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Claude Thornhill

Jazz
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...
Songs
A Sunday Kind of Love
A Sunday Kind of LoveClaude Thornhill

Claude Thornhill Dance Parade

I May Be Wrong
I May Be WrongClaude Thornhill, Red Rodney, Al Anthony, Billy Barber, Allan Langstaff, Louis Mucci, Danny Polo, Sandy Siegelstein, Eddie Zandy and John Torick

The Uncollected Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra

2:14

Träumerei (Dreaming)
Träumerei (Dreaming) 

From Kinderszenen

Claude Thornhill and Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra

Sleepy Serenade

2:50

Where or When
Where or WhenIrving Fazola, Claude Thornhill and The Orchestra

3:11

You Were Meant for Me
You Were Meant for MeClaude Thornhill and Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra

Claude Thornhill Dance Parade

3:08

Where or When
Where or WhenClaude Thornhill

Sleepy Serenade

3:07

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