Tommy Dorsey: the Postwar Years with Bill Finegan and Sy Oliver
Posted in Jazz Notes, WFIU Jazz Shows & Specials on Jun 10th, 2008
Jazzwax master blogger Marc Myers’ mention of the late arranger Bill Finegan yesterday reminded me that I did a show about Tommy Dorsey’s post-World War II orchestra a couple of years ago when I hosted WFIU’s The Big Bands. As Marc points out, Finegan crafted some fantastic arrangements for that particular Dorsey ensemble. In an e-mail followup exchange he asked if the program was still available…
