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Tommy Dorsey : OPUS ONE

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Swing era, Big Band 40s.

Channel: Music
Uploaded: February 9, 2007 at 11:45 am
Author: razalatinaPeru

Length: 0:01:50
Rating: 4.81
Views: 73,658

Tags: Jazz Swing Big Band Tommy Dorsey

Video Comments:

Gangstagran (Tuesday 18th of November 2008 04:28:23 AM)

As far as swing is concerned, Benny's number three, I'm afraid. Count Basie and Duke Ellington are numbers one and two.

stonequake (Monday 17th of November 2008 11:22:12 PM)

You're correct that the trumpet player is Charlie Shavers, but the video is probably from the early '50s, judging from Tommy's hairstyle. He went completely gray in the '50s and wore a crewcut.

suviiip (Tuesday 4th of November 2008 05:03:25 AM)

i love 20-30-40 's music <3

SolarTiger (Friday 31st of October 2008 08:55:04 PM)

I have a bad feeling this type of music might fall on deaf ears with todays youth...it must be cherished and promoted..I just don't know how!...

p2pstudenta (Friday 7th of November 2008 02:31:17 PM)

trust me, as a high school student in a urban public high school, it does not die, bands, jazz bands, carry it on....

monteleone101 (Saturday 18th of October 2008 06:29:27 PM)

Does anyone of you knows who plays the string bass? Thanks.

whenaman (Wednesday 15th of October 2008 03:59:45 PM)

Sorry, nobody beats Benny. lol ;)

funkzoid (Sunday 5th of October 2008 04:42:08 PM)

it's n he Woody Allen (great !) movie "Radio Days" & even in the (very cool !) o.s.t very nice version in here, bravo.

inkey2 (Sunday 5th of October 2008 02:53:14 PM)

that black trumpet player must have been "outstanding" for a white band to hire him (back in those days)

thbeatgozon (Wednesday 8th of October 2008 11:31:15 AM)

Just wasn't done back then....mostly. Roy Eldridge was a colored trumpet player who worked in Gene Krupa's band. Most of the time they couldn't have it...Civil rights wouldn't come about for at least 20 years!