Tommy Dorsey was born on this date.

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1. Luv this song, Dorsey was major, the Big Band era

was defined by him, a prominent American jazz trombone player, composer & swing bandleader. He added many fine musicians like Doc Severinsen, Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa & singers the Pied Pipers, Jo Stafford & Frank Sinatra to his band. As I've mentioned here, my mom and aunt danced to his music live during college. Great times.

- Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (Nov. 19, 1905 – Nov. 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor & bandleader of the big band era. Known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because of his smooth-toned trombone playing & his theme song "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You". His technical skill on the trombone was renowned. After Dorsey broke with his brother Jimmy in the mid-1930s, he led an extremely successful band from the late 1930s-1950s. He's best remembered for standards such as "Opus One", "Song of India", "Marie", "On Treasure Island", & his biggest hit single, "I'll Never Smile Again"...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Dorsey

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2. Opus One - Tommy Dorsey Band, 1943

- Put on your headphones and listen to this amazing stereo track that Tommy Dorsey recorded in 1943 for the film "Broadway Rhythm". Starting in the late 30s, most film musicals were recorded in multi-channel sound but mixed down to mono for the film's release. Some of these original multi-track recordings survive and can be remixed to true stereo, as was done here.

The number was cut, so this clip uses footage from other performances. The last half is mostly the Dorsey band actually playing "Opus One".