Release Date: 11 November 2014
Label: Storyville Records
Packaging Type: Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 717101843725
Description
Dorothy Donegan was an acclaimed pianist working in nightclubs and cocktail lounges in Chicago. She also appeared in the film "Sensations of 1945" where she played a duet with pianist Gene Rodgers, with assistance from Cab Calloway and his orchestra. She was known as a virtuosic pianist fluent in several jazz styles.
Art Tatum (who along with Earl Hines was the biggest influence on Donegan's style) heard about her and had her play for him. They become a good friends and Tatum even taught her some ideas.
On this 2 CD set there are recordings from London House in Chicago 1961, Antibes, France in 1975 and Jazzhouse Slukefter in Copenhagen 1980.
Tracklisting
Sisters of Jazz
Marilyn Mazur
Mathias Heise & Pelle von Bulow
Christian Sands, Thomas Fonnesbaek & Rasmus Kihlberg
Johnny Griffin
Ole Matthiessen
Anna Pauline
Carsten Dahl, Reuben Rogers & Gregory Hutchinson
Lorne Lofsky/Nigel Price Quartet
Lonnie Liston Smith
Jim Robinson
Howard Alden/Andy Brown Quartet
Hal Smith/Keith Ingham/Bobby Gordon
George Lewis
Franz Jackson & The Salty Dogs
Doc Cheatham
