In the Middle of a Dream

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"In The Middle Of A Dream" is a 1939 song composed by Tommy Dorsey, Einar Swan, and Al Stillman. The song became a Top Ten hit in 1939 when released by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra.

Tommy Dorsey American big band leader and musician

Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because of his smooth-toned trombone playing. His technical skill on the trombone gave him renown among other musicians. He was the younger brother of bandleader Jimmy Dorsey. After Dorsey broke with his brother in the mid-1930s, he led an extremely popular and highly successful band from the late 1930s into the 1950s. He is best remembered for standards such as "Opus One", "Song of India", "Marie", "On Treasure Island", and his biggest hit single, "I'll Never Smile Again".

Al Stillman was an American lyricist.

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Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra released the song as a 78 single, Decca 2580A, matrix number 65876. [1] "In The Middle Of A Dream" reached no. 7 on the Billboard chart in 1939, staying on the charts for 10 weeks. [2] Tommy Dorsey and Einar Swan wrote the music, Al Stillman wrote the words. In the U.S., the song was published by Larry Spier, Inc. In the UK, the song was published by the Sterling Music Publishing Co., Ltd., London.

Decca Records US/British record label

Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934 by Lewis, along with American Decca's first president Jack Kapp and later American Decca president Milton Rackmil. In 1937, anticipating Nazi aggression leading to World War II, Lewis sold American Decca and the link between the UK and U.S. Decca labels was broken for several decades. The British label was renowned for its development of recording methods, while the American company developed the concept of cast albums in the musical genre. Both wings are now part of the Universal Music Group, which is owned by Vivendi, a media conglomerate headquartered in Paris, France. The US Decca label was the foundation company that evolved into UMG.

<i>Billboard</i> (magazine) American music magazine

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Other recordings

Red Norvo and His Orchestra also released the song as a 78 single in 1939 on Vocalion, 4953, matrix number 24802-1. Eddie Carroll and His Orchestra also recorded the song. Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra released the song as a Decca 78 single with Helen O'Connell on vocals. Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra released the song as a Parlophone 78 single. Glenn Miller and his Orchestra performed the song for radio broadcast which was recorded as a sound check. The Miami Pearls Orchestra also recorded the song.

Red Norvo American musician

Red Norvo was one of jazz's early vibraphonists, known as "Mr. Swing". He helped establish the xylophone, marimba, and vibraphone as jazz instruments. His recordings included "Dance of the Octopus", "Bughouse", "Knockin' on Wood", "Congo Blues", and "Hole in the Wall".

Jimmy Dorsey American jazz musician

James Dorsey was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer and big band leader. He was known as "JD". He recorded and composed the jazz and pop standards "I'm Glad There Is You " and "It's The Dreamer In Me". His other major recordings were "Tailspin", "John Silver", "So Many Times", "Amapola", "Brazil ", "Pennies from Heaven" with Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, and Frances Langford, "Grand Central Getaway", and "So Rare". He played clarinet on the seminal jazz standards "Singin' the Blues" in 1927 and the original 1930 recording of "Georgia on My Mind", both inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Helen OConnell American actress and singer

Helen O'Connell was an American singer, actress, and hostess, sometimes described as "the quintessential big band singer of the 1940s".

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References

  1. ↑ "A Jazz Anthology MP3 Choose listen download MP3 tunes jazz artists". Jazz-on-line.com. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
  2. ↑ "Song artist 24 - Tommy Dorsey". Tsort.info. Retrieved 2015-06-25.

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