Trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff pioneered the art of jazz polyphonics, introducing to the avant-garde the symphonic tradition of playing multiple notes simultaneously. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, on ...

GUNTER HAMPEL I remember one of the many conversations Marion Brown and I used to have was about solo performers. After I had published my first SOLO LP in 1969, I had stirred a trend. In Germany J.E.

Albert Mangelsdorff, the German trombonist who died aged 76 last year, helped burst open the sonic possibilities and athleticism of a famously lethargic instrument. German label Skip Records has ...

Albert Mangelsdorff: If hurried, the trombone tends to take on a flustered, indignant sound. If attempts are made to break away from its long, purring sounds and deep sonorities, it can become slurred ...

Albert Mangelsdorff, a German jazz trombonist and bandleader known for his striking solo improvisations, died Monday in his hometown of Frankfurt after a long illness. He was 76. The jazzman was adept ...

Trombone player Albert Mangelsdorff, one of the senior names in German jazz, died July 25 in Frankfurt of cancer. He was 76. When jazz had its second spring in Germany, after years of being banned by ...

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