pubns, 1999. 3. Sanford, Herb. Tommy and Jimmy: The Dorsey Years. (Introduction by Bing Crosby). DaCapo Press, 1980. 4. Bockemuehl, Eugene. On the Road with the Jimmy Dorsey Aggravation, 1947–1949. Gray Castle Press, 1996. 5. Metronome Magazine, March, 1942: Jimm...
He played trumpet in his youth, appearing on stage with J. Carson McGee’s King Trumpeters in 1913. He switched to alto saxophone in 1915, and then learned to double on clarinet. Jimmy Dorsey played on a clarinet outfitted with the Albert system of fingering, as opposed to the more common Boehm system used by most of his contemporaries ...
29. Feb. 2024 · Jimmy’s debut performance transpired at just 9 years old when he showcased his trumpet skills with J. Carson McGee’s King Trumpeters in New York in 1913. His instrumental journey continued as he transitioned to the alto saxophone in 1915 before mastering the clarinet.
20. Juli 2020 · Hizo su primera aparición pública a la edad de 9 años mientras tocaba la trompeta con King Trumpeters de J. Carson McGee en Nueva York en 1913. Se cambió al saxofón alto en 1915 y luego aprendió clarinete “. (Más información) Saxophone methods can be classified into three categories.
He made his first public appearance at the age of 9 with J. Carson McGee's King Trumpeters in New York in September of 1913. In 1920, the two brothers started Dorseys' Novelty Six, which later was known as Dorseys' Wild Canaries. Jimmy and his brother worked together with numerous bands and popular musicians throughout their career. Jimmy ...
