Artist: Jimmy Dorsey

Jimmy Dorsey
Aliases
Jimmy Dorsey With Orchestra and Chorus
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Jimmy Dorsey and His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band
Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
Jimmy Dorsey's Orchestra
Real name
James Dorsey
Born
February 29, 1904
Died
June 12, 1957
Country
United States
Comments
Clarinetist, saxophonist, trumpeter, bandleader and composer. Dorsey died of lung cancer.
Member of
The Dorsey Brothers
Related
Helen O'Connell   O'Connell sang with Dorsey's band from 1939 to 1943.
Herb Ellis
Tommy Dorsey   Brother
See also
Louisiana Rhythm Kings

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 All or Nothing at All Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1939 (50 artists)
2 Ballerina Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1947 (7 artists)
3 I Remember You Dorothy Lamour, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell and Chorus with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra January 24, 1942 (performance date) (93 artists)
4 I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) Bing Crosby & Jimmy Dorsey 1936 (performance date) (19 artists)
5 I'm Glad There Is You Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1942 (56 artists)
6 On Green Dolphin Street Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra October 15, 1947 (performance date) (120 artists)
7 Star Eyes Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly With Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra September 1943 (performance date) (92 artists)
8 Tangerine Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell, and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra January 24, 1942 (performance date) (47 artists)
9 When the Sun Comes Out Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1941 (35 artists)

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 After You've Gone Jimmy Dorsey with Spike Hughes and His Three Blind Mice 1930 Henry Burr & Albert Campbell
2 Alfie Lee Castle and The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra 1968 Cilla Black
3 All God's Chillun Got Rhythm Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1937 Ivie Anderson
4 Amapola Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1941 Miguel Fleta
5 At Sundown Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1948 Bert Kaplan and His Collegians
6 Billy Boy The Andrews Sisters and Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra 1938
7 Blue Skies Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1942 Belle Baker
8 Body and Soul Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1939 Ambrose and His Orchestra
9 Brazil Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1943 Araci Cortes
10 Bésame Mucho Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1944 Johnny Rodriguez y Su Grupo
11 Change Partners Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1938 Fred Astaire
12 Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra September 1951
13 Do You Know the Way to San Jose? Lee Castle and The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra 1968 Dionne Warwick
14 Don't Be That Way Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1938 Chick Webb and His Orchestra
15 Give Me the Simple Life Bing Crosby and Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra 1945 June Haver
16 Hold Tight, Hold Tight The Andrews Sisters and Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra 1938 Sidney Bechet & His Orchestra
17 I Hear a Rhapsody Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1941 Al Donahue & His Orchestra
18 I Remember You Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1942 Dorothy Lamour, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell and Chorus with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
19 I'm Just Wild About Harry Jimmy Dorsey with Spike Hughes and His Three Blind Mice 1930 Lottie Gee and Chorus
20 I've Got You Under My Skin Frances Langford with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1936 Virginia Bruce
21 Is It True What They Say About Dixie Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1936
22 It's a Long Way to Tipperary Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra July 1950 Cecilian Quartette
23 Jazz Me Blues Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1950 Lucille Hegamin Accompanied by Albury's Blues and Jazz Seven
24 Jump Back, Honey Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1952 Hadda Brooks
25 Love Walked In Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1938 Kenny Baker
26 Marie Elena Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra 1941 Adolph Hofner and His Texans
27 On a Little Street in Singapore Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1939 Frank Sinatra with Harry James and His Orchestra
28 Say a Little Prayer Lee Castle and The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra 1968 Dionne Warwick
29 Slap That Bass Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra 1937 Fred Astaire
30 So Rare Jimmy Dorsey With Orchestra and Chorus 1957
31 Someday Sweetheart Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1942 Alberta Hunter
32 Stairway to the Stars Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1939 Kay Kyser & His Orchestra - Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra
33 Star Eyes Jimmy Dorsey's Orchestra 1943 Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly With Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
34 Sweet Georgia Brown Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1950 Ben Bernie and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
35 Tangerine Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1942 Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell, and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
36 The Breeze and I Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1940
37 The Look of Love Lee Castle and The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra 1968 Stan Getz
38 The Masquerade Is Over Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1939 Larry Clinton and His Orchestra
39 The Things We Did Last Summer Bing Crosby and Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra 1946 Frank Sinatra with Axel Stordahl & His Orchestra
40 The White Cliffs of Dover Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1942
41 They Can't Take That Away From Me Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra 1937 Fred Astaire
42 This Guy's in Love With You Lee Castle and The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra 1968 Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
43 Walk on By Lee Castle and The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra 1968 Dionne Warwick
44 What the World Needs Now Lee Castle and The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra 1968 Jackie De Shannon
45 When You Wore a Tulip (And I Wore a Big Red Rose) Jimmy Dorsey and His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band 1950 American Quartet
46 Why Shouldn't I? Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1935 Margaret Adams
47 Wives and Lovers Lee Castle and The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra 1968 Jack Jones
48 You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra July 1950 Moon Mullican

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 I'm Glad There Is You Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Madeira (56 artists)

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Lee Castle and The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Play Bacharach/David Lee Castle and The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra 1968 Pickwick

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 A Picture of Me Without You Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1935 Decca
2 All God's Chillun Got Rhythm Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1937 Decca
3 Amapola Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1941 Decca
4 Angela Mia Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1948 MGM
5 At a Perfume Counter Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1938 Decca
6 Ballerina Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1947 MGM
7 Body and Soul Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1939 Decca
8 Change Partners Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1938 Decca
9 Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra September 1951 Columbia
10 Daybreak Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1943 Decca
11 Don't Be That Way Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1938 Decca
12 Give Me the Simple Life Bing Crosby and Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra 1945 Decca
13 Hold Tight, Hold Tight The Andrews Sisters and Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra 1938 Decca
14 I Remember You Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1942 Decca
15 I'm Just Wild About Harry Jimmy Dorsey with Spike Hughes and His Three Blind Mice 1930 Decca
16 In the Middle of a Dream Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1939 Decca
17 I've Got You Under My Skin Frances Langford with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1936 Decca
18 Jazz Me Blues Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1950 Columbia
19 Jump Back, Honey Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1952 Columbia
20 Kiss Me Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1950 Columbia
21 Let's Stop the Clock Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1939 Decca
22 Little Curly Hair in a High Chair Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1940 Decca
23 Marie Elena Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra 1941 Decca
24 The Mem'ry of a Rose Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1941 Decca
25 My Ideal Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1944 Decca
26 On a Little Street in Singapore Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1939 Decca
27 So Rare Jimmy Dorsey With Orchestra and Chorus 1957 Fraternity
28 Someday Sweetheart Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1942 Decca
29 Stairway to the Stars Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1939 Decca
30 Tangerine Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1942 Decca
31 They Can't Take That Away From Me Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra 1937 Decca
32 They're Either Too Old or Too Young Jimmy Dorsey's Orchestra 1943 Decca
33 The Things We Did Last Summer Bing Crosby and Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra 1946 Decca
34 Tomorrow's Sunrise Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1942 Decca
35 Welcome Stranger Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1936 Decca
36 When the Sun Comes Out Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra 1941 Decca
37 When You Wore a Tulip (And I Wore a Big Red Rose) Jimmy Dorsey and His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band 1950 Columbia
38 The White Dliffs of Dover Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1942 Decca
39 You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra July 1950 Columbia

Tributes

Title Performer Release date down Label
1 Ted Heath Recalls the Fabulous Dorseys Ted Heath 1958 Decca

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