Essential Classics, Vol. 12: Tommy Dorsey

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Essential Classics, Vol. 12: Tommy Dorsey is a digital compilation album featuring 20 remastered swing and big band tracks by legendary Tommy Dorsey, alongside vocal collaborations with Frank Sinatra and The Pied Pipers.

Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) known by the stage name Tommy Dorsey , was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era.

He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because of his smooth-toned trombone playing.

Notable tracks are :
I'll Never Smile Again (with Frank Sinatra and The Pied Pipers)
Polka Dots and Moonbeams (with Frank Sinatra)
I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You (Dorsey's signature theme song)
Tea for Two Cha Cha
Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)
On the Sunny Side of the Street

The "Essential Classics" is a massive digital compilation and reissue series available on streaming platforms like Deezer, featuring hundreds of volumes dedicated to legendary artists across jazz, easy listening, exotica, and classic pop. 

These albums, which frequently feature remastered tracks, serve as a great digital archive for discovering the foundational hits of specific musicians from the mid-20th century.

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