Yes Indeed and Well, Git It – 1950s
Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey
The Dorsey Brothers still playing hot swing in the 1950s
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Tommy Dorsey (1905-56) was an influential trombonist who was unbeatable on ballads while his brother Jimmy Dorsey (1904-57) was a superior jazz clarinetist and alto-saxophonist.
They worked together on and off in the 1920s and co-led a band until Tommy Dorsey stormed off the bandstand in 1935 after an argument over the tempo of a song; the battling Dorseys fought many times through the years despite their love for each other.
Both Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey had success with their orchestras during the swing era and for a few years after although by the early 1950s, Jimmy Dorsey’s band was struggling.
He broke up his orchestra and reunited with his brother for their last years; they had success on television and stayed active playing swing until the end.
The Dorseys are featured sometime around 1953-55 performing “Yes, Indeed” (with singer Lynn Roberts) and on the cooking “Well, Git It” which has some fancy dancing by Earl Barton.
-Scott Yanow
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