Bob Dorough

vocals, piano, composition · 1923–2018 · Cherry Hill (Arkansas)

Pianist born in Harlem, he composed the music for the play The Connection, performed Off Broadway in 1959, and then for the film. He subsequently recorded for Blue Note.

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Styles

• Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese
• Cool (Birth of the Cool)
• Jazz in film and on screen

Landmark tracks

• Three Is a Magic Number (1973)

Sources

• Source

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