Kurt Edelhagen was born 05-Jun-1920 in Herne, Germany, and died 08- Feb-1982 in Cologne. He was a major European big band leader throughout the 1950s, and was an educator. From 1957 to 1972 he worked with the broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk, he also founded and taught the jazz class of the Musikhochschule Köln.
After studying clarinet and piano in Essen, he set up his multicultural big band, which over the years would include many jazz musicians who were well known in Europe, including Francy Boland (who would later set up his own), Ron Simmonds, Charly Antolini, Jiggs Whigham, Claus Ogerman, Jimmy Deuchar, Duško Gojković, Rick Kiefer, Ronnie Stephenson, Gerd Dudek, Wilton Gaynair, Derek Humble, Shake Keane and Tubby Hayes.
Closely associated with the radio station Südwestfunk (SWF), in 1953 Edelhagen took on Caterina Valente as a singer for his big band, and together they recorded her first album that same year. In 1957 Popular singer Tony Sandler recorded several songs, such as "Ik weet wat je vraagt", with his orchestra for the POLYDOR label. In 1957 Kurt Edelhagen moved to Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) in Cologne where he led the station's big band until his contract ran out in 1972.
His Radio Orchestra played at the opening ceremony of the 1972 Munich Olympics.
He as also known as Frank Folken and Mike Firestone. He was a member of the groups: Jazzorchester Kurt Edelhagen, Kurt Edelhagen Big Band, Kurt Edelhagen Brass Section, Kurt Edelhagen Mit Seinem Grossen Tanzorchester, Kurt Edelhagen Quintett, Kurt Edelhagen Und Die Allstars, Orchester Kurt Edelhagen
- based on a Wikipedia entry 18-Aug-2017
Thanks to FAG contributor Frank N Stein for identifying the cemetery. It is also known as: "Friedhof Weiden neu", "Weiden Cologne New Cemetery", Cologne, Stadtkreis Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
After studying clarinet and piano in Essen, he set up his multicultural big band, which over the years would include many jazz musicians who were well known in Europe, including Francy Boland (who would later set up his own), Ron Simmonds, Charly Antolini, Jiggs Whigham, Claus Ogerman, Jimmy Deuchar, Duško Gojković, Rick Kiefer, Ronnie Stephenson, Gerd Dudek, Wilton Gaynair, Derek Humble, Shake Keane and Tubby Hayes.
Closely associated with the radio station Südwestfunk (SWF), in 1953 Edelhagen took on Caterina Valente as a singer for his big band, and together they recorded her first album that same year. In 1957 Popular singer Tony Sandler recorded several songs, such as "Ik weet wat je vraagt", with his orchestra for the POLYDOR label. In 1957 Kurt Edelhagen moved to Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) in Cologne where he led the station's big band until his contract ran out in 1972.
His Radio Orchestra played at the opening ceremony of the 1972 Munich Olympics.
He as also known as Frank Folken and Mike Firestone. He was a member of the groups: Jazzorchester Kurt Edelhagen, Kurt Edelhagen Big Band, Kurt Edelhagen Brass Section, Kurt Edelhagen Mit Seinem Grossen Tanzorchester, Kurt Edelhagen Quintett, Kurt Edelhagen Und Die Allstars, Orchester Kurt Edelhagen
- based on a Wikipedia entry 18-Aug-2017
Thanks to FAG contributor Frank N Stein for identifying the cemetery. It is also known as: "Friedhof Weiden neu", "Weiden Cologne New Cemetery", Cologne, Stadtkreis Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Kurt Edelhagen was born 05-Jun-1920 in Herne, Germany, and died 08- Feb-1982 in Cologne. He was a major European big band leader throughout the 1950s, and was an educator. From 1957 to 1972 he worked with the broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk, he also founded and taught the jazz class of the Musikhochschule Köln.
After studying clarinet and piano in Essen, he set up his multicultural big band, which over the years would include many jazz musicians who were well known in Europe, including Francy Boland (who would later set up his own), Ron Simmonds, Charly Antolini, Jiggs Whigham, Claus Ogerman, Jimmy Deuchar, Duško Gojković, Rick Kiefer, Ronnie Stephenson, Gerd Dudek, Wilton Gaynair, Derek Humble, Shake Keane and Tubby Hayes.
Closely associated with the radio station Südwestfunk (SWF), in 1953 Edelhagen took on Caterina Valente as a singer for his big band, and together they recorded her first album that same year. In 1957 Popular singer Tony Sandler recorded several songs, such as "Ik weet wat je vraagt", with his orchestra for the POLYDOR label. In 1957 Kurt Edelhagen moved to Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) in Cologne where he led the station's big band until his contract ran out in 1972.
His Radio Orchestra played at the opening ceremony of the 1972 Munich Olympics.
He as also known as Frank Folken and Mike Firestone. He was a member of the groups: Jazzorchester Kurt Edelhagen, Kurt Edelhagen Big Band, Kurt Edelhagen Brass Section, Kurt Edelhagen Mit Seinem Grossen Tanzorchester, Kurt Edelhagen Quintett, Kurt Edelhagen Und Die Allstars, Orchester Kurt Edelhagen
- based on a Wikipedia entry 18-Aug-2017
Thanks to FAG contributor Frank N Stein for identifying the cemetery. It is also known as: "Friedhof Weiden neu", "Weiden Cologne New Cemetery", Cologne, Stadtkreis Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
After studying clarinet and piano in Essen, he set up his multicultural big band, which over the years would include many jazz musicians who were well known in Europe, including Francy Boland (who would later set up his own), Ron Simmonds, Charly Antolini, Jiggs Whigham, Claus Ogerman, Jimmy Deuchar, Duško Gojković, Rick Kiefer, Ronnie Stephenson, Gerd Dudek, Wilton Gaynair, Derek Humble, Shake Keane and Tubby Hayes.
Closely associated with the radio station Südwestfunk (SWF), in 1953 Edelhagen took on Caterina Valente as a singer for his big band, and together they recorded her first album that same year. In 1957 Popular singer Tony Sandler recorded several songs, such as "Ik weet wat je vraagt", with his orchestra for the POLYDOR label. In 1957 Kurt Edelhagen moved to Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) in Cologne where he led the station's big band until his contract ran out in 1972.
His Radio Orchestra played at the opening ceremony of the 1972 Munich Olympics.
He as also known as Frank Folken and Mike Firestone. He was a member of the groups: Jazzorchester Kurt Edelhagen, Kurt Edelhagen Big Band, Kurt Edelhagen Brass Section, Kurt Edelhagen Mit Seinem Grossen Tanzorchester, Kurt Edelhagen Quintett, Kurt Edelhagen Und Die Allstars, Orchester Kurt Edelhagen
- based on a Wikipedia entry 18-Aug-2017
Thanks to FAG contributor Frank N Stein for identifying the cemetery. It is also known as: "Friedhof Weiden neu", "Weiden Cologne New Cemetery", Cologne, Stadtkreis Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
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