Robert Cornford
Robert Leslie "Bob" Cornford (15 May 1940 – 18 July 1983) was a British jazz pianist and composer.
Also recorded as Bob Cornford
Robert Cornford
- Born
- 1940 · Brazil.
- Died
- 1983
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- pianist · conductor · composer
- Fields
- jazz
- Languages
- English
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Early life
Early life
Cornford was born in Brazil to British nationals. He received classical training in music, including studies at the Royal College of Music.
Career
Career
Cornford joined the ensemble of John Dankworth in the 1960s while working as an arranger and orchestrator on for the BBC, and he composed for the NDR Radiophilharmonie and the DR Big Band. The NDR perform Cornford's Coalescence and In Memoriam. Beginning in 1977, Cornford was a member of the band Axel with Tony Coe and in 1983 performed with Lee Konitz. He also worked with Phil Lee, Alan Skidmore, Bobby Wellins, Kenny Wheeler, Chris Laurence, Humphrey Lyttelton, Palle Mikkelborg, Mark Murphy, Pat Smythe, Trevor Tomkins, and Norma Winstone and accompanied vocalists such as Scott Walker and Gitte Haenning.
Death
Death
Cornford died of a heart attack in 1983.
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Robert Cornford lived from 15 May 1940 to 17 July 1983 and is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Robert Cornford was born on 15 May 1940 and died on 17 July 1983.
Discography
• Windmill Tilter: The Story of Don Quixote, John Dankworth and Kenny Wheeler (1969) • Cool Beat (Studio G, 1974) • Perception (KPM Music, 1981) • Tournée du Chat, Tony Coe (Nato, 1983) • Music for the Movies with Tony Kinsey (KPM, 1982) • Traditions with Richard Harvey (KPM, 1983) • Long Shadows with Tony Coe, Kenny Wheeler and the NDR 'Pops' Orchestra (Chapter One, 2007)
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