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appalachiablue

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Thu Jul 16, 2026, 02:47 PM 7 hrs ago

Song of India - Tommy Dorsey 🕌


'Las Vegas Nights' movie, 1941.

- Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (Nov. 19, 1905 – Nov. 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because of his smooth-toned trombone playing.[2] His theme song was "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You".

His technical skill on the trombone gave him renown among other musicians. He was the younger brother of bandleader Jimmy Dorsey. After Dorsey broke with his brother in the mid-1930s, he led an extremely successful band from the late 1930s into the 1950s.

He is best remembered for standards such as "Opus One", "This Love of Mine" (no. 3 in 1941) featuring Frank Sinatra on vocals, "Song of India", "Marie", "On Treasure Island", and his biggest hit single, "I'll Never Smile Again" (no. 1 for 12 weeks in 1940)...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Dorsey

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Song of India - Tommy Dorsey 🕌 (Original Post) appalachiablue 7 hrs ago OP
Pretty Cool! ProfessorGAC 7 hrs ago #1
Definitely pros, the best. Buddy Rich grooving. Tx for posting. appalachiablue 7 hrs ago #2

ProfessorGAC

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1. Pretty Cool!
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 03:04 PM
7 hrs ago

One thing that stuck out to me is that nobody is reading.
These guys are top notch pros that just know their parts; cold.

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