938 was an excellent year for Tommy Dorsey, both artistically and commercially. While the trombonist and bandleader could serve up hot, swing-laden instrumentals for dancing, he was equally known for smooth vocal pop and the quality vocalists that would front his orchestra (in the years following '38, for example, he would work with a young singer named Frank Sinatra).
This installation in Classics' Dorsey chronology focuses on Dorsey's work with the vocalists, namely crooner Jack Leonard and honey-voiced chanteuse Edythe Wright. But the set also contains some fine instrumentals, including opener "Shine On Harvest Moon" and Irving Berlin's "Oh, How I Hate To Get Up in the Morning". Dorsey's other secret weapon was his reserve of dazzling soloists, and here tenor saxophonist Bud Freeman turns in some noteworthy performances.|
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