Charles Dornberger & His Orchestra-One Sweet Letter From You

The career of Charles Dornberger included early and important participation in the reed section of the Paul Whiteman band. But he also had a fair amount of success in the '20s and '30s leading the Charles Dornberger Orchestra, particularly in Canada. He was said to have been a selfmade, but skilled musician who played many of the instruments in the orchestra. Dornberger also was a pilot and Whiteman was training musicians for various service bands. By the mid-'20s Dornberger had stepped out of both the cockpit and the reed section to start up his own band. A series of skilled players and arrangers emerged from his organization. Dornberger retired early from the music business, opening a bar in Santa Ana, California. He died when a plane he was piloting crashed; the accident also took the life of his girlfriend. This fabulous record was made in 1927. The vocal remained uncredited. I apologize for the slight sound distortion due to the restoring process of this disc in poor shape.