Kurt Edelhagen

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Kurt Edelhagen

Kurt Edelhagen (born 5 June 1920 – 8 February 1982) was a German big band leader. He was born in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Edelhagen studied conducting and piano in Essen. In 1945, he started a trio, then a big band a year later. He performed on the radio station in Frankfurt am Main, then for three years beginning in 1949 led the Bayerischer Rundfunk in Nuremberg. From 1952 to 1957 he led the Südwestfunk big band. In 1954, he participated in the Concerto for jazz band and orchestra by Rolf Libermann. Three years later, he began leading the radio station Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) big band in Cologne. Members included Dusko Goykovich and Jiggs Whigham. The band toured East Germany, USSR, Czechoslovakia, and several Arab countries during the 1960s. His radio orchestra played at the opening ceremony of the 1972 Munich Olympics. He died in February 1982 in Cologne, at the age of 61.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 5, 1920 (Herne), Died February 8, 1982 (Cologne)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1953 - 1959

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 31 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	DU 1270	approximately 1956	You too, you too	Caterina Valente	leader
Decca	4714KK	4/24/1953	Blues from An American in Paris	Kurt Edelhagen Orchestra	leader
Decca	4715KK	4/24/1953	Summertime	Kurt Edelhagen Orchestra	leader
Decca	4716KK	4/24/1953	Estrellita	Kurt Edelhagen Orchestra	leader
Decca	4942KK	6/22/1953	Hawaiian war chant	Kurt Edelhagen Orchestra	leader
Decca	4943KK	6/22/1953	Tenderly	Kurt Edelhagen Orchestra	leader
Decca	4944KK	6/22/1953	Linger awhile	Kurt Edelhagen Orchestra	leader
Decca	4945KK	6/22/1953	Kiss me	Kurt Edelhagen Orchestra	leader
Decca	5236KK	10/27/1953	Lilli boogie	Kurt Edelhagen Orchestra	leader
Decca	5288KK	10/27/1953	Stumbling	Kurt Edelhagen All Stars	leader
Decca	5289KK	10/27/1953	Don't blame me	Kurt Edelhagen All Stars	leader
Decca	5743KK	6/21/1954	Amorcito mio	Kurt Edelhagen Orchestra	leader
Decca	5744KK	6/21/1954	Round about it	Kurt Edelhagen Orchestra	leader
Decca	DGG 6313	4/17/1955	Fanfaren blues	Kurt Edelhagen Orchestra	leader
Decca	22392	4/27/1959*	Wenn es nacht wird in Paris (Le grisbi) ; Ganz Paris traumt von der liebe (I love Paris)	Caterina Valente	leader
Decca	23013	4/27/1959*	Casanova	Caterina Valente	leader
Decca	23200	4/27/1959*	Mackie messer (Mack the knife)	Caterina Valente	leader
Decca	23348	4/27/1959*	Das ist die haffenmelodie (C'est à Hambourg)	Caterina Valente	leader
Decca	23403	4/27/1959*	Tipi tipi tipso	Caterina Valente	leader
Decca	23453	4/27/1959*	Dich werd' ich nie vergessen	Caterina Valente	leader
Decca	23520	4/27/1959*	Melodie d'amore	Caterina Valente	leader
Decca	23551	4/27/1959*	Wo meine sonne scheint (Island in the sun)	Caterina Valente	leader
Decca	23584	4/27/1959*	Spiel noch einmal fur mich, habanero ; Eine nacht am Rio Grande	Caterina Valente	leader
Decca	23591	4/27/1959*	Bei dir ist alles anders	Caterina Valente	leader
Decca	23721B	1958 or earlier	Auf ja-ma-maika	Caterina Valente	leader

(Results 1-25 of 31 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Edelhagen, Kurt," accessed November 8, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/313578.

Edelhagen, Kurt. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 8, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/313578.

"Edelhagen, Kurt." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 8 November 2024.