Big Band Bash

• Artist: Tommy Dorsey
• Release Date: August 01, 1999
• Total Time: 72:53
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Jazz

Review

A 23-track collection of Dorsey classics, beginning with 1935's very Dixieland-ish "Weary Blues" and finishing up with the 1947 recording of his theme, "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You." Featured in the various lineups are the handiwork of Ziggy Elman, Buddy Rich, Louis Bellson, Dave Tough, Charlie Spivak, Bunny Berigan, Buddy Morrow, and vocals from Frank Sinatra, the Modernaires, and Jo Stafford. Decent job of mastering these old 78s makes this budget collection a good value. ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Opus One	Sy Oliver	Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra	(2:56)
On the Sunny Side of the Street	Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields	Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra	(3:13)
I'm Getting Sentimental over You	Ned Washington, George Bassman	Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra	(4:27)
Boogie Woogie	Pinetop Smith	Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra	(3:09)
Blue Skies	Irving Berlin	Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra	(3:19)
Royal Garden Blues	Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams	Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra	(2:52)
Chicago	Fred Fisher	Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra	(2:53)
Stardust	Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish	Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra	(3:13)
The Shiek of Araby	Harry Beasley Smith, Ted Snyder, Francis Wheeler	Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra	(2:29)
Song of India	Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov	Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra	(3:08)
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot	Merle Haggard, Joan Baez, M. Christian, Traditional	Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra	(4:05)
There Are Such Things	Stanley Adams, Abel Baer, George W. Meyer	Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra	(2:43)
Well, Git It!	Sy Oliver	Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra	(3:02)
Marie	Irving Berlin	Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra	(3:19)
What Is This Thing Called Love?	Cole Porter	Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra	(2:50)
Imagination	Johnny Burke, James Van Heusen	Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra	(3:12)
Weary Blues	Artie Matthews	Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra	(3:13)
Yes, Indeed!	Sy Oliver	Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra	(3:30)
Liebestram	Franz Liszt, Buck Ram	Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra	(3:29)
East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)	Brooks Bowman	Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra	(3:17)
Hawaiian War Chant	Johnny Noble, Prince Leleiohoku	Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra	(3:06)
Whispering	Vincent Rose, John Schoenberger, John Schonberger, Richard Coburn	Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra	(2:54)
Mendelssohn's Spring Song	Felix Mendelssohn	Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra	(2:34)

Credits

Lowell Martin (Trombone), Karl de Karske (Trombone), Andrew Ferretti (Trumpet), Sam Skolnick (Trumpet), George Seaberg (Trumpet), Sy Oliver (Vocals), Jimmy Zito (Trumpet), Claude Bowen (Guitar), Sy Oliver (?), Buddy Morrow (Trombone), Dick Jones (Piano), Fred Stulce (Sax (Alto)), Al Klink (Sax (Tenor)), Joe Dixon (Clarinet), Ben Pickering (Trombone), Hymie Schertzer (Sax (Alto)), Nelson Riddle (Trombone), Howard Smith (Piano), Clyde Rounds (Sax (Tenor)), Manny Gershman (Sax (Alto)), Manny Gershman (Bars), Elmer Smithers (Trombone), Roger Ellick (Trumpet), Jo Stafford (?), Jimmy Welch (Trumpet), Bruce Branson (Bars), George Arus (Trombone), Milton Raksin (Piano), Jo Stafford (Vocals), Clark Yocum (Guitar), Tony Rizzi (Guitar), Bill Graham (Trumpet), Ray Linn (Trumpet), Gerald Goff (Trumpet), John Potaker (Piano), Bob Bunch (Sax (Tenor)), Mickey Mangano (Trumpet), Dave Tough (Drums), John Youngman (Trombone), Connie Haines (Vocals), Tex Satterwhite (Trombone), Mac Cheikes (Guitar), Connie Haines (?), Rocky Collucio (Piano), Billy Halter (Trombone), Buddy Rich (Drums), Jack Leonard (Vocals), Jack Leonard (?), Sam Rosen (Drums), Joe Dixon (Sax (Alto)), Sentimentalists (Vocals), Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (Performer), Don Lodice (Sax (Tenor)), Skeets Herfurt (Sax (Tenor)), Noni Bernardi (Sax (Alto)), The Pied Pipers (Vocals), Sid Weiss (Bass), Gene Traxler (Bass), Joe Bushkin (Piano), Louie Bellson (Drums), Paul Mason (Sax (Tenor)), Sid Block (Bass), Moe Purtill (Drums), Johnny Dillard (Trumpet), Sid Stoneburn (Sax (Alto)), Charlie Shavers (Trumpet), Tommy Dorsey (Trombone), Sterling Bose (Trumpet), The Pied Pipers (?), Ziggy Elman (Trumpet), Clyde Hurley (Trumpet), John Van Eps (Sax (Tenor)), Bob Cusmano (Trumpet), Buddy DeFranco (Clarinet), Milt Golden (Piano), Deane Kincaide (Sax (Tenor)), Yank Lawson (Trumpet), Red Bone (Trombone), Walter Mercurio (Trombone), William Schaffer (Guitar), Cliff Weston (Trumpet), Max Kaminsky (Trumpet), Frank Sinatra (Vocals), Paul Mitchell (Piano), Slats Long (Sax (Alto)), Walter Benson (Trombone), Phil Stephens (Bass), Sid Stoneburn (Clarinet), Frank Sinatra (?), Bunny Berigan (Trumpet), Pee Wee Erwin (Trumpet), Johnny Mince (Clarinet), Al Stearns (Trumpet), Joe Bauer (Trumpet), Clyde Rounds (Sax (Alto)), Slats Long (Clarinet), Lee Jenkins (Trombone), Dave Jacobs (Trombone), Carmen Mastren (Guitar), Sid Cooper (Sax (Alto)), Jimmy Blake (Trumpet)