Loose Cuts
Song of India
Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra
- Composer
- Rimsky-Korsakov
- Released
- 1937
- Label
- Victor
- Forces
- Big band
- Catalogue
- 25523
“Song of India” and “Marie” were recorded at the same January 1937 session and issued together on a 78, giving Dorsey two enduring performances on a single disc. Both were transformed by Bunny Berigan’s trumpet solos; within weeks he had left to lead his own band, while the record helped make Dorsey a household name.
Hear both
The classical side carries the source work this cut came from. The jazz side carries the cut itself. Each player holds what is available, and the two need not match.
The originalsRimsky-Korsakov: Sadko, Song of the Indian Guest
Jazzed upSong of India
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The cut
The classical-derived cut from this record, with its source work.
- Song of IndiaRimsky-Korsakov: Sadko, Song of the Indian Guest