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Tommy Dorsey

swing trombone player & band leader

United States · 1905-11-19 – 1956-11-26

Tommy Dorsey is credited on 1,162 releases across 387 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2022 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,162

Credits

387

Albums

8

Decades active

48

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Tommy Dorsey (born November 19, 1905, Mahanoy Plane, Pennsylvania, USA - died November 26, 1956, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA) was an American trombonist, trumpeter, composer, conductor and bandleader of the Big Band era. He often worked with his brother Jimmy Dorsey in New York and helped the Swing Era grow in the US, he was an important bandleader during that time.
For the gospel/blues songwriter, see Thomas A. Dorsey.

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1,162 releases · 387 albums · active 1950–2022

  • Performance · 1,840
  • Other credits · 148
  • Mastering · 2

Studios: Carnegie Hall · RCA Studios, New York · Gil's Place · CBS Studios, New York

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