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  • BIRTH 29/02/1904
  • DEATH 17/06/1957
  • Country United States
  • MOVIES 2

Jimmy Dorsey

Jimmy Dorsey (1904-1957) was an American bandleader, saxophonist, conductor, songwriter and composer.

Through the 1920s he was a saxophonist in orchestras including those of Paul Whiteman, Red Nichols, and the California Ramblers. He formed an orchestra with his brother Tommy lasting from 1933 to 1935. He led his own orchestra before rejoining Tommy's orchestra in 1953 and taking over the orchestra after Tommy's death.

Jimmy Dorsey

Movies (2)

Jazz Ball
Jazz Ball
Self (archive footage)
I Dood It
I Dood It
Himself (as Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra)