Claude Hopkins

piano, conductor · 1903–1984 · Alexandria (Virginie)

Stride pianist and bandleader born in Alexandria (Virginia), died in the Bronx in 1984. His orchestra recorded for Columbia from 1932 to 1934, and he accompanied Jimmy Rushing on piano in 1960.

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Styles

• Stride (Harlem piano)
• Harlem: Henderson, Redman, Ellington
• Swing, big bands

Landmark tracks

• Canadian Capers (1933)
• Harlem Rhythm (1934)

Sources

• Source

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