Rolf Kühn (29 September 1929 – 18 August 2022) was a German jazz clarinetist and saxophonist. He was the older brother of the pianist

Joachim Kühn Joachim Kurt Kühn (born 15 March 1944) is a German jazz pianist. Biography He was born in Leipzig, Germany. Kühn was a musical prodigy and made his debut as a concert pianist, having studied classical piano and composition, with Arthur Schmid ...

. He lived in the United States from 1956 to 1959. John Hammond favourably compared him with

Benny Goodman Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader known as the "King of Swing". From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States. His conce ...

. In 2008, he founded band with Christian Lillinger, Ronny Graupe, and Johannes Fink.

Discography

As leader

* ''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) With

Joachim Kuhn Joachim (; ''Yəhōyāqīm'', "he whom Yahweh has set up"; ; ) was, according to Christian tradition, the husband of Saint Anne and the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the Biblical apocryphal ...

* ''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)

As sideman

With

Horst Jankowski Horst Jankowski (30 January 1936 – 29 June 1998) was a classically trained German pianist, most famous for his internationally successful easy listening music. Biography Born in Berlin, Jankowski studied at the Berlin Music Conservatory and ...

* ''Gaste Bei Horst Jankowski'' (Metronome, 1962) * ''Follow Me'' (Intercord, 1972) * ''Starportrait/Follow Me'' (Intercord, 1975) * ''Wonderful'' (Opera, 2003) With others *

Eddie Costa Edwin James Costa (August 14, 1930 – July 28, 1962) was an American jazz pianist, vibraphonist, composer and arranger. In 1957, he was chosen as '' DownBeat'' jazz critics' new star on piano and vibes – the first time that one artist won tw ...

, ''At Newport'' (Verve, 1957) *

Buddy DeFranco Boniface Ferdinand Leonard "Buddy" DeFranco (February 17, 1923 – December 24, 2014) was an Italian-American jazz clarinetist. In addition to his work as a bandleader, DeFranco led the Glenn Miller Orchestra for almost a decade in the 1960s and ...

, ''The Three Sopranos'' (2001) *

Klaus Doldinger Klaus Doldinger (born 12 May 1936) is a German saxophonist known for his work in jazz and as a film music composer. He was the recipient of 1997's Bavarian Film Awards. Life and work Doldinger was born in Berlin, Germany, and entered a Düsse ...

, ''Jubilee'' (Atlantic, 1973) *

Tommy Dorsey Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because of his smooth-toned trombo ...

, ''The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra'' (Brunswick, 1958) *

European Jazz Ensemble The European Jazz Ensemble is an ensemble of jazz musicians. History Formed in 1976. The original members comprised the quintet of Alan Skidmore, Leszek Zadlo, Gerd Dudek, Alfred "Ali" Haurand and Pierre Courbois. After 1982 three of the memb ...

, ''20th Anniversary Tour'' (Konnex, 1997) * Urbie Green, ''The Persuasive Trombone of Urbie Green'' (Command, 1960) * Urbie Green, ''The Message'' (RCA, 1986) *

Friedrich Gulda Friedrich Gulda (16 May 1930 – 27 January 2000) was an Austrian pianist and composer who worked in both the classical and jazz fields. Biography Early life and career Born in Vienna the son of a teacher, Gulda began learning to play the piano ...

, ''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 Greetje Kauffeld (born 26 November 1939) is a Dutch jazz singer and Schlager musician. Biography Greetje Kauffeld was born in Rotterdam. As a child she sang hits by popular American singers and participated in school choir. When she was thirt ...

, ''Young Girl Sunday Jazz'' (Sonorama, 2015) *

Eartha Kitt Eartha Kitt (born Eartha Mae Keith; January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American singer and actress known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of " C'est si bon" and the Christmas novelty song " Santa ...

, ''Thinking Jazz'' (ITM, 1991) *

Albert Mangelsdorff Albert Mangelsdorff (September 5, 1928 – July 25, 2005) was a German jazz trombonist. Working mainly in free jazz, he was an innovator in multiphonics. Early life Mangelsdorff was born in Frankfurt on September 5, 1928, as the son of the boo ...

, ''Albert Mangelsdorff'' (Fabbri Editori 1981) * Albert Mangelsdorff, ''Early Discoveries'' (Jazzhaus, 2016) *

Oscar Pettiford Oscar Pettiford (September 30, 1922 – September 8, 1960) was an American jazz double bassist, cellist and composer. He was one of the earliest musicians to work in the bebop idiom. Biography Pettiford was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United ...

, ''Germany 1958/1959'' (Jazzhaus, 2013) *

George Wallington George Wallington (October 27, 1924 – February 15, 1993) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Early life Wallington was born Giacinto Figlia (some sources give "Giorgio") in Sicily, and then moved to the United States (New York) with ...

, ''The Workshop of the George Wallington Trio & Eddie Costa Trio'' (Norgran, 1975)

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