The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra began recording in 1928, but didn’t become a real band until 1934. The 1934 band featured both Glenn Miller and Bob Crosby, but didn’t last long because Tommy and Jimmy were always fighting with each other and in 1935 Tommy stormed off the stage quitting the orchestra. He soon took over Joe Haymes Orchestra re-naming it the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.

Jimmy continued on with the Dorsey Brothers group re-naming it the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. Tommy’s orchestra was the more successful of the two but both bands were very successful.

In 1953, Jimmy and Tommy reunited and continued playing together until Tommy’s death in 1956. The Dorsey brothers had a popular television variety show on CBS in 1954 and one episode featured the first TV appearance by the then unknown Elvis Presley.

Thanks to Dennis Pereyra, Verne Buland and James Gallup for their help with this page.

Title	Recording Date	Recording Location	Company
All Through The Night (Cole Porter)	11-27-1934	New York, New York	Decca 318 B
An Earful Of Music (Walter Donaldson / Gus Kahn)	9-28-1934	New York, New York	Decca
Annie’s Cousin Fanny (Glenn Miller)	6-4-1934	New York, New York	Brunswick 6938
Annie’s Cousin Fanny (Glenn Miller)	8-15-1934	New York, New York	Decca
Annie’s Cousin Fanny (Glenn Miller)	8-23-1934	New York, New York	Decca 117 A
Anything Goes (Cole Porter)	11-27-1934	New York, New York	Decca 318
Apache (Simon / Mysels)	11-15-1934	New York, New York	Decca 214 A
Au Revoir l’Amour (Stern / Meskill)	12-28-1934	New York, New York	Decca 357 A
Basin Street Blues (a) (Spencer Williams)	8-23-1934	New York, New York	Decca
Basin Street Blues (b) (Spencer Williams)	8-23-1934	New York, New York	Decca 118 B
Beside An Open Fireplace (Denniker / Osborne)	1-13-1930	New York, New York	Banner Conqueror 7476
Blame It On Youth (Levant / Hayman)	11-15-1934	New York, New York	Decca 320
Blue Room (Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart)	10-17-1933	New York, New York	Brunswick
But I Can’t Make A Man	10-17-1933	New York, New York	Brunswick 7542
Button Up Your Overcoat (Ray Henderson / Lew Brown / Buddy DeSylva)	3-15-1929	New York, New York	Okeh 41210
By Heck (a) (L. Wolfe Gilbert / S.R. Henry)	6-13-1933	New York, New York	Brunswick 6624
By Heck (b) (L. Wolfe Gilbert / S.R. Henry)	6-13-1933	New York, New York	Brunswick
By Heck (L. Wolfe Gilbert / S.R. Henry)	8-14-1934	New York, New York	Decca
By The Sycamore Tree (Wendling /Gillespie)	12-9-1931	New York, New York	Columbia 2581-D
Butterfingers	3-28-1934	New York, New York	Brunswick
Chasing Shadows (Benny Davis / Abner Silver)	5-27-1935	New York, New York	Decca 476 A
Congratulations (Maceo Pinkard / Goetz / Green / Stept)	1-13-1930	New York, New York	Banner 566 Conqueror 7476
Coquette (Gus Kahn / Carman Lombardo /Jimmy Green)	3-14-1928	New York, New York	Okeh 41007
Cross Roads (Axt / Klages / Mendoza)	11-21-1928	New York, New York	Okeh 41151
Dancing In The Moonlight	3-28-1934	New York, New York	Melotone
Dancing With My Shadow (Lenny Adelson / Lyn Murray)	12-21-1934	New York, New York	Decca 335 B
Dawn Patrol	12-19-1933	New York, New York	Brunswick
Day Dreams	9-24-1934	New York, New York	Decca 206 B
Dese Dem Dose (Glenn Miller)	2-6-1935	New York, New York	Decca
Dinah (Sam M. Lewis / Joe Young / Harry Akst)	1-11-1935	New York, New York	Decca 376 B
Dippermouth Blues (King Oliver)	2-6-1935	New York, New York	Decca 561 B
Dixie Dawn (Trent / DeRose)	5-22-1928	New York, New York	Okeh 41050
Doctor Heckle and Mr. Jibe	10-17-1933	New York, New York	Brunswick
Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jibe (Dick Mcdonough)	8-15-1934	New York, New York	Decca
Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jibe (Dick Mcdonough)	8-23-1934	New York, New York	Decca 117 B
Don’t Be Afraid To Tell Your Mother (Tomlin / Poe / Greer)	1-25-1935	New York, New York	Decca 371 B
Don’t Let It Bother You (Gordon / Revel)	9-24-1934	New York, New York	Decca 207 A
Down’t Uncle Bill’s	11-30-1934	New York, New York	Decca
Down Where The Sun Goes Down	10-1928	New York, New York	Duo
Easy Come, Easy Go	5-21-1934	New York, New York	Banner
Eccentric (J. Russel Robinson)	2-6-1935	New York, New York	Decca 1304
Evening Star (a) (Roy Turk / Fred Ahlert)	6-4-1928	New York, New York	Okeh
Evening Star (b) (Roy Turk / Fred Ahlert)	6-4-1928	New York, New York	Okeh 41065
Every Little Moment (a) (Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh)	5-27-1935	New York, New York	Decca
Every Little Moment (b) (Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh)	5-27-1935	New York, New York	Decca 480 B
Ev’ry Single Little Tingle Of My Heart (Simon / Loman / Roberts)	5-27-1935	New York, New York	Decca 476 B
Fidgety	10-17-1933	New York, New York	Brunswick
Footloose And Fancy Free	5-27-1935	New York, New York	Decca 482 A
Forgetting You (a) (Ray Henderson / Lew Brown / Buddy DeSylva)	4-24-1928	New York, New York	Okeh 41065
Forgetting You (b) (Ray Henderson / Lew Brown / Buddy DeSylva)	4-24-1928	New York, New York	Okeh
Fun To Be Fooled (Arlen / Gershwin / Harburg)	11-7-1934	New York, New York	Decca 260 A
Gracias (Lake / Mayers)	8-30-1934	New York, New York	Decca 445 B
Goodnight, Lovely Little Lady	3-14-1934	New York, New York	Vocalion
Harlem Chapel Chimes	2-6-1935	New York, New York	Decca
Hands Across The Table (Delettre / Parish)	11-7-1934	New York, New York	Decca 291 B
Have A Little Faith (2) (Lewis / Young / Warren)	1-13-1930	New York, New York	Banner 571
Have A Little Faith (3) (Lewis / Young / Warren)	1-13-1930	New York, New York	Conqueror 7472
Heat Wave (Irving Berlin)	8-14-1934	New York, New York	Decca 208 A
Here Is My Heart (Robin / Gensler)	11-7-1934	New York, New York	Decca 311 A
Hold My Hand	3-14-1934	New York, New York	Vocalion
Home (Van Steeden / Clarkson)	12-9-1931	New York, New York	Columbia
Home Ties (Tobias / Loesser / Pokrass)	12-21-1934	New York, New York	Decca 340 A
Honeysuckle Rose Part 1 (Andy Razaf / Fats Waller)	8-23-1934	New York, New York	Decca 296 A
Honeysuckle Rose Part 2 (Andy Razaf / Fats Waller)	8-23-1934	New York, New York	Decca 296 B
How Can You Face Me (Andy Razaf / Fats Waller)	9-21-1934	New York, New York	Decca 196 A
How Do I Know It’s Sunday?	4-23-1934	New York, New York	Vocalion
I Ain’t Gonna Sin No More (Conrad / Magidson)	8-30-1934	New York, New York	Decca 116 A
I Ain’t Got Nobody	10-1928	New York, New York	Duo
I Believe In Miracles (Wendling / Meyer / Lewis)	12-21-1934	New York, New York	Decca 335 A
I Can’t Dance (I Got Ants In My Pants) (Williams / Gaines)	8-30-1934	New York, New York	Decca 116 B
I Couldn’t Believe My Eyes	8-1-1935	New York, New York	Decca 519 B
I Couldn’t Be Mean To You (Adams / Greer)	9-21-1934	New York, New York	Decca 195 B
I’d Like To Dunk You In My Coffee (Akst / Brown)	11-30-1934	New York, New York	Decca 321 A
If It’s Love (Akst / Brown)	11-30-1934	New York, New York	Decca 321 B
I Get A Kick Out Of You (Cole Porter)	11-30-1934	New York, New York	Decca 319 B
I’ll Never Ask For More (Turk / Ahlert)	3-15-1929	New York, New York	Okeh 41220
I Never Say “Never Again” Again (Woods)	5-27-1935	New York, New York	Decca 480 A
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You (a) (Washington / Bassman)	9-24-1932	New York, New York	Columbia
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You (b) (Washington / Bassman)	9-24-1932	New York, New York	Columbia 36065
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You (Washington / Bassman)	8-15-1934	New York, New York	Decca 115 A Decca 3942 A
(I Got A) New Deal In Love	1-4-1935	New York, New York	Decca
I’m Facing The Music	1-18-1935	New York, New York	Decca 367 B
I’m Goin’ Shoppin’ With You	1-26-1935	New York, New York	Decca 371 A
I’m Just A Little Boy Blue	1-4-1935	New York, New York	Decca 348 A
Indian Cradle Song (b) (Kahn / Wayne)	4-24-1928	New York, New York	Okeh 41032
Indian Cradle Song (c) (Kahn / Wayne)	4-24-1928	New York, New York	Okeh
I Threw A Bean Bag At The Moon (Ager / Adams)	1-18-1935	New York, New York	Decca 368 B
I Thrill When They Mention Your Name	1-4-1935	New York, New York	Decca
It’s Dark On Conservatory Hill (Spina / Burke)	11-15-1934	New York, New York	Decca 314 B
I’ve Got A Feelin’ You’re Foolin’	9-11-1935	New York, New York	Decca 560 A
I’ve Got Your Number	2-6-1935	New York, New York	Decca 515 B
I’ve Had My Moments	4-23-1934	New York, New York	Vocalion
I Was Lucky	12-28-1934	New York, New York	Decca
Judy (Hoagy Carmichael)	4-23-1934	New York, New York	Brunswick 6938
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love) (Cole Porter)	1-26-1929	New York, New York	Okeh 41181
Let’s Take A Walk Around The Block (Arlen / Gershwin / Harburg)	10-24-1934	New York, New York	Decca 260 B
Long May We Love (Freed / Hillman)	8-15-1934	New York, New York	Decca 115 B
Lost In A Fog (Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh)	9-21-1934	New York, New York	Decca 195 A
Louisiana	10-1928	New York, New York	Duo
Love Is Just Around The Corner (Robin / Gensler)	11-7-1934	New York, New York	Decca 311 B
Love Thy Neighbor	4-23-1934	New York, New York	Vocalion
Lullaby Of Broadway (Al Dubin / Harry Warren)	1-26-1935	New York, New York	Decca 370 A
Mama, Yo Quiero Un Novio (Raven / Collazo)	8-30-1934	New York, New York	Decca 445 A
Mary Ann (Davis / Silver)	2-14-1928	New York, New York	Okeh 40995
Maybe – Who Knows (Etting / Schuster / Tucker)	7-12-1929	New York, New York	Okeh 41279
May I?	4-23-1934	New York, New York	Vocalion
Mean To Me (Roy Turk / Fred Ahlert)	3-15-1929	New York, New York	Okeh 41210
Milenberg Joys (Leon Roppollo / Paul Mares / Jelly Roll Morton)	8-23-1934	New York, New York	Decca 119 A
Mississippi Mud (James Cavanaugh / Harry Barris)	10-1928	New York, New York	Duo
Mood Hollywood (a) (Jimmy Dorsey / Lennie Hayton)	9-24-1933	New York, New York	Columbia 36066
Mood Hollywood (b) (Jimmy Dorsey / Lennie Hayton)	9-24-1933	New York, New York	Brunswick 6537
Missouri Misery (Yip Harberg / Dana Suesse)	9-28-1934	New York, New York	Decca 297 B
My Dog Loves Your Dog (Irving Caesar / Ray Henderson / Jack Yellen)	3-14-1934	New York, New York	Vocalion
My Kind Of Love (Trent / Alter)	1-26-1929	New York, New York	Okeh 41188
My Melancholy Baby (a) (Norman / Burnett)	4-24-1928	New York, New York	Okeh
My Melancholy Baby (c) (Norman / Burnett)	4-24-1928	New York, New York	Okeh 41032
My Very Good Friend The Milkman	8-1-1935	New York, New York	Decca 519 A
Nasty Man (Irving Caesar / Ray Henderson / Jack Yellen)	3-14-1934	New York, New York	Vocalion
Night Wind (Pollack / Rothberg)	1-4-1935	New York, New York	Decca 376 A
No Strings	8-1-1935	New York, New York	Decca 516 B
Okay, Toots (Donaldson / Kahn )	9-28-1934	New York, New York	Decca 259 A
Old Man Harlem (Hoagy Carmichael / Rudy Vallee)	6-8-1933	New York, New York	Brunswick 6624
On Accounts I Love You	5-21-1934	New York, New York	Banner
On A Sunday Afternoon	9-11-1935	New York, New York	Decca 559 A
Ooh! That Kiss (Warren / Dixon / Stept)	12-9-1931	New York, New York	Columbia 2581-D
Out In The Cold Again (Bloom / Koehler)	9-24-1934	New York, New York	Decca 206 A
Out Of The Dawn (Walter Donaldson)	9-29-1928	New York, New York	Okeh 41124
Persian Rug (Gus Kahn / Neil Moret)	2-14-1928	New York, New York	Okeh 40995
Rhythm Of The Rain (Stern / Meskill)	12-28-1934	New York, New York	Decca 358 A
‘Round Evening (Steiner / Coots / Whiting)	9-29-1928	New York, New York	Okeh 41124
Sally Of My Dreams (Kernell)	11-21-1928	New York, New York	Okeh 41151
Sandman (Lake / Mayer)	8-23-1934	New York, New York	Decca
Sandman (Lake / Mayer)	11-15-1934	New York, New York	Decca 297 A
She’s Funny That Way (Neil Moret / Richard Whiting)	11-21-1928	New York, New York	Okeh
She’s Funny That Way (Neil Moret / Richard Whiting)	10-17-1933	New York, New York	Brunswick 7542
She Reminds Me Of You (Mack Gordon / Harry Revel)	3-14-1934	New York, New York	Vocalion
Shim Sham Shimmy (a) (Jimmy Dorsey / Fulton McGrath)	9-24-1933	New York, New York	Brunswick 6537
Shim Sham Shimmy (b) (Jimmy Dorsey / Fulton McGrath)	9-24-1933	New York, New York	Brunswick 6537
Sing (It’s Good For You) (Harold Mooney / Hughie Prince)	9-27-1932	New York, New York	Brunswick 6409
Singing A Happy Song	12-28-1934	New York, New York	Decca 357 B
Singin’ In The Rain (a) (Arthur Freed / Herb Brown)	7-12-1929	New York, New York	Okeh
Singin’ In The Rain (b) (Arthur Freed / Herb Brown)	7-12-1929	New York, New York	Okeh 41272
So Help Me	5-21-1934	New York, New York	Banner
Solitude (Duke Ellington / Irving Mills / DeLange )	1-11-1935	New York, New York	Decca 15013
Someone Stole Gabriel’s Horn	9-24-1932	New York, New York	Brunswick
Stop, Look And Listen	8-15-1934	New York, New York	Decca 208 B
St. Louis Blues (W.C. Handy)	8-23-1934	New York, New York	Decca 119 A Decca 3524 B Decca 11032
Sweet And Simple	3-14-1934	New York, New York	Vocalion
Tailspin (Frankie Trumbauer / Tommy Dorsey)	2-6-1935	New York, New York	Decca 560 B Decca 4202 B
That’s My Mammy (Pease / Baer / Nelson)	5-22-1928	New York, New York	Okeh 41050
The Breeze (Sacco / Smith / Lewis)	9-24-1934	New York, New York	Decca 207 B
The Church Bells Tolled (Schwartz / Schuster / Young)	12-21-1934	New York, New York	Decca 340 B
The Farmer Takes A Wife (Schwartz / Schuster / Young)	1-18-1935	New York, New York	Decca 340 B
The Gentleman Obviously Doesn’t Believe (Eddie Pola / Michael Carr)	9-11-1935	New York, New York	Decca 561 A
The Moon Was Yellow (Leslie / Ahlert)	9-21-1934	New York, New York	Decca
The Moon Was Yellow (Leslie / Ahlert)	9-28-1934	New York, New York	Decca 196 B
The Spell Of The Blues (Johnston / Dreyer / Ruby)	1-26-1929	New York, New York	Okeh 41181
The Words In My Heart (Harry Warren / Al Dubin)	1-26-1935	New York, New York	Decca 370 B
The Yale Blues (Knox / Ellis)	3-14-1928	New York, New York	Okeh 41007
Tiger Rag (Nick LaRocca)	10-1928	New York, New York	Duo
Tiny Little Fingerprints	1-18-1935	New York, New York	Decca 367 A
Tomorrow’s Another Day	2-6-1935	New York, New York	Decca 515 A
Top Hat, White Tie And Tails (Irving Berlin)	8-1-1935	New York, New York	Decca 516 A
Weary Blues (39340-A) (Artie Matthews)	2-6-1935	New York, New York	Decca 469 A
Weary Blues (39341-A) (Artie Matthews)	2-6-1935	New York, New York	Decca
When My Ship Comes In	9-28-1934	New York, New York	Decca
You Ain’t Been Livin’ Right	1-11-1935	New York, New York	Decca
You Don’t Know Me From Adam (And I Didn’t Know You From Eve)	11-30-1934	New York, New York	Decca 320 B
(You Knew You’d Hurt Somebody) Why Did It Have To Be Me? (Green / Lombardo / Stept)	12-9-1931	New York, New York	Columbia
You Saved My Life	8-1-1935	New York, New York	Decca 520 B
You’re All I Need	5-27-1935	New York, New York	Decca 482 B
Your Head On My Shoulder (Adamson / Lane)	9-28-1934	New York, New York	Decca 258 B
Your Mother And Mine	7-12-1929	New York, New York	Okeh 41272
Your My Lucky Star	9-11-1935	New York, New York	Decca
Your The Top From “Anything Goes” (Cole Porter)	11-27-1934	New York, New York	Decca 319 A
You’re O.K.	2-6-1935	New York, New York	Decca 1304
You’re So Darn Charming	8-1-1935	New York, New York	Decca 520 A

Artist	Instrument
Larry Abbott	Alto Saxophone
Mildred Bailey	Vocals
Smith Ballew	Vocals
Bunny Berigan	Trumpet
Artie Bernstein	Bass
Larry Binyon	Tenor Saxophone
Mickey Bloom	Trumpet
Harry Bluestone	Violin
Connie Boswell	Vocals
Perry Botkin	Banjo
Lyle Bowen	Tenor Saxophone
Jean Bowes	Vocals
Arnold Brilhart	Alto Saxophone, Oboe, Flute
Chick Bullock	Vocals
Chuck Campbell	Trombone
Tony Colucci	Banjo
Jerry Cooper	Vocals
Bob Crosby	Vocals
Jimmy Crossan	Tenor Saxophone
Jimmy Dorsey	Clarinet, Alto Saxophone
Tommy Dorsey	Trombone, Trumpet
Al Duffy	Violin
Bill Dutton	Vocals
Seger Ellis	Vocals
Skinny Ennis	Vocals
Bob Eberle	Vocals
Fuzzy Farrar	Trumpet
Louis Garcia	Trumpet
Frank Guarente	Trumpet
Delmar Kaplan	Bass
Irving Kaufman (Noel Taylor)	Vocals
Stan King	Drums
Manny Klein	Trumpet
Serge Kostelarsky	Violin
Carl Kress	Guitar, Banjo
Skeets Herfurt	Tenor Saxophone, Vocals
Rock Hillman	Guitar, Vocals
Scrappy Lambert	Vocals
Eddie Lang	Guitar
Charlie Margulis	Trumpet
Don Mattison	Trombone, Vocals
Leo McConville	Trumpet
Dick McDonough	Guitar
Fulton McGrath	Piano
Ray McKinley	Drums, Vocals
Johnny Mercer	Vocals
Glenn Miller	Trombone, Vocals
Chauncey Morehouse	Drums, Chimes
Nat Natoli	Trumpet
Jerry Neary	Trumpet
Adrian Rollini	Bass Saxophone
Babe Ruskin	Tenor Saxophone
Lucien Smith	Tenor Saxophone
Herbert Spencer	Tenor Saxophone
Charliw Spivak	Trumpet
Arthur Schutt	Piano
Frank Signorelli	Piano
Muggsy Spanier	Trumpet
Jack Stacey	Alto Saxophone
Hank Stern	Tuba
Joe Tarto	Tuba, Bass
Jack Teagarden	Trombone
Frank Teschemacher	Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone
George Thow	Trumpet
Lloyd Turner	Trombone
Bobby van Eps	Piano
Wes Vaughan	Vocals
Joe Venuti	Violin
Harry Waller	Viola
Kay Weber	Vocals
Bob Yukl	Trombone