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Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

True tale of how brothers Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, trombonist and saxophonist respectively, rose from humble beginnings to become the jazz-swing sensation of the 1930s and 1940s. Show more

Contributors

Himself:
Tommy Dorsey
Himself:
Jimmy Dorsey
Jane Howard:
Janet Blair
Bob Burton:
William Lundigan
Mrs Dorsey:
Sara Allgood
Mr Dorsey:
Arthur Shields
Musician:
Art Tatum
Bandleader:
Charlie Barnet
Musician:
Ray Bauduc
Musician:
Ziggy Elman