Claude Thornhill

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Claude Thornhill was an American pianist, arranger, and bandleader known for his innovative, impressionistic big-band sound that strongly influenced the development of cool jazz.

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Claude Thornhill canonical 7

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instanceOf arranger ⓘ
bandleader ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ
associatedAct Claude Thornhill Orchestra ⓘ
Gil Evans ⓘ
Miles Davis ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
familyName Thornhill ⓘ
fullName Claude Thornhill ⓘ
genre big band ⓘ
cool jazz ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
givenName Claude ⓘ
influenced Gil Evans ⓘ
Miles Davis ⓘ
development of cool jazz ⓘ
instrument piano ⓘ
movement cool jazz ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableCharacteristic soft, pastel orchestral sound ⓘ
use of unconventional instrumentation in big band ⓘ
notableFor innovative impressionistic big-band sound ⓘ
notableWork Claude Thornhill Orchestra ⓘ
arrangements for big band with French horns ⓘ
arrangements for big band with tuba ⓘ
occupation arranger ⓘ
bandleader ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
style subtle dynamics and tone colors ⓘ
use of impressionistic harmonies ⓘ

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Gil Evans → collaboratedWith → Claude Thornhill ⓘ
Gerry Mulligan → associatedAct → Claude Thornhill ⓘ
Claude Thornhill → fullName → Claude Thornhill ⓘ
Claude Thornhill Orchestra → foundedBy → Claude Thornhill ⓘ
Claude Thornhill Orchestra → namedAfter → Claude Thornhill ⓘ
Claude Thornhill Orchestra → leader → Claude Thornhill ⓘ
Barry Galbraith → associatedWith → Claude Thornhill ⓘ