The Morning After (1937 song)
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The Morning After is a 1937 song composed by Tommy Dorsey
, Moe Jaffe, and Clay A. Boland, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra released the song as a Victor 78 single in 1937 with Jack Leonard on vocals.
"The Morning After" was released as a Victor 78, 25703-A, by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra in 1937 with "I May Be Wrong" as the B side. The song was published by the Bourne Company in New York.
and His Orchestra and was released as a Brunswick 78, 7932, in 1937 featuring Mildred Bailey
on vocals..
Tommy Dorsey
Thomas Francis "Tommy" Dorsey, Jr. was an American jazz trombonist, trumpeter, composer, and bandleader of the Big Band era. He was known as "The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing", due to his smooth-toned trombone playing. He was the younger brother of bandleader Jimmy Dorsey...
, Moe Jaffe, and Clay A. Boland, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra released the song as a Victor 78 single in 1937 with Jack Leonard on vocals.
"The Morning After" was released as a Victor 78, 25703-A, by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra in 1937 with "I May Be Wrong" as the B side. The song was published by the Bourne Company in New York.
Other Recordings
The song was also recorded by Red NorvoRed Norvo
Red Norvo was one of jazz's early vibraphonists, known as "Mr. Swing". He helped establish the xylophone, marimba and later the vibraphone as viable jazz instruments...
and His Orchestra and was released as a Brunswick 78, 7932, in 1937 featuring Mildred Bailey
Mildred Bailey
Mildred Bailey was a popular and influential American jazz singer during the 1930s, known as "The Rockin' Chair Lady" and "Mrs. Swing"...
on vocals..
Sources
- Peter J. Levinson, Tommy Dorsey: Livin' in a Great Big Way: a Biography (Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2005) ISBN 978-0-306-81111-1
- Robert L. Stockdale, Tommy Dorsey: On The Side (Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press, 1995) ISBN 978-0-8108-2951-0
- The Jazz Anthology website.
- ASCAP database.