Claude Thornhill

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 (Results 26-50 of 72 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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

(Results 26-50 of 72 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Thornhill, Claude," accessed May 13, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104318.

Thornhill, Claude. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104318.

"Thornhill, Claude." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 13 May 2024.

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