LC control no. | n 82077171 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Dorsey, Jimmy, 1904-1957 |
Variant(s) | Dorsey, James P., 1904-1957 Dorsey, Jimmie, 1904-1957 |
Associated country | United States |
Birth date | 1904-02-29 |
Death date | 1957-06-12 |
Place of birth | Shenandoah (Pa.) |
Place of death | New York (N.Y.) |
Field of activity | Jazz Swing (Music) Big band music Dance orchestra music |
Profession or occupation | Clarinetists Saxophonists Jazz musicians Band directors |
Found in | His Jimmy Dorsey saxophone method, c1940. New Grove dict. of jazz (Dorsey, Jimmy (James); b. Feb. 29, 1904, Shenandoah, PA, d. June 12, 1957, New York; clarinetist, saxophonist, and dance-band leader, brother of Tommy Dorsey) |