Author: SANFORD, Herb.
Title: Tommy and Jimmy: The Dorsey Years.
Description: Arlington House, 1972. Hardcover. Herb Sanford reveals the complex relationship in a biography that leverages his close relationship. He got to know the Dorseys in 1925 and soon became their friend. Clubbing in the twenties, to radio in the thirties, to the Dorseys a side men in the studio orchestra and Sandford as budding director/producer. It is a portrait of a great era in American music and American life. There's a chronology of one-nighters and lengthier engagements -- what was played, tried-out, and who dropped in; and a series of pleasant tributes to improvisational singers, arrangers, and the great songs. A touch of foxing to top edges, one corner lightly bumped, some wear to dj, o/wise good condition. B/W photos & illus. & Append., Index. 305pp. ISBN 0711004161.

Keywords: biography Tommy Jimmy Dorsey SANFORD Herb American music big band jazz history