Tommy Dorsey : OPUS ONE

American music at it very very best yes sir 5*****

A Great T. Dorsey's Orchestra.

why are people - my question?
really what does opus one mean???
is is a name or does it mean something i don't know?
i am curious, i don't know, so i want to know
please stop - my question and give me an answer, i would like to know

The term "opus" is used to classify a composer's work, but it is used primarily for classical music. For example, the fourth collection that a composer assembled would be called Opus 4. This piece is titled "Opus One" as a joke, mocking the formal notation of pieces.

People are rating your comment negatively because it's a term that you should learn early on in any music study.

the drummer might be maurice purtill who played for glenn miller. tis is a wild guess.  corky

Maurice Purtill played for Tommy Dorsey, too.

I love Charlie Shavers' little head shake at the end of his solo. Anybody know who the drummer is on this. I can't make out his face. Anyway, great song.

Maurice Purtill.

Thanks for the info!

you can hear this music every wednesday night at Swing 46 in NYC. Stan Rubin Big Band plays this chart.