Dorsey, Tommy

Tommy Dorsey Bandleader best remembered as the greatest trombonist of all time at playing popular ballads Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, November 19, 1905; Greenwich, Connecticut, November 26, 1956. He and his older brother, Jimmy Dorsey (another top bandleader, and master of the clarinet and alto saxophone), grew up in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, playing in their father’s parade and concert band. They came to New York City in 1925 and, as freelancers, quickly became established as recording studio…