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Artist:
Claude Thornhill
Title:
And His Orchestra 1953
Label:
Fresh Sound
Cat No:
FSRCD365
Format:
CD
Price £10.49
Claude Thornhill worked to extend the range of a popular dance orchestra by continually adding new harmonies and voices.... music ahead of its time, yet today the sumptuous, mellow jazz sound remains one of the biggest influences for many contemporary big band arrangers.
The 24-Bit High Resolution Digital Remastering presents these historic recordings at their best and includes the arrangements that Gil Evans and Gerry Mulligan penned for the orchestra right before they achieved fame as two of the most creative and progressive arrangers in the modern jazz language
The 24-Bit High Resolution Digital Remastering presents these historic recordings at their best and includes the arrangements that Gil Evans and Gerry Mulligan penned for the orchestra right before they achieved fame as two of the most creative and progressive arrangers in the modern jazz language
Reviews ForAnd His Orchestra 1953
Jazz Journal - Gordon Jack
A uniquely different ensemble sound. The Birth Of The Cool Nonet, was created to duplicate the Thornhill sound. Thornhill's subtle approach to ensemble jazz has been credited for the subsequent popularity of the cool, West Coast school.
