Claude Thornhill (August 10, 1908 – July 1, 1965) [1] was an American pianist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. He composed the jazz and pop standards "Snowfall" and "I Wish I Had You".

Claude Thornhill was an American pianist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. He composed the jazz and pop standards "Snowfall" and "I Wish I Had You".

A fresh biographical sketch of bandleader Claude Thornhill, composed by Music Librarian Christopher Popa. The big bands are back in a new and exciting way!

Claude Martin Thornhill (* 10. August 1909 in Terre Haute, Indiana; † 1. Juli 1965 in New York, New York) war ein amerikanischer Arrangeur sowie Bandleader und Pianist des Claude Thornhill Orchestra, das Jazz-Versionen populärer Tanz- und Unterhaltungsstücke in Swing, Bebop und Cool Jazz spielte.

2012年6月25日 · The birth of the cool began in Thornhill’s hometown of Terre Haute, Ind., a city on the Wabash River where Thornhill was born Aug. 10, 1908. The shy-but-gifted boy was a prodigal pianist, playing as a teenager in movie houses, on riverboats and with local orchestras.

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". Show Less... Continue reading at Wikipedia... Birth and Death Data: Born August 10, 1909 (Terre Haute), Died July 2, 1965 (New York City)

Claude Earl "Tiny" Thornhill (April 14, 1893 – June 30, 1956) was an All-American college football player at Pittsburgh and the head football coach at Stanford from 1933 to 1939.

American pianist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. Born August 10, 1908, Terre Haute, Indiana, USA - Died July 1, 1965, Caldwell, New Jersey, USA. He composed the jazz and pop standards "Snowfall" and "I Wish I Had You". His orchestra charted three times and he charted twice as a songwriter between 1938 and 1951.

2013年1月3日 · Claude Thornhill was a pianist, composer, and arranger whose 1940s big band helped shape the sound of modern jazz, with orchestral bop and ethereal ballads tinged with classical influences that set the stage for later masterpieces by Miles Davis and Gil Evans.

Claude Thornhill (Terre Haute, 1909. augusztus 10. vagy 1908. április 10. – New York, 1965. július 2., 1965. július 7. vagy 1965. július 1.) amerikai zongorista, zenekarvezető. A Snowfall (1941) [4] és az I Wish I Had You dzsessz- és popsztenderdek szerzője.