Tommy Dorsey – The Sentimental Gentleman Of Swing: Centennial Collection [BOX SET] (2005)
The term band has changed much from the “Big Band” days of jazz and swing, and no “Big Band” was bigger than Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra. Tommy Dorsey and his brother Jimmy were pushed by their father, Thomas F. Dorsey, to play music in order to keep them from working the coal mines of Pennsylvania. Both his dad, who had taught himself to play five instruments, and Jack Teagarden were big influences on Tommy. … Continue reading…Tommy Dorsey – The Sentimental Gentleman Of Swing: Centennial Collection [BOX SET] (2005)