Also known as James Dorsey, James Francis Dorsey
US-amerikanischer Jazzmusiker
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James „Jimmy“ Dorsey (* 29. Februar 1904 in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA; † 12. Juni 1957 in New York) war ein US-amerikanischer Jazzmusiker und Big-Band-Leiter. Er spielte Saxophon und Klarinette; war stilistisch einer der bedeutendsten Altsaxofonisten des Jazz und wurde insbesondere von Charlie Parker und Ornette Coleman immer wieder als stilgebend angegeben.
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Jimmy Dorsey (February 29, 1904 – June 12, 1957) was born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, the son of a music teacher, but overshadowed by his younger brother Tommy Dorsey, the prominent musician. He played trumpet in his youth, appearing on stage in a Vaudeville act as early as 1913. He switched to alto saxophone in 1915, and then learned to double on clarinet.badboom <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jimmy+Dorsey">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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