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Erwin Lehn (8 June 1919, Grünstadt – 20 March 2010) was a German jazz composer, bandleader and musician. On 1 April 1951 he established the ''Südfunk dance orchestra'' of the South German Radio in Stuttgart, which he directed until 1992. With the start of a new public broadcasting corporation, the
Erwin Lehn (8 June 1919, Grünstadt – 20 March 2010) was a German jazz composer, bandleader and musician. On 1 April 1951 he established the ''Südfunk dance orchestra'' of the South German Radio in Stuttgart, which he directed until 1992. With the start of a new public broadcasting corporation, the Südwestrundfunk
(; ), shortened to SWR (), is a regional public broadcasting corporation serving the southwest of Germany, specifically the federal states of Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate. The corporation has main offices in three cities: Stuttg ...
, the name of the " Südfunk Tanzorchester" was changed to "SWR Big Band".
Discography
*1959: ''Jazz at Television Tower'' (Columbia Records
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*1966: ''Musicals on Parade'' ( MPS)
*1968: ''Beat Flames'' (MPS)
*1973: ''Color in Jazz'' (MPS)
*2013: ''Sweet ´N Lo'' (The Swingin' Sound of the Dr. Drew. Podcast)Supporting work
*several works supporting pianist Horst Jankowski and the Jankowski singersExternal links
* 1919 births 2010 deaths People from Bad Dürkheim (district) German jazz composers German male jazz composers German conductors (music) German male conductors (music) German jazz bandleaders 20th-century German male musicians 20th-century German musicians {{jazz-musician-stub