Rolf Kühn
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Kühn at the MPS Jazzfestival 1971
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| Born | 28 September 1929 Köln, Germany |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Clarinet, saxophone |
| Labels | Columbia, CBS, Brunswick, Amiga, MPS |
| Associated acts | Joachim Kühn |
Rolf Kühn (born 29 September 1929 in Köln, Germany) is a jazz clarinetist and saxophonist.
He lived in the United States from 1956 to 1959 and drew favourable reviews, for example a comparison with Benny Goodman by John H. Hammond.[1]
He is the older brother of the pianist Joachim Kühn.[2] In 2008 he founded the Band Rolf Kühn & TriO with Christian Lillinger, Ronny Graupe and Johannes Fink.
Discography
As leader
- 1960: Rolf Kühn and His Sound of Jazz (Fresh Sound)
- 1962: Rolf Kühn Feat. Klaus Doldinger (Brunswick)
- 1964: Solarius (Amiga)
- 1965: Re-Union in Berlin (CBS)
- 1967: Impressions of New York (Impulse!)
- 1968: Monday Morning (Columbia)
- 1970: Going to the Rainbow (BASF)
- 1971: Devil in Paradise (MPS)
- 1972: The Day After (MPS)
- 1978: Symphonic Swampfire (MPS)
- 1997: Affairs (Intuition)
- 1999: Inside Out (Intuition)
- 2001: Smile (Intuition)
- 2003: Internal Eyes (Intuition)
- 2009: Close Up (jazzwerkstatt; as Rolf Kühn & Tri-O)
- 2004: Bouncing with Bud (In + Out)
- 2012: Lifeline (Boutique)[3]
- 2015: Stereo (Edel; as Rolf Kühn Unit)
As sideman
With Eddie Costa
- 1957: At Newport (Verve)
With Toshiko Akiyoshi
- 1958: United Notions
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