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Jimmy Dorsey
James "Jimmy" Dorsey (February 29, 1904 – June 12, 1957) was a prominent American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, trumpeter, composer, and big band leader. He was known as "JD". He composed the jazz and pop standards "I'm Glad There Is You (In This World of Ordinary People)" and "It's The Dreamer In Me".
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The Hits Collection: 1935-57 [2018]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Yours (Quiereme Mucho) | 3:11 |
| Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes) | 3:21 |
| My Sister and I | 3:04 |
| I Remember You | 2:57 |
| They're Either Too Young or Too Old | 3:05 |
| Star Eyes | 3:07 |
| My Ideal | 3:02 |
| When They Ask About You | 3:03 |
| I Should Care | 3:04 |
| So Rare | 2:36 |
Big Band Music Songs, Vol. 3 - Night and Day... and More Hits [2017]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Nearness of You | 3:41 |
America's Greatest Hits 1940: The First Chart Year [2016]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Six Lessons From Madame La Zonga | 2:59 |
The Big Band of Brothers [2014]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Speak Low | 4:16 |
| June Night | 2:00 |
| Amapola | 3:21 |
| So Rare | 2:32 |
| There Are Such Things | 3:15 |
100 Hits: Swing [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Besame Mucho | 3:01 |
| They’re Either Too Young Or Too Old | 3:06 |
| Deep Purple | 3:19 |
Jazz Journeys Presents High Speed Swing, Vol. 3: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga | 3:13 |
| Time Was | 3:25 |
Jazz Journeys Presents High Speed Swing, Vol. 4: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| All or Nothing at All | 3:19 |
Jazz Journeys Presents High Speed Swing, Vol. 5: 100 Essential Tracks [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tangerine | 3:13 |
Jazz Journeys Presents High Speed Swing: The Dorsey Brothers-100 Essential Tracks [2013]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tangerine | 3:13 |
| All or Nothing at All | 3:19 |
| The Sheik of Araby | 2:33 |
| My Ideal | 3:15 |
| Deep Purple | 3:25 |
| Someday Sweetheart | 2:47 |
| Time Was | 3:25 |
| Amapola | 3:28 |
Best of Jimmy Dorsey [TGG] [2010]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Begin the Beguine | 5:11 |
| Fools Rush In | 3:22 |
| The Nearness of You | 3:44 |
| Just You, Just Me | 2:55 |
| Body and Soul | 4:15 |
While the Music Plays On: The Girls of the Big Bands [2007]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga | 3:02 |
Forgotten Gems [2006]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Love Walked In | 2:39 |
| If I Had You | 3:00 |
| Go Fly a Kite | 2:55 |
| Minnie from Trinidad | 3:06 |
| They're Either Too Young or Too Old | 3:04 |
| I Should Care | 3:17 |
| Begin the Beguine | 2:52 |
| When They Ask About You | 3:05 |
At the 400 Restaurant (1946) [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| It's the Talk of the Town | 3:24 |
| I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me | 2:41 |
Legends of Big Band [Legacy Box] [2005]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Swanee River | 2:14 |
| I'm Getting Sentimental over You | 2:37 |
| So Rare | 2:07 |
| Marie | 2:27 |
Anything Goes (Featuring Members of the Original London and Broadway Casts) [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Easy to Love [*] | 2:44 |
Complete 1949-1950 Columbia Master Takes [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Johnson Rag | 2:48 |
| When You Wore a Tulip | 2:51 |
| Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella | 2:36 |
| When You're Smiling | 3:03 |
G.I. Jukebox: Original Hits from Swing Era [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Blueberry Hill | 2:34 |
| Begin the Beguine | 2:51 |
| I'm Stepping Out With a Memory Tonight | 2:44 |
| Just for a Thrill | 3:41 |
Original Studio Radio Transcriptions [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Just for a Thrill | 3:41 |
| Fools Rush In | 3:20 |
| I'm Stepping Out with a Memory Tonight | 2:45 |
| The Nearness of You | 3:42 |
| Blueberry Hill | 2:35 |
| In a Little Spanish Town | 3:11 |
| Tangerine | 2:57 |
| I Got Rhythm | 4:19 |
| Perfidia | 2:59 |
| Green Eyes | 3:25 |
The Ultimate Collection [2003]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Basin Street Blues | 3:07 |
| Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) | 3:23 |
| Fine and Dandy | 3:07 |
| I Wished on the Moon | 3:10 |
| My Kinda Love | 3:15 |
| I've Got the World on a String | 3:07 |
| Tangerine | 3:13 |
| Time Was | 3:28 |
| Amapola | 3:25 |
| Yours | 3:14 |
| Green Eyes | 3:20 |
| I Remember You | 3:03 |
| All of Me | 3:09 |
Big Bands [Miller, Goodman, Dorsey] [K-Tel UK 3 CD] [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Marie | 3:20 |
| On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:15 |
Dixie by Dorsey/Dorseyland Dance Parade [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Johnson Rag | 2:47 |
| When You Wore a Tulip | 2:51 |
| Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella | 2:33 |
| When You're Smiling | 3:04 |
Stop Look and Listen: The Less Familiar Dorsey [2002]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Hold Tight, Hold Tight (Want Some Sea Food, Mama) | 3:17 |
| In a Sentimental Mood | 3:03 |
| I Got Rhythm | 3:21 |
Jimmy Dorsey [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| So Rare | 2:05 |
| I'm Stepping Out With a Memory Tonight | 2:46 |
| Fools Rush In | 3:23 |
| I Got Rhythm | 4:25 |
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra Featuring Maynard Ferguson: Golden Era [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Body and Soul | 4:13 |
Songs My Mother Taught Me [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Swanee River | 2:14 |
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | 2:37 |
| So Rare | 2:07 |
| Marie | 2:27 |
The Dorsey Brothers [Platinum Disc] [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| So Rare | 2:05 |
| I'm Stepping Out With a Memory Tonight | 2:46 |
| Fools Rush In | 3:23 |
| I Got Rhythm | 4:25 |
Transcriptions 1935 [2001]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| East of the Sun (And West of the Moon) | 3:25 |
| I've Got a Feelin' You're Foolin' | 3:27 |
| I Wished on the Moon | 3:07 |
Amapola [ASV/Living Era] [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Too Marvelous for Words | 3:05 |
| Change Partners | 3:07 |
| Six Lessons from Madame la Zonga | 3:03 |
| My Sister and I | 3:08 |
Big Band Sounds [Direct Source Box Set #2] [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Nearness of You | 3:45 |
| I Got Rhythm | 4:24 |
| I Should Care | 3:26 |
Dancing in the Dark [ASV/Living Era] [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| They're Either Too Young or Too Old [From "Thank Your Lucky ...] | 3:09 |
Jimmy Dorsey: Legendary Big Bands Series [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tangerine | 3:13 |
| All of Me | 3:14 |
| The Breeze and I | 2:59 |
| Amapola | 3:27 |
| All or Nothing at All | 3:18 |
| Yours | 3:14 |
| Green Eyes | 3:22 |
| Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga | 3:03 |
Live in New York 1955-1956 [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'm Getting Sentimental over You [Theme Faded In] | 0:27 |
| I've Got the World on a String | 2:29 |
| Don't Worry About Me | 3:42 |
The Best of Bob Eberly with Jimmy Dorsey [2000]
The Haunted House: 20 Tracks to Make You Jump in the Night [Nimbus] [2000]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Skeleton in the Closet | 3:06 |
1942-1943 Broadcasts [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tangerine | 4:05 |
| Takin' a Chance on Love | 4:07 |
| You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To | 4:29 |
| I Heard You Cried Last Night | 4:28 |
| They're Either Too Young or Too Old | 3:02 |
The Complete Standard Transcriptions [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tangerine | 2:57 |
| All of Me | 3:13 |
| In a Little Spanish Town | 3:11 |
| Green Eyes | 3:27 |
| Don't Blame Me | 3:14 |
| Some Enchanted Evening | 2:36 |
V-Disc Recordings [1999]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Breeze and I | 3:00 |
| Oh, What a Beautiful Morning | 3:55 |
| More Than You Know | 5:34 |
| Star Eyes | 3:02 |
America's Premier Dixieland Jazz Band Live 1950 [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Sweet Lorraine | 2:48 |
| When You're Smiling | 3:00 |
| The Johnson Rag | 2:43 |
Go Their Separate Ways [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Six Lessons from Madame la Zonga | 3:09 |
| If You Build a Better Mousetrap | 2:48 |
| And So Do I | 3:10 |
I Remember You [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tangerine | 3:18 |
| I Remember You | 3:04 |
| Green Eyes | 3:19 |
| Time Was | 3:29 |
| My Ideal | 3:11 |
| They're Either Too Young or Too Old | 3:11 |
| Amapola | 3:25 |
| Yours (Quiereme Mucho) | 3:15 |
Live at the Edgewater [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Perfidia | 2:58 |
| Don't Worry 'Bout Me | 3:49 |
| (What Can I Say Dear) After I Say I'm Sorry? | 2:56 |
Swingin' in Hollywood [1998]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Should Care [From Thrill of a Romance][#] | 3:21 |
| Star Eyes [From I Dood It][Version] | 5:05 |
A Kiss to Build a Dream On [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| When They Ask About You [#] | 2:52 |
| A Kiss to Build a Dream On | 2:53 |
| Johnson Rag | 2:45 |
The Best of the Big Bands [Deuce] [1997]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Nearness of You | 3:41 |
| I Got Rhythm | 4:20 |
| Take the "A" Train | 2:59 |
America Swings: The Great Jimmy Dorsey [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Just for a Thrill | 3:37 |
| Perfidia | 3:00 |
| Fools Rush In | 3:17 |
| I'm Stepping Out With a Memory Tonight | 2:50 |
| Blueberry Hill | 2:34 |
| Green Eyes | 3:25 |
| In a Little Spanish Town | 3:07 |
| Tangerine | 2:56 |
| The Nearness of You | 3:45 |
Songs that Won the War, Vol. 8: Swing Again, Yes Indeed [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Six Lessons from Madame la Zonga |
The Songs that Won the War, Vol. 2: Hollywood Canteen [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tangerine | 2:53 |
| Six Lessons From Madame la Zonga | 2:53 |
Those Wonderful Years, Vol. 16: Praise the Lord [1995]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Yours (Quiereme Mucho) | 3:09 |
| They're Either Too Young or Too Old | 3:04 |
1940 & 1941 [1994]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'll Never Smile Again | 3:02 |
| Blueberry Hill | 2:35 |
| All This and Heaven Too | 3:02 |
| Six Lessons from Madame la Zonga | 3:06 |
| The Nearness of You | 3:42 |
| And So Do I | 2:56 |
| Fools Rush In | 3:21 |
| I'm Stepping Out With a Memory Tonight | 2:45 |
Contrasts [Decca] [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| In a Sentimental Mood | 3:02 |
| I Got Rhythm | 3:05 |
| I Can't Face the Music (Without Singing the Blues) | 3:16 |
| I Cried for You | 4:20 |
| All of Me | 3:08 |
| Tangerine | 3:13 |
The Big Band Hits of Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey [1993]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tangerine | 3:06 |
| This Love of Mine | 2:17 |
| Green Eyes | 3:15 |
| Daybreak | 2:40 |
| Hawaiian War Chant | 3:32 |
| Once in a While | 3:48 |
| I'll Never Smile Again | 2:18 |
| On the Sunny Side of the Street | 3:08 |
| So Rare | 2:03 |
Giants of the Big Band Era: Jimmy Dorsey [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Got Rhythm | 4:24 |
| The Nearness of You | 3:45 |
| Just You, Just Me | 2:57 |
Jimmy Dorsey Plays His Greats [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Can Anyone Explain? | 2:37 |
| I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me | 2:20 |
Masters of Jazz, Vols. 6-10 [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Can Anyone Explain? | 2:37 |
| I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me | 2:21 |
Perfidia [1992]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| In a Little Spanish Town | 2:37 |
| Perfidia | 2:52 |
| The Tender Trap | |
| How Little We Know | 2:23 |
| Oh, What a Beautiful Morning | 3:57 |
Bing Crosby and Some Jazz Friends [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Pennies From Heaven | 2:59 |
| Pennies from Heaven [Excerpt] | 2:59 |
Greatest Hits [Curb] [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| So Rare | 2:32 |
| Green Eyes | 3:20 |
| Tangerine | 3:10 |
| Besame Mucho | 3:00 |
| Amapola | 3:23 |
| Yours | 3:12 |
| Star Eyes | 3:05 |
| I Understand | 3:14 |
| All or Nothing at All | 3:16 |
Swing Back with Jimmy Dorsey [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Got Rhythm | 4:19 |
| I'm Stepping Out With a Memory Tonight | 2:39 |
| The Nearness of You | 3:39 |
| Fools Rush In | 3:23 |
| Just You, Just Me | 2:51 |
Swing Back with Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey [1991]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Green Eyes | 3:12 |
| Marie | 3:11 |
| Tangerine | 3:04 |
| So Rare | 2:04 |
| There Are Such Things | 3:30 |
22 Original Recordings [1988]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Blueberry Hill | 2:36 |
| In a Little Spanish Town | 3:14 |
| Just for a Thrill | 3:44 |
| Fools Rush In | 3:23 |
| Tangerine | 2:58 |
| I Got Rhythm | 4:22 |
| I'm Stepping Out With a Memory Tonight | 2:46 |
| The Nearness of You | 3:43 |
| Perfidia | 3:01 |
| Green Eyes | 3:27 |
The Boswell Sisters Collection, Vol. 1: 1931-1932 [Collectors'] [1986]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| When I Take My Sugar to Tea | 3:15 |
The Best of Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey [1985]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I Should Care | |
| There Are Such Things | |
| This Love of Mine | |
| Prelude to a Kiss |
The Uncollected Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Vol. 1 (1939-1940) [1977]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Just for a Thrill | 3:41 |
| Fools Rush In | 3:20 |
| I'm Stepping Out With a Memory Tonight | 2:44 |
| The Nearness of You | 3:41 |
| Blueberry Hill | 2:34 |
The Fabulous Jimmy Dorsey [Bonus Track] [1958]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Speak Low | 4:24 |
| June Night | 2:03 |
| Amapola | 3:26 |
| So Rare | 2:36 |
| So Rare [#][*] | 2:45 |
Jazz of the Roaring Twenties [1953]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue (Has Anybody Seen My Girl) [Original Ediso] |
"Dorseyland" Dance Parade [1950]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Johnson Rag | 2:45 |
| When You Wore a Tulip | 2:48 |
| Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella | 2:33 |
| When You're Smiling | 3:00 |
The Uncollected Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Vol. 5: Dorseyland Band (1950) [1950]
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Basin Street Blues | |
| Stars Fell on Alabama | |
| Farewell Blues |
21 Swing Band All Time Greats
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| One O'Clock Jump | 3:08 |
| Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Never No Lament) | 3:18 |
| Amapola | 3:28 |
Frolic Club
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| The Great Lie [Instrumental] | 5:23 |
| All the Things You Ain't [Instrumental] | 2:35 |
| Take It Easy [Instrumental] | 4:09 |
| Sunset Strip [Instrumental] | 3:47 |
Giants of the Big Band Era: Jimmy Dorsey
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| I'm Stepping Out With a Memory Tonight | 2:48 |
| Fools Rush In | 3:24 |
| Just You Just Me | 2:57 |
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Just You, Just Me | 2:50 |
| The Third Man Theme (Harry Lime Theme) | 3:15 |
| Sweet Lorraine | 2:40 |
| Body and Soul | 3:25 |
| Begin the Beguine | 2:49 |
| I Got Rhythm | 4:20 |
Three Classic Albums Plus
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| This Love of Mine | 3:18 |
| Rain | 3:07 |
| I Should Care | 3:30 |
| There Are Such Things | 3:38 |
| The Night We Called it a Day | 3:18 |
| Prelude to a Kiss | 3:56 |
| Love is Here to Stay | 4:23 |
| Marie | 2:30 |
Unknown Album
| Song | Duration |
|---|---|
| Tangerine | 3:04 |
| I Understand | 3:15 |
| The Breeze and I | 2:59 |
| Can Anyone Explain? | 2:37 |
| I Got Rhythm | 4:19 |
| So Rare | 2:40 |
| I'm Stepping Out With a Memory Tonight | 2:44 |
| The Nearness of You | 3:41 |
| Amapola | 3:26 |
| The Look of Love | 2:51 |
| The Music Goes 'Round and Around | 3:20 |
| More Than You Know | 5:34 |
| Basin Street Blues | |
| Stars Fell on Alabama | |
| Farewell Blues | |
| Star Eyes | 2:45 |
| Maria Elena | 2:57 |
| Amigo Bronco | 3:47 |
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