I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

"I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" is a song by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. The words were written by Ned Washington and the music was written by George Bassman. It was first performed in 1932. The original copyright is dated 1933 and issued to Lawrence Music Publishers, Inc. The copyright was assigned to Mills Music, Inc. in 1934. Noni Bernardi. a saxophonist with the Dorsey orchestra arranged this song.

Tommy Dorsey was the featured trombone soloist when his orchestra played it. It was first recorded in September 1935. A second recording on October 18, 1935 is the exact arrangement that Tommy would henceforth feature. Tommy's expert breath control, command of the upper register, and phrasing added to the sweetness of the song which typified his orchestra. Frank Sinatra, who got his start in the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, sang this song in the Dorsey Orchestra and also featured it in an album, I Remember Tommy, after Tommy Dorsey's death in 1956.

The tempo is considered a fox trot or swing. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" became the most immediately recognizable and favorite theme song of the Swing Era.

References

*Printed sheet music of 1st trombone part
*Peter J. Levinson, "Tommy Dorsey: Livin' in a Great Big Way: a Biography", Cambridge, MA, Da Capo Press, c2005 (ISBN 978-0-306-81111-1 )

Covers

* The band They Might Be Giants covered this song in the mid-80s and released it on their 1997 compilation, "".
* Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass covered the song on their 1965 album "Going Places". Their rendition begin with a single horn, playing slowly, in the Big Band style, before breaking into a jazzy rendition by the full Brass.