Louis Freichel (December 21, 1921 – November 22, 1997) was a German
jazz pianist and guitarist.
Freichel was born in
Frankfurt and received formal training in music there from 1938 to 1941. From 1943 to 1945 he played with the
Hotclub Combo (
de), then after the end of World War II worked with
Benny De Weille (1945-1948). Starting in 1949 he played with
Willy Berking
Willy Berking (22 June 1910 – 21 May 1979) was a German orchestra conductor, trombonist and composer.
Career
Berking studied music (piano and composition) in Düsseldorf and then in Berlin, where he formed his first big band at the age of 1 ...
's radio band, working with him through 1956, and also recorded with
Two Beat Stompers and with
Dusko Goykovich and
Albert Mangelsdorff
Albert Mangelsdorff (September 5, 1928 – July 25, 2005) was a German jazz trombonist. Working mainly in free jazz, he was an innovator in multiphonics.
Early life
Mangelsdorff was born in Frankfurt on September 5, 1928, as the son of the book ...
in the 1950s. From 1956 to 1983 he played piano, composed, and arranged for
Hessischer Rundfunk's broadcast jazz band. In 1976–1980 he also worked with
Heinz Schönberger's (
de) Main Stream Power Band . He also composed for
Vico Torriani,
Anita Lindblom,
Peter Orloff (
de),
Peggy Noire
Peggy may refer to:
People
* Peggy (given name), people with the given name or nickname
Arts and entertainment
* ''Peggy'' (musical), a 1911 musical comedy by Stuart and Bovill
* ''Peggy'' (album), a 1977 Peggy Lee album
* ''Peggy'' (1916 ...
, and
Ulla Norden
Ulla is a given name. It is short for Ursula in German-speaking countries and Ulrika/ Ulrikke in Scandinavian countries. As of 31 December 2011, there were 61,043 females named Ulla in Sweden, with the name being most popular during the 1930s a ...
(
de).
References
* "Louis Freichel". ''
The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. 2nd edition, ed.
Barry Kernfeld
Barry Dean Kernfeld (born August 11, 1950) is an American musicologist and jazz saxophonist who has researched and published extensively about the history of jazz and the biographies of its musicians.
Education
In 1968, Kernfeld enrolled at U ...
.
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1921 births
1997 deaths
20th-century pianists
German jazz pianists