The Dorsey Brothers

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The Dorsey Brothers consisted of a studio group fronted by musicians Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. They started recording under their name in 1928 with a series of studio recordings for the OKeh label (they had come to New York in the mid-1920s and were among the most sought-after musicians). Always just a studio group, members (during the 1928-1934 period) included nearly all of the great white jazz musicians playing around New York:

Carl Kress (guitar)
Chauney Morehouse (drums)
Adrian Rollini (bass sax)
Joe Tarto (brass bass)
Manny Klein (trumpet)
Arthur Schutt (piano)
Jack Teagarden (trombone)
Frank Teschmacher (clarinet, tenor sax)
Frank Signorelli (piano)
Stan King (drums)
Phil Napoleon (trumpet)
Eddie Lang (guitar)
Bing Crosby (vocal)
Glenn Miller (trombone)
Leon Mcconville (trumpet)
Bunny Berigan (trumpet)
Artie Bernstein (slap bass)
Joe Venuti (violin)
Fulton McGrath (piano)
Dick McDonough (guitar)
Mildred Bailey (vocals)
Johnny Mercer (vocals)

As a studio recording group, they recorded for;

OKeh 1928-1930
Melotone 1931
Columbia 1931
Brunswick 1932-1934

They also did a few sides for the dime store labels (Banner, Cameo, Domino, Jewel, Oriole, Perfect, etc.) and also a handful of sides during their Brunswick period were issued on Vocalion.

They signed to Decca in 1934, basically formed more traditional regular band, and even started performing live until they had their famous falling out in September, 1935.

(See Tommy Dorsey and Jimmy Dorsey's individual listings for more details).