Opus One - Tommy Dorsey

[ChemicalCrucio]

i looove this type of MUSIC. actual music <3

[kayakboy339]

such a shame many people don't appriciate this music

[86controlagent]

ladies and germs:

The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing!

[pashasmum]

Reminds me of my Dad. RIP Ernie. X

[211Glowbug]

why cant music be like this today Q___Q

[camaronpadilla]

Lo mas cool que he oido

[komputerwelt]

Fade In: Times square, 1944. Suited men with hats smoke cigars, a newsboy lifts the evening edition shouting about the liberation of warsaw, a shoe shiner looks for customers, old sirens whizz by, horns, shouts, smoke, neon lights

[heyitsmere7]

this was in the notebook. when noah was on the bus in charleston

[MrDougindixie]

that song was the theme of ww2 great upload

[TheScarab1975]

My apologies. It is Glen Gray's take. Here is a little tidbit: I listened to this version and the one Glen Gray released on his "Sounds of the Great Bands" LPs and they are exactly the same except the "Time-Life" version has a string section and the "Great Bands" version does not.

[73SuperDuty455Red]

@deathray393:

Hello! When was the very first time Opus One was recorded? I get conflicting dates of 1943 and 1944.

I know Sy Oliver composed, but did Dorsey first record in 1943? Opus One is so stand-out, I can listen to it over and over. Thanks for the post.

[loocee95]

Sounds like the Time Life "Dick Hyman" This is The Big Band Era stuff to me....real close, but not quite...Piano player misses the 13th chord on the solo.... This one is as close as it gets though IMHO. Wonderful!

[creator20101]

This was an amazing recording. I wouldn't think that I would be able to find a recording so close to my sheet music, but this was almost bang on, thanks deathray393

[deathray393]

Glad I could help you. I would like to find some sheet music that sounds like this recording, where did you get it?

[TheScarab1975]

This is the Billy May arrangement from "The Swing Era" compilation from Time-Life music which was recorded according to sources during the 1970s

[deathray393]

@TheScarab1975 This is not Billy May's arrangement, this is actually Glen Gray's band.

[carlmoore19]

I noticed some differences between this and the version **I** am familiar with.

[deathray393]

Is the original recording by Tommy Dorsey's band the one you are familiar with?

[carlmoore19]

@deathray393 Yes. I located a copy elsewhere on youtube.