Claude Thornhill
Claude Thornhill (August 10, 1908 – July 1, 1965) was an American pianist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. He composed the jazz and pop standards "Snowfall" and "I Wish I Had You". |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 10, 1909 (Terre Haute), Died July 2, 1965 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1959
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, director, arranger, leader, composer, songwriter
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-89794 | 10-in. | 5/13/1935 | Nothin' but the blues | Gene Gifford Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-89795 | 10-in. | 5/13/1935 | New Orleans twist | Gene Gifford Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-89796 | 10-in. | 5/13/1935 | Squareface | Gene Gifford Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with talk | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-89797 | 10-in. | 5/13/1935 | Dizzy glide | Gene Gifford Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-018424 | 10-in. | 1/27/1938 | Annie Laurie | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal quartet | arranger | |
| Victor | BS-019617 | 10-in. | 2/3/1938 | Annie Laurie | Tommy Dorsey Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal quartet | arranger | |
| Victor | BS-021054 | 10-in. | 3/1/1938 | Moments like this | Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Maxine Sullivan | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-021055 | 10-in. | 3/1/1938 | Please be kind | Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Maxine Sullivan | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-021056 | 10-in. | 3/1/1938 | It was a lover and his lass | Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Maxine Sullivan | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director, arranger | |
| Victor | BS-021057 | 10-in. | 3/1/1938 | Dark eyes | Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Maxine Sullivan | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-022975 | 10-in. | 5/2/1938 | Fare thee well, Annie Laurie | Hal Derwin ; Shep Fields ; Rippling Rhythm Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | BS-023750 | 10-in. | 6/29/1938 | Spring is here | Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Maxine Sullivan | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-023751 | 10-in. | 6/29/1938 | Down the old ox road | Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Maxine Sullivan | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-023752 | 10-in. | 6/29/1938 | St. Louis blues | Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Maxine Sullivan | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | BS-023753 | 10-in. | 6/29/1938 | L'amour, toujours l'amour | Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Maxine Sullivan | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director | |
| Victor | PBS-026186 | 10-in. | 10/12/1938 | J'ai ta main | Lou Bring Orchestra ; Jean Sablon | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | PBS-026187 | 10-in. | 10/12/1938 | Two sleepy people | Lou Bring Orchestra ; Jean Sablon | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | PBS-026188 | 10-in. | 10/12/1938 | Un coussin, deux tetes | Lou Bring Orchestra ; Jean Sablon | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | PBS-026189 | 10-in. | 10/12/1938 | Cette melodie | Lou Bring Orchestra ; Jean Sablon | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | PBS-026190 | 10-in. | 10/12/1938 | Star dust | Lou Bring Orchestra ; Jean Sablon | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | PBS-026191 | 10-in. | 10/12/1938 | Blue nightfall | Lou Bring Orchestra ; Jean Sablon | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | BS-030364 | 10-in. | 12/7/1938 | I wish I had you | Fats Waller and his Rhythm | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
| Victor | PBS-036051 | 10-in. | 3/20/1939 | I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair | Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Maxine Sullivan | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | arranger, director | |
| Victor | PBS-036053 | 10-in. | 3/20/1939 | I'm happy about the whole thing | Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Maxine Sullivan | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | director, arranger | |
| Victor | PBS-036054 | 10-in. | 3/20/1939 | Drink to me only with thine eyes | Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Maxine Sullivan | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | arranger, director | |
| Victor | PBS-036055 | 10-in. | 3/20/1939 | Corn pickin' | Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Maxine Sullivan | Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | arranger, director | |
| Victor | PBS-036072 | 10-in. | 3/24/1939 | Wishing (Will make it so) | Skinnay Ennis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | arranger | |
| Victor | PBS-036074 | 10-in. | 3/24/1939 | That sentimental sandwich | Skinnay Ennis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | arranger | |
| Victor | PBS-036075 | 10-in. | 3/24/1939 | Hooray for spinach! | Skinnay Ennis Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | arranger | |
| Victor | D9VB-0033 | 10-in. | 1/4/1949 | If I forget you | Art Brown ; Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Buddy Hughes | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano, director | |
| Victor | D9VB-0036 | 10-in. | 1/5/1949 | Autumn nocturne | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with piano solo | director | |
| Victor | D9VB-0037 | 10-in. | 1/5/1949 | Lullaby of the Rain | Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Claude Thornhill | Jazz/dance band, with piano solo | director | |
| Victor | D9VB-0038 | 10-in. | 1/5/1947 | Sleepy serenade | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with piano solo | director | |
| Victor | D9VB-0039 | 10-in. | 1/5/1949 | Where or when | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with piano solo | director | |
| Victor | D9VB-0043 | 10-in. | 1/5/1949 | Snowfall | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | composer, director | |
| Victor | D9VB-0048 | 10-in. | 1/6/1949 | I don't know why (I just do) | Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; The Snowflakes | Female vocal group, with jazz/dance band | director, instrumentalist, piano | |
| Victor | D9VB-0049 | 10-in. | 1/6/1949 | There's a small hotel | Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; The Snowflakes | Female vocal group, with jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, piano, director | |
| Victor | D9VB-2775 | 10-in. | 12/16/1949 | Sitting by the window | Claude Thornhill Orchestra ; Russ McIntyre | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano, leader | |
| Victor | D9VB-2776 | 10-in. | 12/16/1949 | 720 in the books | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano, leader | |
| Vocalion | 21686 | 10-in. | 9/13/1937 | Getting some fun out of life | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Vocalion | 21687 | 10-in. | 9/13/1937 | Who wants love? | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Vocalion | 21688 | 10-in. | 9/13/1937 | Trav'lin' all alone | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Vocalion | 21689 | 10-in. | 9/13/1937 | He's funny that way | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
| Vocalion | 23153 | 10-in. | 6/23/1938 | I wish I had you | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
| Decca | 60190 | 10-in. | 12/4/1935 | What is there to say? | Bud Freeman and his Windy City Five | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 60191 | 10-in. | 12/4/1935 | The buzzard | Bud Freeman and his Windy City Five | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 60192 | 10-in. | 12/4/1935 | Tillie's downtown now | Bud Freeman and his Windy City Five | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 60193 | 10-in. | 12/4/1935 | Keep smilin' at trouble | Bud Freeman and his Windy City Five | instrumentalist, piano | ||
| Decca | 104459 | 2/26/1958 | When you wish upon a star | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 104460 | 2/26/1958 | Moonlight becomes you | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 104461 | 2/26/1958 | Stars in my eyes | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 104462 | 2/26/1958 | Moonlight cocktail | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 104463 | 3/6/1958 | You're a heavenly thing | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 104464 | 3/6/1958 | Stars fell on Alabama | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 104465 | 3/6/1958 | Stars at twilight | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 104466 | 3/6/1958 | Polka dots and moonbeams | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 104467 | 3/18/1958 | I've told every little star | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 104468 | 3/18/1958 | Heavenly | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 104469 | 3/18/1958 | I married an angel | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 104470 | 3/18/1958 | A litle bit of heaven | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 106471 | 2/3/1959 | Witchcraft | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 106472 | 2/3/1959 | Medley: There's a small hotel ; Where or when ; September song | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 106473 | 2/3/1959 | Claudhopper | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 106474 | 2/3/1959 | Snowfall | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 106475 | 2/3/1959 | Autumn nocturne | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 106476 | 2/3/1959 | Spaghetti rag | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 106477 | 2/5/1959 | Sleepy serenade | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 106478 | 2/5/1959 | Muskrat ramble | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 106479 | 2/5/1959 | Skater's cha cha | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 106480 | 2/5/1959 | Wonderful one | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 106481 | 2/5/1959 | Texas blues | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 106482 | 2/5/1959 | Medley: I had the craziest dream ; You'll never know | Claude Thornhill Orchestra | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Thornhill, Claude," accessed May 14, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104318.
Thornhill, Claude. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 14, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104318.
"Thornhill, Claude." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 14 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Thornhill, Claude - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83156020
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