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Rolf Kühn(29 September 1929 – 18 August 2022) was a German jazz clarinetist and saxophonist. He was the older brother of the pianistJoachim Kühn.[1]
Rolf Kühn | |
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 Kühn in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 28 September 1929 Cologne,Rhine Province,Prussia,Germany |
| Died | 18 August 2022(aged 92) Berlin,Germany |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Clarinet,saxophone |
| Formerly of | Joachim Kühn |
| Website | rolf-kuehn |
Kühn lived in the United States from 1956 to 1959.John Hammondfavourably compared him withBenny Goodman.[2]In 2008, he founded band with Christian Lillinger, Ronny Graupe, and Johannes Fink.
Rolf Kühn died on 18 August 2022, at the age of 92.[3]
Discography
editAs leader
edit- Streamline(Vanguard, 1956)
- Rolf Kuhn and His Sound of Jazz(Urania, 1960)
- Rolf Kuhn feat. Klaus Doldinger(Brunswick, 1962)
- Solarius(Amiga, 1965)
- Nana Und Rolf in Action: Make Love!(Intercord, 1969)
- R. K. Sextet(Intercord, 1969)
- Devil in Paradise(MPS/BASF, 1971)
- The Day After(MPS, 1972)
- Connection '74(MPS/BASF, 1974)
- Total Space(MPS/BASF, 1975)
- Symphonic Swampfire(MPS, 1979)
- Cucu Ear(MPS, 1980)
- Don't Split(L+R, 1983)
- As Time Goes By(Blue Flame, 1991)
- Big Band Connection(Blue Flame, 1993)
- Affairs(Intuition, 1997)
- Inside Out(Intuition, 1999)
- Internal Eyes(Intuition, 1999)
- Smile: Famous Themes from Hollywood(Intuition, 2003)
- Bouncing with Bud(In+Out, 2005)
- Close Up(Jazzwerkstatt, 2009)
- Rollercoaster(Jazzwerkstatt, 2009)
- Stop Time!(Sonorama, 2014)
- Stereo(MPS, 2015)
- Spotlights(MPS, 2016)
- Yellow + Blue(MPS, 2018)
WithJoachim Kuhn
- Re-Union in Berlin(CBS, 1965)
- Transfiguration(SABA, 1967)
- Impressions of New York(Impulse!, 1968)
- Monday Morning Hor Zu(Black Label, 1969)
- The Kuhn Brothers & the Mad Rockers(Metronome, 1969)
- Bloody Rockers(BYG, 1969)
- Going to the Rainbow(BASF, 1971)
- Brothers(Intuition, 1996)
- East Berlin 1966(Another Side (of Jazz), 2006)
- Lifeline(Impulse!, 2012)[4]
As sideman
editWithHorst Jankowski
- Gaste Bei Horst Jankowski(Metronome, 1962)
- Follow Me(Intercord, 1972)
- Starportrait/Follow Me(Intercord, 1975)
- Wonderful(Opera, 2003)
With others
- Eddie Costa,At Newport(Verve, 1957)
- Buddy DeFranco,The Three Sopranos(2001)
- Klaus Doldinger,Jubilee(Atlantic, 1973)
- Tommy Dorsey,The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra(Brunswick, 1958)
- European Jazz Ensemble,20th Anniversary Tour(Konnex, 1997)
- Urbie Green,The Persuasive Trombone of Urbie Green(Command, 1960)
- Urbie Green,The Message(RCA, 1986)
- Friedrich Gulda,Music for 4 Soloists and Band No. 1(SABA, 1965)
- Friedrich Gulda,Austrian Jazz Art: Friedrich Gulda and His Big bands(Amadeo, 2004)
- Greetje Kauffeld,Young Girl Sunday Jazz(Sonorama, 2015)
- Eartha Kitt,Thinking Jazz(ITM, 1991)
- Albert Mangelsdorff,Albert Mangelsdorff(Fabbri Editori 1981)
- Albert Mangelsdorff,Early Discoveries(Jazzhaus, 2016)
- Oscar Pettiford,Germany 1958/1959(Jazzhaus, 2013)
- George Wallington,The Workshop of the George Wallington Trio & Eddie Costa Trio(Norgran, 1975)
References
edit- ^"Joachim Kuhn".All About Jazz. Archived fromthe originalon 15 March 2010.Retrieved25 April2010.
- ^Berendt, Joachim E(1976).The Jazz Book.Paladin. p. 208.
- ^"RIP Rolf Kühn (1929–2022)".London Jazz News. 22 August 2022.Retrieved12 August2023.
- ^Hielscher, Hans (2012). "Rolf & Joachim Kühn Quartet 'Lifeline'".Kulturspiegel(in German) (4): 36.
External links
edit- Official website
- Rolf Kühndiscography atDiscogs
- Rolf KühnatIMDb