associated_acts death_date death_place years_active birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre image article_title birth_name occupation
tommy , the charleston chasers , '' dorsey 's novelty six dorsey '' , '' andrew laprise '' , california ramblers , the dorsey brothers 12 june 1957 new york city , new york , u.s. 1920s & ndash ; 1950s shenandoah , pennsylvania , u.s. jimmy dorsey non_vocal_instrumentalist 29 february 1904 saxophone , clarinet , trumpet big band , swing , dixieland jimmy dorsey billboard 2.jpg jimmy dorsey
 james dorsey bandleader , musician , composer
jimmy dorsey

james `` jimmy '' dorsey -lrb- february 29 , 1904 -- june 12 , 1957 -rrb- was a prominent american jazz clarinetist , saxophonist , trumpeter , 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 -lrb- in this world of ordinary people -rrb- '' and `` it 's the dreamer in me '' .
his other major recordings were `` tailspin '' , `` john silver '' , `` so many times '' , `` amapola '' , `` brazil -lrb- aquarela do brasil -rrb- '' , `` pennies from heaven '' with bing crosby , louis armstrong , and frances langford , `` grand central getaway '' , and `` so rare '' .
