This 78rpm record contains the songs “Romance” by Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra, and “Tailspin” by the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra. It is part of the 1942 Decca album Alto Saxology, a compilation of big band songs that highlight the alto saxophone. Jimmy Dorsey, born on this day in 1904, was a clarinetist and saxophonist who, along with his trombonist brother Tommy, became a prolific big band leader, arranger, and composer with a career spanning from the 1920s to the 1950s.
Romance; Tailspin
- Description
- side 1: Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra. Romance; side 2: Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra. Tailspin (Decca 4202), from the album, Alto Saxology (Decca 246).
78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1939 and released on Decca 2536. Side 2 was originally recorded in 1935 and released on Decca 560. The album was released in 1942. - Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- recording artist
- Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra
- Dorsey Brothers Orchestra
- manufacturer
- Decca
- recording date
- 1935
- 1939
- release date
- 1942
- Credit Line
- Gift of Lucy C. Shain in memory of James Lewis Shain
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- shellac (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
- Object Name
- sound recording
