I had mentioned some of my Dad's favorites from "the sentimental gentleman," The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Dad's final days in hospice care at a skilled nursing home in Rochester, New York ...

He wasn’t the feature,” when he performed at Roseland as part of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra in January 1941, said Keith Crochiere, author of the new book, "Roseland Dance Pavilion: One Hundred ...

The relationship, partnership and friendship of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn has been well documented. Meeting in 1938 ...

The ballroom began as a permanent venue for the Galvan Orchestra, a large ensemble ... of the ballroom featured a performance by Tommy Dorsey. The venue hosted the likes of Duke Ellington and ...

Peter Moore's much anticipated new CD, 'Shift' will be released on the Chandos label on 21st March. It sees the former BBC ...

This February at the museum, we're celebrating a new season of the podcast, commemorating Black History Month, and listening ...

Then he moved to Tommy Dorsey’s orchestra. One drawback was that Dorsey’s music was aimed at dancers. There was little opportunity to really explore songs beneath the surface. Still ...

That was the song “Me Minus You” recorded in 1932 with Bunny Berigan on trumpet, Tommy Dorsey on trombone and ... with arranger Victor Young and his Orchestra. Here’s an example of that ...