Albert Mangelsdorff: Biography

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Born:

Sep 5, 1928 in Frankfurt, Germany

Died:

Jul 25, 2005 in Frankfurt, Germany

Genres:

Jazz Music, Avant Garde Jazz Music, Fusion Jazz Music, Free Jazz Music

Decades Active:

1960's|1970's|1980's|1990's|2000's

Artistic Quality

High

Cultural Impact

High

Popularity

Medium

Ratings Guide

The master of multiphonics (playing more than one note at a time on a horn), Albert Mangelsdorff has been a giant of the European avant-garde for the past 30 years. He originally studied violin and worked as a jazz guitarist before taking up the trombone in 1948. He played bop in the 1950s, including with Hans Koller and local orchestras. In 1958, Mangelsdorff visited the United States to play with Marshall Brown's International Youth Band at the ~Newport Jazz Festival, but his stays in America have always been fairly brief. By the time he recorded an album with John Lewis in 1962, Mangelsdorff was starting to lean toward the avant-garde. He has since recorded unaccompanied solo albums, been documented at a concert with Jaco Pastorius, led trios, and worked with the Globe Unity Orchestra and the United Jazz Rock Ensemble. Of his many records, the John Lewis set and his valuable MPS albums will be difficult to find, but Albert Mangelsdorff's work for Enja and Sackville can be acquired.

- Scott Yanow, All Music Guide