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In 1939, he founded the Claude Thornhill Orchestra. Polo was his lead clarinet player. Although the Thornhill band was a sophisticated dance band, it became known for its superior Polo was his lead clarinet player.
25. Juni 2012 · By 1939 Thornhill was ready to start his own band, and he worked hard to develop an original sound—one that would evolve over the next 10 years, described by jazz writer Ira Gitler as “vibrato used sparingly to heighten expressiveness; trumpets and trombones that could imitate French horns; unison clarinets suggesting strings ...
In 1939, Thornhill decided to form a big band, which, after much thought and preparation, made its debut in 1940. Claude Thornhill, In His Own Words "My intention was to create something new and arresting, an orchestra different from others on the scene - I wrote sixty arrangements to start with."
After studying at a music conservatory and playing piano in bands based in the Midwest, Thornhill worked for Paul Whiteman and Benny Goodman in 1934, and for Ray Noble's American band of 1935-1936 (for whom he also arranged). He appeared on some Billie Holiday records and his arrangement of "Loch Lomond" was a big hit for Maxine Sullivan ...
10. Aug. 2023 · Jazz here. The Birth of the Claude Thornhill Orchestra: Thornhill established his own orchestra in 1939, and it went on to rank among the most recognizable and significant bands of its era.
It was almost a bipolar band – sweet ballads one minute, cooking brass and exciting drama the next – though perhaps it would be better to say that the popular side appealed to a mass audience whilst the harder swinging side made an appeal directly at Big Band and swing lovers.
6. Apr. 2018 · “The Happy Stranger” Composed by John Benson Brooks; arranged by Gil Evans. Recorded by Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra on November 4, 1947 for Associated Transcription Service in New York.
