Dese Dem Dose
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Dese Dem Dose is a 1935 instrumental composed by Glenn Miller
and recorded by The Dorsey Brothers
orchestra.
Dese Dem Dose was recorded in New York on February 6, 1935, and was released as a 78 by The Dorsey Brothers on Decca paired with "Weary Blues" as Decca 469B. Ray McKinley
, the drummer in the Dorsey Brothers band, recalled: "Glenn did write a few things for us. I remember one thing called 'Dese, Dem and Dose' that he wrote and we recorded. He used to carry a little organ around with him to work on." The recording was released on the 1999 Avid compilation The Dorsey Brothers, the 2010 Hallmark album Bring Back The Good Times, and the 2010 Hallmark collection The Fabulous Dorseys Play Dixieland Jazz.
and his American Dance Orchestra performed "Dese Dem Dose" as part of a medley, "Dese Dem Dose/An Hour Ago This Minute/Solitude", on April 17, 1935 live at the Rainbow Room in New York which was recorded and broadcast and released in 2008 on the live CD by Galaxy Music, The Rainbow Room New York Presents Ray Noble & His American Dance Orchestra: Original Live-Recordings 1935 and the 2011 album The Very Best Of Ray Noble & His American Dance Orchestra on Platinum Collection. Glenn Miller was in the Ray Noble orchestra at the time on trombone and had organized and rehearsed the band. Glenn Miller also appeared with the Ray Noble Orchestra that year in the Hollywood movie musical The Big Broadcast of 1936
(1935). Ray Noble paid Glenn Miller "for working on The Big Broadcast of 1936, so that Glenn's total weekly pay ranged from a one-week low of $130 to a one-week high of $356."
Jazz trumpeter Billy Butterfield
and Andy Bartha performed "Dese Dem Dose" in the early 1970s, a performance which was released on the 2005 live album Take Me to the Land of Jazz. "Dese Dem Dose" was released in 2008 by the Colorado jazz band The Jazz Cookers on their album Live At Brix.
Glenn Miller
Alton Glenn Miller was an American jazz musician , arranger, composer, and bandleader in the swing era. He was one of the best-selling recording artists from 1939 to 1943, leading one of the best known "Big Bands"...
and recorded by The Dorsey Brothers
The Dorsey Brothers
The Dorsey Brothers were a studio group fronted by musicians Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. They started recording under their name in 1928 with a series of studio recordings for the OKeh label...
orchestra.
Dese Dem Dose was recorded in New York on February 6, 1935, and was released as a 78 by The Dorsey Brothers on Decca paired with "Weary Blues" as Decca 469B. Ray McKinley
Ray McKinley
Ray McKinley was an American jazz drummer, singer, and bandleader.McKinley got his start working with local bands in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, before joining Smith Ballew in 1929, when he met Glenn Miller. The two formed a friendship which lasted from 1929 until Miller's death in 1944....
, the drummer in the Dorsey Brothers band, recalled: "Glenn did write a few things for us. I remember one thing called 'Dese, Dem and Dose' that he wrote and we recorded. He used to carry a little organ around with him to work on." The recording was released on the 1999 Avid compilation The Dorsey Brothers, the 2010 Hallmark album Bring Back The Good Times, and the 2010 Hallmark collection The Fabulous Dorseys Play Dixieland Jazz.
Other Recordings
Ray NobleRay Noble (musician)
Ray Noble was an English bandleader, composer, arranger and actor. Noble studied music at the Royal Academy of Music and became leader of the HMV Records studio band in 1929. The band, known as the New Mayfair Dance Orchestra, featured members of many of the top hotel orchestras of the day...
and his American Dance Orchestra performed "Dese Dem Dose" as part of a medley, "Dese Dem Dose/An Hour Ago This Minute/Solitude", on April 17, 1935 live at the Rainbow Room in New York which was recorded and broadcast and released in 2008 on the live CD by Galaxy Music, The Rainbow Room New York Presents Ray Noble & His American Dance Orchestra: Original Live-Recordings 1935 and the 2011 album The Very Best Of Ray Noble & His American Dance Orchestra on Platinum Collection. Glenn Miller was in the Ray Noble orchestra at the time on trombone and had organized and rehearsed the band. Glenn Miller also appeared with the Ray Noble Orchestra that year in the Hollywood movie musical The Big Broadcast of 1936
The Big Broadcast of 1936
The Big Broadcast of 1936 is a Paramount Pictures production, directed by Norman Taurog, and is the second in the series of Big Broadcast movies...
(1935). Ray Noble paid Glenn Miller "for working on The Big Broadcast of 1936, so that Glenn's total weekly pay ranged from a one-week low of $130 to a one-week high of $356."
Jazz trumpeter Billy Butterfield
Billy Butterfield
Billy Butterfield was a band leader, jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and cornetist.He studied cornet with Frank Simons, but later switched to studying medicine. He did not give up on music and quit medicine after finding success as a trumpeter. Early in his career he played in the band of Austin Wylie...
and Andy Bartha performed "Dese Dem Dose" in the early 1970s, a performance which was released on the 2005 live album Take Me to the Land of Jazz. "Dese Dem Dose" was released in 2008 by the Colorado jazz band The Jazz Cookers on their album Live At Brix.
Personnel
The Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra consisted of the following members in 1934-1935: Ray McKinley on drums; Skeets Herfurt on tenor sax; Delmar Kaplan on bass; Bobby Van Epps on piano; Roc Hillman on guitar; Don Mattison on trombone; Kay Weber on vocals; Jack Stacey on alto sax; George Thow on trumpet; Tommy Dorsey on trombone; Jimmy Dorsey on alto sax; and, Glenn Miller on trombone. Glenn Miller was also an arranger in the band. Charlie Spivak and Bob Crosby were also members during this period.Sources
- Simon, George Thomas. Glenn Miller and His Orchestra. NY: Crowell, 1974.
- The Dorsey Brothers. Discography. Red Hot Jazz website.
- Levinson, Peter J. Tommy Dorsey: Living In A Great Big Way. Da Capo Press, 2005.
- Sanford, Herb. Tommy & Jimmy; The Dorsey Years. Arlington House, 1972.