Added: Sep 5, 2008
From: razalatinaPeru
Duration: 1:50
Swing era, Big Band 40s.
Channel: Music
Tags: band big dorsey jazz swing tommy
Rating: 4.79 (107 ratings) Views: 59932' favoriteCount='324 Comments: 53
AmyKay01 Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - Same here!
nhmulletman Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - oh wow Tommy is the man. GO TROMBONES!!!
monteleone101 Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - if I'm not mistaken, Charlie Shavers wrote the big band-jazz standard "Undecided"
betteroffsingle Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - Of course you could. Listen to the recording (not the videos) of Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman, especially Goodman trio and quartet.
betteroffsingle Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - high trumpet ?More like ear shattering noise. That horn really didn't belong there. It was just an excuse to blow sound effects to no good use.
sebface Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - does anyone have the 30s version of Hawaiian war chant? i can't find it on here..
SuperSuicideSociety Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - OMG >.> THIS IS MY FAVORITE SONG!! 8D I have like... 8 versions of it. LOLIf anyone has the clean audio of this could you please message me?! :)
goldbergje Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - Where's the introduction? You're halfway into it.
cvwtzhaar Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - needs the intro
josegitarra Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - It's all GOOD!!!
i002492 Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - There was a version of this recorded in 1944 (I think). It has violins and Buddy Rich on the drums. It's my favorite Big Band Era song.
DarthBronze Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - He has the best slide vibrato for the trombone.
coolkids227 Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - wow inspiring trumpet, hits the high note, truly amazing!
7216sp Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - That was CAT ANDERSON on trumpet
bigsidcatlett Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - It's the one and only Charlie Shavers on trumpet!
battenwood Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - Take it from me--you get started on big band music when you're young and you'll always love it! It's addictive--it just works its way into your soul! I love it as much now as I did when I was being brought up on it nearly 60 years ago.
mstrrobs Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - This is it! Opus One is the organic, all time Big Band tune. The "hit" version (juke box version) was solid, swinging; had strings and made the cover of Down Beat magazine!
cadder777 Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - was that Buddy diFranco on the clarinet? i got a "music minus one" album featuring diFranco back in the seventies. learned some great jazz that way.
dale1966gto Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - Hey Darth, I think I listened to your band play "Fly Me to the Moon" in a NSHS Jazz Ensemble video. Right? Anyway, I remember your name. Hello!My trombone instructor once told me Tommy Dorsey was also VERY good at legato. If you're a trombonist, you know that is very hard to master. It's great they have these videos saved from the 30's and 40's. Tommy had a brother Jimmy who was a saxophonist. Seems they were constantly feuding over who should be the leader, so they formed their own bands!
DarthBronze Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - yeah, they fought alot. The only thing that brought Tommy and Jimmy back together was the death of their father. legato is one of the better things to master.
FanOfJanis Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - Yes! Actually, I learned to love Big-Band Music in middle age. I grew up with 1950s-1960s rock 'n roll ... and love it, but ... Big-Band Music is FABULOUS! You must have loved being young in this era. Great, great memories. Peace.
CarMan792 Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - This is how real music is supposed to sound like!
babyycat Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - Oh yes i agree. You cant beat the old bands and there music, Nothing like it now....
cargy930 Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - As a kid we had an old gramophone that very occasionally got opened up and dad's old 78s would get a spin.I was maybe 7 or 8 when I first heard Opus one but it melted in and has remained one of my all-time favourites. Ever! It started a lifelong love of jazz and swing despite derision from siblings and peers. I'd never seen this clip, but I sure gotta thank you for putting it up here.
SwingMan1937 Says:
Sep 5, 2008 - Ah! I knew it - Charlie Shavers on trumpet, Buddy DeFranco on clarinet and the vastly underrated Alvin Stoller on drums.Tommy's immediate post-war (1946) band with Stoller and Shavers, IMO, was Tommy's best where straight jazz was concerned. Shavers gave 'em a nice kick while Stoller's drums gave the band incredible bottom.Great cut - thanks for posting!!!