Dorothy Donegan
A brilliant virtuoso, Dorothy Donegan constantly switched between boogie-woogie, bop, stride, Art Tatum-style swing, and classical music, sometimes in the same chorus. In concert, she often put together spontaneous medleys of unrelated songs and was never shy to dance while she played. She studied at the Chicago Conservatory and Chicago Music College and made her recording debut in 1942. Donegan made a sensational appearance in the film Sensations of 1945 but never caught on that big despite her remarkable technique. She recorded a lot less than one would expect (six obscure albums during 1954-1963 and nothing during 1964-1974) and was not really that well-known in the jazz world until the mid-'80s. A couple of live Chiaroscuro CDs from 1990-1991 found her in peak form, but she had to be seen to be fully appreciated. She died of cancer on May 19, 1998.
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Dorothy Donegan
Red Mitchell, Lars Beijbom, Jan Allan
Jazz - Released by Four Leaf Clover Records on Oct 16, 1975
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Live In Copenhagen 1980
Dorothy Donegan, Ed Thigpen, Mads Vinding
Jazz - Released by Storyville Records on Oct 20, 1996
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The Many Faces Of Dorothy Donegan
Jazz - Released by Storyville on Dec 20, 2002
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The Explosive Dorothy Donegan
Jazz - Released by Audiophile on Dec 26, 2014
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Live at the Widder Bar (Live)
Jazz - Released by Timeless Records on Oct 3, 2008
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Strength - Energy - Imagination
Jazz - Released by Storyville Records on Mar 31, 2014
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The Very Best Of
Vocal Jazz - Released by Stardust Records on Aug 15, 2013
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Piano Boogie - Every Day Blues (Shellac of 1946)
Jazz - Released by Jazz Classics on Jul 2, 2022
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The Man I Love (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, March 14, 1965)
Lounge - Released by SOFA - AV Catalog DD on Mar 26, 2021
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