Best Of Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, The

Tommy Dorsey | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 25, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 1991
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Curb
• ASIN: B000000CXS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,645 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sentimental Journey

2. In a Sentimental Mood

3. For a Sentimental Reason

4. I'm Getting Sentimental over You

5. Blue and Sentimental

6. Sentimental Baby

7. My Baby Just Cares for Me

8. The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

9. The Most to Be Happy Cha Cha

10. Tea for Two [Cha-Cha-Cha]

Customer Reviews

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54 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Incomplete and misleading, August 27, 2000

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Candace Scott (Lake Arrowhead, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best Of Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, The (Audio CD)

It's a misnomer to claim this record represents "The Best" of Tommy Dorsey. How can any collection that makes this claim omit "Opus number 1," arguably Dorsey's greatest hit? All of the songs here are ballads, there are no up-tempo or swing inclusions which is baffling. In addition, these are *not* the original recordings! Instead of playing the standard (and superior) 1930's version of I'm Getting Sentimental Over You, this album throws on a sub-standard 1951 version of the song. What a disappointment.

If you are sampling Dorsey records and you started off with this disc, you would get a completely erroneous impression of his body of work. Dorsey produced some fine ballads, but he was much more multi-faceted that than and could really swing. This record does not show that side of him, which is frustrating.

Tommy Dorsey made some brilliant music in the 30's and 40's but you won't find it here. This is an inferior compilation of schmaltzy ballads and later recordings which just don't capture Dorsey's magic.

4.0 out of 5 stars Some Rare Dorsey Cuts, July 9, 2010

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David Thrower - See all my reviews
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The one thing that makes this disc worth buying is the fact it has Dorsey's 1952 Decca side, "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World," which is one of his best recordings but is hard to find. Other than that, most of the rest of the collection is of tracks that are readily available elsewhere.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, May 7, 2007

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Robin Hinkel (Falls Church, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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Great muscic from a great era. My favorite is "I want to be happy cha cha". They don't make music like they useed to.