bichos Posted September 5, 2011 Report Posted September 5, 2011 just read that wolfgang lauth is death. i wonder if anyone here (beside some german readers) know him.... a little tribute keep boppin´ marcel Quote
fasstrack Posted September 5, 2011 Report Posted September 5, 2011 just read that wolfgang lauth is death. i wonder if anyone here (beside some german readers) know him.... a little tribute keep boppin´ marcel Sorry to say I don't. Sorry to hear it, though. Any other examples of his writing? Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted September 6, 2011 Report Posted September 6, 2011 Sorry to hear it, though. Any other examples of his writing? Check out these well-done reissues for the core of his 50s jazz output that put his name on the jazz map (at least to us over here): http://www.bear-family.de/index.php?sid=27c9f42633f3652577b0313bc99cadd4&cl=details&anid=670595d78b1e3ea2fe43acc00370939a&listtype=search&tcinterpret=wolfgang%20lauth&tcexact=0 http://www.bear-family.de/index.php?sid=27c9f42633f3652577b0313bc99cadd4&cl=details&anid=982c77a89709beb5e48bb558124cb6c7&listtype=search&tcinterpret=wolfgang%20lauth&tcexact=0 Sorry to hear he passed away but this only reminds us all how far back in the past the 50s are by now. RIP and thanks for some fine contributions to the "Eurojazz" legacy. Quote
mikeweil Posted September 6, 2011 Report Posted September 6, 2011 just read that wolfgang lauth is death. i wonder if anyone here (beside some german readers) know him.... a little tribute Nice tracks - remarkable how much they show influences of the Modern Jazz Quartet as well as Shearing. Sounds a lot like Cal Tjader's early quartet tracks. But Fritz Hartschuh is not nearly as accomplished a player as Tjader, or Fats Sadi, or Wolfgang Schlüter. Quote
mikeweil Posted September 6, 2011 Report Posted September 6, 2011 Those two Bear Family CDs are well done. I wish there were more reissues of 1950's German Jazz like these. Quote
king ubu Posted September 6, 2011 Report Posted September 6, 2011 r.i.p. I just played his "Life's Dance" (Wewerka) again a few days ago. It's a nice disc but it's very much on the easy side of things. Emil Mangelsdorff (alto and flute) and Sidney Smith (tenor and flute) don't get much space, and as Mike said, Fritz Hartschuh isn't the greatest vibist ever... but still, the disc contains some very pleasant music. Some of you might know him from the opening track of the fabulous Forum West disc (taken from "Life's Dance"). Here's the German wiki page on Lauth: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Lauth And a pair of obits (in German, too): http://www.morgenweb.de/service/archiv/artikel/740102768.html http://www.jazzthing.de/news/2011-9-1-gestorben-wolfgang-lauth/ Quote
mikeweil Posted September 6, 2011 Report Posted September 6, 2011 Thanks for posting the obits - didn't know he was living in Mannheim - still one of the more active scenes in Germany. That Heidelberg Jazz Club they mention - Cave 54 - I played there, a legendary place like Frankfurt's Jazzkeller, and it still exists! Those were the days ....Cave 54 Quote
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