Claude Thornhill
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Claude Thornhill, born on August 10, 1908, in Terre Haute, Indiana, was an American arranger, bandleader, and pianist. He studied music at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and the Curtis Institute of Music. He began his career arranging for Hal Kemp's band from 1928 to 1931 and later worked with Ray Noble's band. He formed his own orchestra by 1939, gaining prominence with recordings like "Where or When" and "Sleepy Serenade". In 1946, he was discharged from the Navy and reunited his ensemble with musicians like Lee Konitz and Gil Evans. He disbanded his orchestra in 1948 due to declining interest in big bands. He occasionally reformatted new bands until his death on July 1, 1965. His work influenced the development of cool jazz and was recognized for its impact on Miles Davis' Birth of the Cool recordings.
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- Robbin's Nest
- I'm Gonna Lock My Heart featuring Buster Bailey
- Donna Lee by Claude Thornhill
- Anthropology
- Jim
- Keep Smilin' at Trouble featuring Bunny Berigan
- Humoresque
- The Buzzard featuring Bunny Berigan
- Tillie's Downtown Now featuring Bunny Berigan
- Where Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?
- Polka Dots And Moonbeams
- Where Or When featuring Benny Goodman
- What Is There to Say? featuring Bunny Berigan
- There's A Small Hotel
- Medley: I'll Get By / That's My Desire / Stella by Starlight
- If You Were The Only Girl
- Guess I'll Get the Papers And Go Home
- Pop Goes the Weasel
- Autumn Nocturne
- Love Tales
- I'm Gonna Lock My Heart And Throw Away The Key featuring John Kirby
- I've Got a Date With a Dream featuring John Kirby
- Warsaw Concerto
- If I Were You featuring John Kirby
