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Jimmy Dorsey

real name James Dorsey

Shenandoah, United States

Jimmy Dorsey is credited on 1,545 releases across 500 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,545

Credits

500

Albums

8

Decades active

98

In collections

Biography

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Saxophonist, clarinetist and trumpet player, (born February 29, 1904, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA – died June 12, 1957, New York City, New York, USA), he often played with his brother Tommy Dorsey and helped the Swing Jazz Era grow in New York. He died just months after his brother, both during their sleep.

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Credited work

1,545 releases · 500 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 3,042
  • Other credits · 123

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Town Hall, New York · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · The Nederlander Theatre

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