Dorothy Donegan - Five Classic Albums (4CD) (2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue, log) ~ 1,01 Gb | 3:22:58 | Scans included
Bop, Swing | Label: Real Gone Jazz - RGJCD548
Dorothy Donegan (April 6, 1922 – May 19, 1998) was an American jazz pianist and vocalist, primarily known for performing in the stride piano and boogie-woogie style. She also played bebop, swing jazz, and classical music. Donegan was born and grew up in Chicago, Illinois, and began studying piano in 1928. She took her first lessons from Alfred N. Simms, a West Indian pianist who also taught Cleo Brown. She graduated from Chicago's DuSable High School, where she studied with Walter Dyett, a teacher who also worked with Dinah Washington, Johnny Griffin, Gene Ammons, and Von Freeman. She also studied at the Chicago Musical College and the University of Southern California. In 1942 she made her recording debut.