Thornel Schwartz Jr., or Thornal Schwartz Jr. (May 29, 1927 in Philadelphia – December 30, 1977 in Philadelphia) was an American

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guitarist. He played

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on the recordings of many Philadelphia jazz musicians, especially

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players. Schwartz is known as Thornel on recording titles and in standard jazz reference works, but Gary W. Kennedy of '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz'' notes that Schwartz spelled his own and his father's name "Thornal" on his

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application.Gary W. Kennedy, "Thornal Schwartz". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. 2nd edition, ed.

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. Schwartz attended the Landis Institute for piano, but became known as a jazz guitarist starting in the 1950s. He was

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's guitarist early in the decade, then worked with Jimmy Smith and Johnny Hammond Smith later in the decade. In the 1960s he recorded with

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and extensively with

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, and in the 1970s with Groove Holmes.

Discography

As leader

* '' Soul Cookin''' (Argo, 1962) -with Bill Leslie

As sideman

With

* ''Christmastime'' (Jell, 1965) * '' Where the Action's At!'' (Veep/UA, 1966) * ''The Big Band'' ( Solid State, 1966) - also released as ''A Tribute to Basie'' * '' A Bag Full of Soul'' (Solid State, 1966) * '' I've Got a New Woman'' (Solid State, 1967) * '' The Worm'' (Solid State, 1968) * '' Let's Stay Together'' ( Groove Merchant, 1972) With Jimmy Smith * '' A New Sound... A New Star...'' (

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, 1956) * '' A New Sound A New Star: Jimmy Smith at the Organ Volume 2'' KA ''The Champ''(Blue Note, 1956) * '' The Incredible Jimmy Smith at the Organ Volume 3'' (Blue Note, 1956) * ''

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'' (Blue Note, 1956) * ''

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'' (

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, 1967) With

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* '' All Soul'' (New Jazz, 1959) * '' That Good Feelin''' (New Jazz, 1959) * ''

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'' lso released as ''Ebb Tide''(

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, 1967) With Larry Young * '' Testifying'' (Prestige, 1960) * ''

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, ''Rockin' Again'' ( Black & Blue, 1981) *

, ''Forrest Fire'' (New Jazz, 1960) *

, ''I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)'' (Prestige, 1967) *

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, ''X–77: Richard "Groove" Holmes Recorded Live at the Lighthouse'' (

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, 1969) * Bill Leslie, ''Diggin' the Chicks'' (Argo, 1962) *

, ''

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'' (Prestige, 1967) *

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, ''

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'' ( BluesWay, 1967) * The Wildare Express (w/

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), ''Walk On By'' ( Brunswick, 1967–1968 el. 1970

References

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