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Rolf Kühn
Kühn in 2017Kühn in 2017
Background information
Born(1929-09-28)28 September 1929
Cologne, Rhine Province, Prussia, Germany
Died18 August 2022(2022-08-18) (aged 92)
Berlin, Germany
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Clarinet, saxophone
Formerly ofJoachim Kühn
Websiterolf-kuehn.de
Musical artist

Rolf Kühn (29 September 1929 – 18 August 2022) was a German jazz clarinetist and saxophonist. He was the older brother of the pianist Joachim Kühn.

Kühn lived in the United States from 1956 to 1959. John Hammond favourably compared him with Benny Goodman. In 2008, he founded band with Christian Lillinger, Ronny Graupe, and Johannes Fink.

Rolf Kühn died on 18 August 2022, at the age of 92.

Discography

As leader

  • Streamline (Vanguard, 1956)
  • Rolf Kuhn and His Sound of Jazz (Urania, 1960)
  • Rolf Kuhn feat. Klaus Doldinger (Brunswick, 1962)
  • Solarius (Amiga, 1965)
  • Nana Und Rolf in Action: Make Love! (Intercord, 1969)
  • R. K. Sextet (Intercord, 1969)
  • Devil in Paradise (MPS/BASF, 1971)
  • The Day After (MPS, 1972)
  • Connection '74 (MPS/BASF, 1974)
  • Total Space (MPS/BASF, 1975)
  • Symphonic Swampfire (MPS, 1979)
  • Cucu Ear (MPS, 1980)
  • Don't Split (L+R, 1983)
  • As Time Goes By (Blue Flame, 1991)
  • Big Band Connection (Blue Flame, 1993)
  • Affairs (Intuition, 1997)
  • Inside Out (Intuition, 1999)
  • Internal Eyes (Intuition, 1999)
  • Smile: Famous Themes from Hollywood (Intuition, 2003)
  • Bouncing with Bud (In+Out, 2005)
  • Close Up (Jazzwerkstatt, 2009)
  • Rollercoaster (Jazzwerkstatt, 2009)
  • Stop Time! (Sonorama, 2014)
  • Stereo (MPS, 2015)
  • Spotlights (MPS, 2016)
  • Yellow + Blue (MPS, 2018)

With Joachim Kuhn

  • Re-Union in Berlin (CBS, 1965)
  • Transfiguration (SABA, 1967)
  • Impressions of New York (Impulse!, 1968)
  • Monday Morning Hor Zu (Black Label, 1969)
  • The Kuhn Brothers & the Mad Rockers (Metronome, 1969)
  • Bloody Rockers (BYG, 1969)
  • Going to the Rainbow (BASF, 1971)
  • Brothers (Intuition, 1996)
  • East Berlin 1966 (Another Side (of Jazz), 2006)
  • Lifeline (Impulse!, 2012)

As sideman

With Horst Jankowski

  • Gaste Bei Horst Jankowski (Metronome, 1962)
  • Follow Me (Intercord, 1972)
  • Starportrait/Follow Me (Intercord, 1975)
  • Wonderful (Opera, 2003)

With others

References

  1. "Joachim Kuhn". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on 15 March 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  2. Berendt, Joachim E (1976). The Jazz Book. Paladin. p. 208.
  3. "RIP Rolf Kühn (1929–2022)". London Jazz News. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. Hielscher, Hans (2012). "Rolf & Joachim Kühn Quartet 'Lifeline'". Kulturspiegel (in German) (4): 36.

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