It's the Dreamer in Me
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It's The Dreamer In Me is a 1938 song composed by Jimmy Dorsey
and Jimmy Van Heusen and was first recorded by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra with Bob Eberly
on vocals. The song is a jazz and pop standard.
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra released the song as a Decca 78, 1733B, Matrix # 63433, in 1938. The song was also featured in the 1938 Warnes Bros. movie short on Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra directed by Lloyd French and released on October 22, 1938.
, Benny Goodman
, Paul Whiteman
, Count Basie
, Bing Crosby
, and Harry James
, with Helen Humes
on vocals. The Harry James recording of "It's The Dreamer In Me" reached no. 9 in 1938 on Billboard, staying on the charts for 3 weeks.
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Jimmy Dorsey
James "Jimmy" Dorsey was a prominent American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, trumpeter, composer, and big band leader. He was known as "JD"...
and Jimmy Van Heusen and was first recorded by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra with Bob Eberly
Bob Eberly
Bob Eberly was a big band vocalist, best-known for his association with Jimmy Dorsey and his duets with Helen O'Connell....
on vocals. The song is a jazz and pop standard.
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra released the song as a Decca 78, 1733B, Matrix # 63433, in 1938. The song was also featured in the 1938 Warnes Bros. movie short on Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra directed by Lloyd French and released on October 22, 1938.
Other Recordings
The song has been recorded by Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and big band leader. Ellington wrote over 1,000 compositions...
, Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
Benjamin David “Benny” Goodman was an American jazz and swing musician, clarinetist and bandleader; widely known as the "King of Swing".In the mid-1930s, Benny Goodman led one of the most popular musical groups in America...
, Paul Whiteman
Paul Whiteman
Paul Samuel Whiteman was an American bandleader and orchestral director.Leader of the most popular dance bands in the United States during the 1920s, Whiteman's recordings were immensely successful, and press notices often referred to him as the "King of Jazz"...
, Count Basie
Count Basie
William "Count" Basie was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. Basie led his jazz orchestra almost continuously for nearly 50 years...
, Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark bass-baritone voice made him one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century, with over half a billion records in circulation....
, and Harry James
Harry James
Henry Haag “Harry” James was a trumpeter who led a jazz swing band during the Big Band Era of the 1930s and 1940s. He was especially known among musicians for his astonishing technical proficiency as well as his superior tone.-Biography:He was born in Albany, Georgia, the son of a bandleader of a...
, with Helen Humes
Helen Humes
Helen Humes was an American jazz and blues singer.Humes was successively a teenaged blues singer, band vocalist with Count Basie, saucy R&B diva and a mature interpreter of the classy popular song.-Career:...
on vocals. The Harry James recording of "It's The Dreamer In Me" reached no. 9 in 1938 on Billboard, staying on the charts for 3 weeks.
Sources
- Stockdale, Robert L. Jimmy Dorsey: A Study in Contrasts. (Studies in Jazz Series). Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1999.
- Arnold, Jay, ed. Jimmy Dorsey Saxophone Method: A School of Rhythmic Saxophone Playing. Warner Bros Pubns, 1999.
- Sanford, Herb. Tommy and Jimmy: The Dorsey Years. (Introduction by Bing Crosby). DaCapo Press, 1980.
- Bockemuehl, Eugene. On the Road with the Jimmy Dorsey Aggravation, 1947-1949. Gray Castle Press, 1996.
- Metronome Magazine, March, 1942: Jimmy Dorsey cover. Metronome Editors. Vol. LVIII, No. 3.
- Down Beat Magazine, October 21, 1946: Jimmy Dorsey and Paul Whiteman cover.
External links
External links
- Online version: http://98.130.146.204/jimmy_dorsey/jimmy_dorsey_recordings.html