Kurt Edelhagen

A well-respected bandleader whose orchestras tended to emphasize swinging dance music but were available to boppish solos, Kurt Edelhagen was a significant name in Germany for quite some years. He examined piano and performing, and in 1946 produced his initial big music group. Edelhagen was an all natural bandleader and he going ensembles for the air place in Frankfurt, in Nuremberg (1949-1952) & most notably the orchestra of Sudwestfunk (1952-1957) which occasionally appeared towards Stan Kenton. In 1957 he became a member of Westdeustcher Rundfunk in Cologne which with time included such players as trumpeters Dusko Goykovich and Jimmy Deuchar, altoist Derek Humble, and trombonist Jiggs Whigham. He going that music group until it split up in 1973 and continued to be semi-active until near his loss of life. Kurt Edelhagen documented frequently in Germany during 1949-1972 although handful of his information (apart from one released by Golden Period) have already been offered in the U.S.