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WETF Show - Claude Thornhill Orchestra, 1947-8 . .with Lee Konitz, Danny Polo, Red Rodney, Barry Galbraith
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WETF Show - Claude Thornhill Orchestra, 1947-8 . .with Lee Konitz, Danny Polo, Red Rodney, Barry Galbraith
FromJazz Focus
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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Nov 24, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Claude Thornhill led several of the most innovative bands of the Swing Era. With french horns, tubas and a clarinet section he created arrangements like "Snowfall" that were almost impressionistic . . by 1947 he was using arrangers like Gil Evans, Gerry Mulligan and Rusty Dedrick who incorporated bebop and soon to be "Cool" influences into his style as well . . great soloists such as Lee Konitz, Danny Polo, Red Rodney, Barry Galbraith and Mickey Folus are also featured on these studio recordings for Columbia and electric radio transcriptions.
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Released:
Nov 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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