Albert Mangelsdorff

German jazz trombonist (1928–2005)

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Germany
Active from: 1928-09-05
Active to: 2005-07-25

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Discography

Animal Dance1964
Zo-Ko-Ma1968
Albert Mangelsdorff and His Friends1969
Open Space (The Down Beat Poll Winners in Europe)1969
Wild Goose1969
Birds of Underground1973
Trombirds1973
It's Up to You1974
Outspan No 11975
Solo Now1976

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Albert Mangelsdorff (September 5, 1928 – July 25, 2005) was one of the most accredited and innovative trombonists of modern jazz who became famous for his distinctive technique of playing multiphonics. Mangelsdorff was born in Frankfurt, Germany and had violin lessons as a child and was self-taught on guitar. His brother, alto saxophonist Emil Mangelsdorff, introduced him to jazz (which was forbidden in Germany during the Nazi time) After the war Mangelsdorff was working as a guitarist and took

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Instance of: human
Given name: Albert
Gender: male
Citizenship: Germany
Place of birth: Frankfurt
Place of death: Frankfurt
Sibling: Emil Mangelsdorff
Occupation: musician
Employer: Hessischer Rundfunk
Languages spoken: German
Award: Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
Genre: jazz fusion
Instrument: voice
Record label: Enja Records
Official website: www.albert-mangelsdorff.de
Image: Albert-Mangelsdorff-Schindelbeck.jpg

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Commons category: Albert Mangelsdorff
date of birth: 1928-09-05
date of death: 2005-07-25
Commons gallery: Albert Mangelsdorff
place of burial: Frankfurt Main Cemetery
start of work period: 1948-00-00

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