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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).
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.
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.
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.
ReplyDeleteThanks Paco.
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.
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[one of the few times Bunny was ever captured on film]