A1 	Tea For Two Cha Cha No. 2 	
A2 	An Occasional Man 	
A3 	Santa Isabel De Las Lajas 	
A4 	Dream 	
A5 	Everybody's Cha Cha 	
A6 	Santiago De Cuba 	
B1 	Sweet And Gentle (Me Lo Dijo Adela) 	
B2 	Nunca 	
B3 	Don't Worry 'Bout Me 	
B4 	Silencio 	
B5 	The Sheik Of Araby - Cha Cha 	
B6 	Esto Es Felicidad

Warren Covington - Director, Trombone
Gene Allen - Sax (Baritone)
Lawrence J. Boyle - Trombone
David J. Ecker - Trombone
John Frosk - Trumpet
Rolf Kühn - Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Joe Lopes - Sax (Alto)
Paul A. Perman Jr. - Trumpet
Lester Perry - Sax (Tenor)
Jack Six - Bass
Teddy Sommer 	- Drums
Robert Tillotson - Trumpet
Hal Turner - Piano

After Tommy Dorsey passed away in November 1956, trombonist Warren Covington assumed leadership of the Dorsey band, and continued making records for Decca on the LP format. Dorsey's final releases were the long-playing Decca albums In a Sentimental Mood and a sampling of musical comedy hits by Howard Dietz and Arthur Schwartz. Tea for Two Cha Chas, which was Covington's first essay at the helm of the Dorsey group, outsold the earlier albums and achieved enormous popularity as the best-selling Dorsey LP of them all. While this may seem at first like a suspiciously kitschy attempt to cash in on the Caribbean dance trend instigated by Xavier Cugat, Desi Arnaz, and Edmundo Ros, it is clear why the record-buying public responded so well, as the easygoing arrangements and a playlist peppered with familiar airs like "Dinah" and "Dardanella" made it ideal background music for patio barbecues and cocktail parties across the land. Even if the rather stilted vocals on "I Want to Be Happy Cha Cha" sound slightly demented, "Tea for Two Cha Chas" is a fabulous period piece which should be championed as essential equipment for any retro-cocktail gathering. Sepia's zesty reissue of this important, campy cultural artifact adds another dozen tracks from Covington's 1960 follow-up LP, More Tea for Two Cha Chas, which is distinguished by the inclusion of "An Occasional Man," immortalized one year later by sultry Julie London on her Liberty album "Whatever Julie Wants." Covington's concession to current developments in pop culture is evidenced by the addition of a twangy electric guitar on "Tea for Two Cha Cha No. 2." --- arwulf arwulf, Rovi

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01. Lover (4:06)
02. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (2:27)
03. Tenderly (3:12)
04. It Never Entered My Mind (3:52)
05. Skirts & Sweaters (3:55)
06. Dorsey-itis (2:51)
07. Danceably Yours (1:46)
08. A Door Will Open (3:30)
09. You Taught Me To Love Again (4:22)
10. Manhattan (2:38)
11. Panama (5:00)

Tommy Mercer (vocals); 
Sam Herman (guitar); 
Jimmy Dorsey (clarinet, alto saxophone); 
Skip Collucio, Seymour Red Press (alto saxophone); 
Buzz Brauner (tenor saxophone); 
Teddy Lee (baritone saxophone); 
Art Tancredi, Dick Perry, Charlie Chavers, Lee Castle, John Frosk (trumpet); 
Sonny Russo, Vince Forrest, Tak Takvorian, Tommy Dorsey (trombone); 
Doug Talbert (piano); 
Louie Bellson (drums).

This budget CD reissue is much better than it looks. As usual the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra of the 1950s can be counted on to provide first-class dance music but the jazz content of these radio broadcasts is much higher than expected. Even with a few throwaway vocals, there is strong solo space for the Dorseys (particularly Jimmy on clarinet), trumpeter Charlie Shavers and tenorman Buzzy Brauner while drummer Louie Bellson really pushes the band. A special highpoint is a wild Dixielandish version of "Panama." ---Scott Yanow, Rovi

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1. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You 0:28
2. My Brother Is The Leader Of The Band 2:43
3. Teach Me Tonight 2:47
4. I've Got The World On A String 2:30
5. Duke Ellington Medley 9:09
6. Alexander's Ragtime Band 2:06
7. Wagon Wheels 3:51
8. Don't Worry About Me 3:43
9. Stereophonic 3:12
10. Always In My Heart 2:34
11. Stella By Starlight 2:58
12. I'm Glad There Is You 2:53
13. The Bells Of St. Mary's 3:24
14. A Medley Of Dorsey Favorites 10:52
15. Quiet Please 3:13

Tommy DORSEY - Trombone, Vocals
Jimmy DORSEY - Saxophone alto, Vocals
Mindy CARSON - Vocals
Duke ELLINGTON - Piano
Buddy RICH - Drums
Johnny RAY - Vocals
Lynn ROBERTS - Vocals
Tommy MERCER - Vocals
George DEWITT - Vocals
Shirley JEAN – Vocals

Dorsey Brothers Orchestra began recording in 1928, but didn't become a real band until 1934. The 1934 band featured both Glenn Miller and Bob Crosby, but didn't last long because Tommy and Jimmy were always fighting with each other and in 1935 Tommy stormed off the stage quitting the orchestra. He soon took over Joe Haymes Orchestra re-naming it the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Jimmy continued on with the Dorsey Brothers group re-naming it the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. Tommy's orchestra was the more successful of the two but both bands were very successful. In 1953, Jimmy and Tommy reunited and continued playing together until Tommy's death in 1956. The Dorsey brothers had a popular television variety show on CBS in 1954 and one episode featured the first TV appearance by the then unknown Elvis Presley. --- redhotjazz.com

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1.Introduction (0:38)
2.The One I Love (3:41)
3.Our Love Affair (2:59)
4.Make Me Know It (3:59)
5.Shadows On The Sand (2:57)
6.Hawaiian War Chant (3:30)
7.Funny Little Pedro (3:10)
8.That's How It Goes (3:14)
9.Loosers Weepers (3:23)
10.Closing (1:11)
11.Trumpet Contests (3:10)
12.Kalamazoo (2:48)
13.Al Jarvis Presents Plack For The Most Popular Band (0:44)
14.There Will Never Be Another You (2:00)
15.Deep River (2:19)
16.Interview (1:32)
17.1937 Medley: Once In A While / When My Dreamboat Comes Home (2:56)
18.Back Stage At The Ballet (2:17)
19.I'm Coming Virginia (2:09)
20.Tribute To Navy Hero (0:41)
21.Rose Of The World (3:04)
22.That Old Black Magic (3:00)
23.Star In Uniform (1:02)
24.I Had The Craziest Dream (2:11)
25.Swing Low Sweet Chariot (1:23)

# 1-11:At Hollywood Palladium,November 26,1940
# 13-25:Raleigh Show,January 5,1943

Tommy Dorsey, Frank Sinatra, Ziggy Elman, Buddy Rich, Al Porcino, 
Joe Stafford And The Pied Pipers and others...

Born on November 19, 1905, in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, Tommy Dorsey was one of the most popular bandleaders of the swing era. He and his brother, Jimmy, were pushed into becoming musicians by their father, who taught both boys how to play their instruments. Tommy started out on the trumpet, later switching to the trombone.

In 1935, Tommy Dorsey took over Joe Haymes's orchestra to form his band. The new orchestra soon proved to be popular, hitting the top of the charts that December with "On Treasure Island." Dorsey had success with what is now considered one of his signature songs, "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You," around this same time.

More hits followed through the late 1930s and early '40s. Dorsey brought a young singer named Frank Sinatra into his orchestra in 1940. Sinatra stayed with the Orchestra until 1942, singing on such successful singles as "I'll Never Smile Again" and "Dolores."

As interest in swing music began to fade, Tommy Dorsey worked hard to keep his orchestra together. He and brother Jimmy repaired their relationship in the early 1950s, and Jimmy joined Tommy's group as a star performer after his own orchestra folded.

The Dorsey brothers soon found success on the small screen. In 1954, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra landed its own series called Stage Show, produced by comedian/television personality Jackie Gleason (a good friend of Tommy Dorsey's), and hosted by Tommy and Jimmy. Initially planned as a temporary replacement for The Jackie Gleason Show, for the summer of '54, Stage Show became a weekly series in 1955 and lasted until Tommy's untimely death in 1956. --- biography.com

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1. The Minor Goes A-Muggin'
2. I Dream Of You (Vocals – Bob Allen)
3. Milkman Keep Those Bottles Quiet (Vocals – George Gibbs)
4. I Never Knew (Vocals – The Sentimentalists)
5. Song Of India (Vocals – George Gibbs)
6. Tess' Torch Song (I Had A Man) (Vocals – George Gibbs)
7. Irresistable You (Vocals – Bob Allen)
8. Losers Weepers
9. Wagon Wheels
10. Paramount On Parade
11. TD Chant
12. Then I'll Be Happy
13. Small Fry (Vocals – Bing Crosby)
14. Pennies From Heaven (Vocals – Bing Crosby)
15. Somebody Loves Me (Vocals – The Sentimentalists)
16. Indian Summer (Vocals – Bob Allen)
17. I'm In The Mood (Vocals – Frances Langford)
18. Sweet And Lovely (Vocals – Bob Allen
19. Chicago (Vocals – The Sentimentalists)
20. The Lady In Red (Vocals – The Sentimentalists)
21. For All We Know (Vocals – Bob Allen)
22. I'm Nobody's Baby (Vocals – Bonny Lou Williams)
23. Three Little Words

Recorded:
Tracks 1 to 10 April 1944, Carnegie Hall, New York City.
Track 12 October 1943, Hotel Pennsylvaniam New York City.
Tracks 13 to 15 June 18 1944, NBC Studio, Hollywood, Los Angeles.
Tracks 16 & 17 July 2 1944, NBC Studio, Hollywood, Los Angeles.
Track 18 July 16 1944, NBC Studio, Hollywood, Los Angeles.
Tracks 19 & 20 August 6 1944, NBC Studio, Hollywood, Los Angeles.
Tracks 21 to 23 September 8 1944, NBC Studio, Hollywood, Los Angeles.

Personnel:
Alto Saxophone – Leonard Kaye (11 - 23), Sid Cooper (1 - 10)
Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Buddy De Franco (1 - 10), Hank D'Amico (12 - 23)
Baritone Saxophone – Bruce Branson (1 - 11), Manny Gershman ( 12 - 23)
Bass – Joseph Park (13 - 23), Sid Block
Cello – David Greenbaum (13 - 23), Fred Canelis (13 - 23)
Drums – Buddy Rich (13 - 23), Gene Krupa ( 1 - 11), Moe Purtill (12)
Guitar – Bob Bain (13 23), Dennis Sandole ( 1 - 12)
Piano – Dodo Marmarosa (1 - 11, 13 -23), Milt Raskin (12)
Tenor Saxophone – Al Klink (1 -11), Don Lodice ( 12 - 23), Gail Curtis, Mickey Sabol (13 - 23)
Trombone – Nelson Riddle (13 - 23), Tex Satterwhite, Tommy Dorsey, Tommy Pederson (1 - 12),
 Walter Benson
Trumpet – Bob Price (12 - 23), Dale Pearce (1 - 11), George Seaburg, Pete Candoli ( 1 - 11),
 Ralph Santangelo (13 - 23),
 Sal La Perche (1 - 12), Mickey Mangano (13 - 23)
Viola – Leonard Atkins, Shep Lehnhof (13 - 23)
Violin – Alex Beller, Ben Blackman (13 - 23), Bernard Tinterow, David Uchitel (13 - 23),
 Joseph Goodmann (13 - 23),
 Manny Fiddler (13 - 23), Paul Kahn (13 - 23), Paul Lovenkron (12), Peter Viniitranes (13 - 23),
 Robert Konrad (13- 23), Royal Johnson (13 23), Ruth Rubinstein (13- 23), Seymour Miroff (12)

This is an exceedingly valuable performance by the Dorsey band, from a live broadcast in front of an invited audience of servicemen and women in uniform, originally sponsored by Coca-Cola. Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra were near their peak, and half of the 11 numbers from the show swing with a smooth elegance and bracing joy that's hard to beat. The sweet numbers, featuring Bob Allen or the Sentimentalists, are a lot less interesting and compelling to most modern ears, though they do represent just as much about what this band was about, and a major reason for their popularity in their own time, as the hotter side of its output. The band was a good one, Pete Candoli in the trumpet section, Buddy DeFranco on alto sax and clarinet, Al Klink on tenor sax, and Gene Krupa on the skins, while Georgia Gibbs and Bob Allen handled the vocals. Krupa shows admirable restraint throughout the performance, seldom showing off and never overwhelming the band or the song. Gibbs shines among the singers, turning in a smooth yet bluesy rendition of "Tess's Torch Song" from the then-current movie Up in Arms. Sy Oliver was the featured arranger on much of the best material here, most notably "Paramount on Parade," which included solos of two choruses each by DeFranco on clarinet and Al Klink's tenor sax. DeFranco also turns in a superb solo on the "TD Chant" in an arrangement by Deane Kincaide. The other 14 songs come from live V-Disc sessions from various locales, in October 1943 and June, July, August, and September of 1944, featuring Bing Crosby, Bob Allen, and Frances Langford on vocals. The 1944 tracks also include Buddy Rich on the drums. The fidelity is very good, without any traces of noise or distortion, and the source has been nicely cleaned up. The track listing goes a little haywire about halfway through, one number off, but that's a small complaint in an otherwise well put together package. --- Bruce Eder, Rovi

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Side 1
1. I'll Buy That Dream (Vocal - Frank Sinatra)
2. Mexican Hat Dance
3. I've Got A Restless Spell (Vocal - Frank Sinatra)
4. Arab Dance
5. Is There A Chance For Me (Vocal - Frank Sinatra)

Side 2
1. I'll Never Smile Again (Vocal - Frank Sinatra)
2. Juba Dance
3. Spanish Dance
4. Without A Song (Vocal - Frank Sinatra)
5. Anitra's Dance

Frank Sinatra - Vocals
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

Tommy Dorsey went to hear Sinatra singing with the James band at the Sherman Hotel in Chicago and hired him away at $125 a week. With Dorsey's orchestra, he made more than 80 recordings between 1940 and 1942. Among them were "I'll Never Smile Again," "Street of Dreams," "There Are Such Things," "Stardust, "Let's Get Away From It All," and "This Love of Mine." Frank Sinatra achieved his first great success as a vocalist in the Dorsey band and claimed he learned breath control from watching Dorsey play trombone. It was in 1942, when he left Dorsey and struck out on his own, that he became the hero of the "bobbysoxers."

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