Thursday, August 13, 2009

Happy Feet Friday

Jimmy Dorsey and the boys perform "Long John Silver" (from the 1944 Abbot and Costello film, Lost in a Harem).

3 comments:

Bob Belvedere said...

While I'm a quite a fan of Tommy, it was always Jimmy who had more swing [Man, that cat could play]. I never understood why Bunny Berigan--the swingingist trumpet play of all time--worked for Tommy instead of Jimmy.

Thanks Paco.

Paco said...

Tommy and his orchestra recorded some pretty hot numbers - "Boogie Woogie", "Loose Lid Special", "Well, Git It!" - but you're right; Jimmy's band really swung.

Bob Belvedere said...

You may enjoy this:
http://www.thecampofthesaints.com/2009.08.16_arch.html#1250469816774
[one of the few times Bunny was ever captured on film]