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Perfection: The Dorseys - 'Just Swingin' ' (1955)

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Marc Myers
Aug 14, 2025
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In 1954, at the dawn of the 12-inch LP era and hi-fidelity sound, Tommy Dorsey and his brother, Jimmy, joined forces. Billed as the Fabulous Dorseys, the two bands were combined and great songwriters and arrangers were called in to compose for the superband.

Both orchestras were enormously elegant, largely because the brothers had spent a lifetime playin…

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