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That Sentimental Gentleman collects 25 performances recorded for NBC on remote broadcasts by Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra between 1940 and 1944, a period just after the prime years of the band. Though there aren't any true rarities here, the sound quality is good for the time and the performances are hot. Highlights include Buddy Rich's drum feature on "Hawaiian War Chant," Frank Sinatra's farewell to Dorsey (and the passing of the torch to Dick Haymes) with a September 1942 performance of "The Song Is You," and a feature for Bunny Berigan on "Hallelujah." ~ John Bush
Recorded between 1940 & 1944.
Personnel: Frank Sinatra, Sy Oliver, Sentimentalists (vocals); Don Lodice, Johnny Mince, Hymie Schertzer, Fred Stulce (reeds); Clyde Hurley, Jimmy Blake, Ray Linn, Bunny Berigan (trumpet); George Arus, Les Jenkins, Lowell Martin (trombone); Joe Bushkin (piano); Buddy Rich (drums).
Recording information: 06/11/1940-08/13/1944.
Personnel includes: Tommy Dorsey (trombone); Sy Oliver (vocals, arranger); Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford, Dick Haymes, The Pied Pipers, The Sentimentalists (vocals); Bunny Berigan, Ziggy Elman (trumpet); Joe Bushkin (piano); Buddy Rich (drums).
That Sentimental Gentleman Music | List Price | $15.98 (You save $3.83) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs, Jazz Instrument, Contemporary Blues, Big Band | | Label | Collectables | | Orig Year | 1996 | | All Time Sales Rank |  109362  | | CD Universe Part number | 1669440 | | Catalog number | 2813 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 08, 2001 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Mono | | Personnel | Buddy Rich - drums
Tommy Dorsey - trombone
Ziggy Elman - trumpet
Joe Bushkin - piano
Bunny Berigan - trumpet
Also: Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford, Dick Haymes, Pied Pipers, Sy Oliver, Hymie Schertzer, Ray Linn, Clyde Hurley, Jimmy Blake, George Arus, Fred Stulce, Don Lodice, Johnny Mince, Les Jenkins, Lowell Martin |
Tommy Dorsey That Sentimental Gentleman Songs | 1. | Introduction: Margie - (featuring The Pied Pipers/Jo Stafford) | |
| 2. | Hawaiian War Chant  | |
| 3. | Blues No More | |
| 4. | Medley: My Melancholy Baby/Time on My Hands/I Can't Give You ...: My Melancholy Baby / Time On My Hands / I Can't Give You Anything But Love - (featuring Frank Sinatra/Jo Stafford) | |
| 5. | Zonky | |
| 6. | You Can Depend on Me - (featuring Jo Stafford) | |
| 7. | Yearning (Just for You) - (featuring Frank Sinatra) | |
| 8. | I'll Take Talullah - (featuring Frank Sinatra/Jo Stafford/The Pied Pipers) | |
| 9. | Medley: The Eyes and Ears of the World/Just a Melody for a Memory: The Eyes And Ears Of The World / Just A Melody For A Memory | |
| 10. | Hallelujah | |
| 11. | I Never Knew - (featuring Sentimentalists) | |
| 12. | Old Black Joe | |
| 13. | Medley: Song of India/Marie: Song Of India / Marie - (featuring Frank Sinatra) | |
| 14. | Exactly Like You - (featuring Sy Oliver) | |
| 15. | And the Angels Sing | |
| 16. | How Am I to Know | |
| 17. | Heat Wave | |
| 18. | Quiet Please | |
| 19. | Song Is You, The - (featuring Frank Sinatra) | |
| 20. | Daybreak - (featuring Dick Haymes) | |
| 21. | Mandy | |
| 22. | Perfidia | |
| 23. | Well, Get It! | |
| 24. | Swanee River | $0.99 | |
| 25. | Blue Blazes | |
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That Sentimental Gentleman Music Review Average Rating: (4.5 out of 5 stars)   T.D. Fans, Pay Heed!
This CD took me back to the ballroom at Hershey, Pennsylvania, where I stood for two hours drinking in the best of Tommy Dorsey. If you recall this great band as I do, then this collection of wonderful (and not so wonderful) songs is a must. Here were great musicians, many at the height of their careers as sidemen, at their best No one before or since can match the special sound of TD playing trombone. This CD certainly catches that and more. It's a winner
Submitted by Howard (Marco Island, FL) 
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 Excellent Live Recordings!
This CD captures the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra at the peak of its popularity. The live radio airchecks provide more spontaneous performances than studio recordings, and the sound quality is excellent for the time period (1940-44). In addition, there are short introductions and skits by Tommy and other band members, and the Sinatra farewell before going out on his own. This is a reissue of a 2Lp RCA Victor box set issued in the mid-1950s. It is a bargain at a single-CD price.
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