Jimmy Dorsey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jimmy Dorsey

American jazz musician

Date of Birth: 29-Feb-1904

Place of Birth: Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 12-Jun-1957

Profession: composer, clarinetist, conductor, bandleader, trumpeter, saxophonist, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

James Dorsey (February 29, 1904 – June 12, 1957) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer and big band leader.
He was known as "JD".
He recorded and composed the jazz and pop standards "I'm Glad There Is You (In This World of Ordinary People)" and "It's The Dreamer In Me".
His other major recordings were "Tailspin", "John Silver", "So Many Times", "Amapola", "Brazil (Aquarela do Brasil)", "Pennies from Heaven" with Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, and Frances Langford, "Grand Central Getaway", and "So Rare".
He played clarinet on the seminal jazz standards "Singin' the Blues" in 1927 and the original 1930 recording of "Georgia on My Mind", both inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.