Peter Alexandru Herbolzheimer (31 December 1935 – 27 March 2010) was a Romanian-German jazz trombonist and bandleader.

Biography

Herbolzheimer was born to a Romanian mother and a German father in

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, Romania. His family emigrated in 1951 from

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. In 1953, he moved to the United States, where he enrolled in Highland Park high school in Michigan, graduating in 1954. He was a member of choral groups and orchestra and played guitar in bands in Detroit. In 1957, he returned to Germany and began playing

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in "open mike" groups. He returned to Michigan, but his visa was denied. For one year he studied at the

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Conservatory. In the 1960s, he played with the Nuremberg radio dance orchestra and with Bert Kämpfert's orchestra. In 1968, he became a member of the pit orchestra of

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theater (Deutsches Schauspielhaus) directed by

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. In 1969, he formed the Rhythm Combination and Brass big band for which he wrote most of the arrangements. In the late 1970s, the band toured successfully with a "jazz gala" program with guest stars such as

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, and

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. In later years, the band played concert tours, television shows, and jazz festivals. In 1972, Herbolzheimer wrote music for the Edelhagen Band's opening of the

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. In 1974, Herbolzheimer's band entered an annual television competition in the Belgian seaside resort

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, winning the Golden Swan Award. He also won the International Jazz Composers Competition 1974 in

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. Herbolzheimer's arrangements combine swing, Latin music, and rock music. In the 1970s and 1980s, Herbolzheimer led his orchestra for German television networks with guest musicians such as

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. Between 1987 and 2006, Herbolzheimer was the musical director of Germany's national youth jazz orchestra, the Bundes Jazz Orchester. He conducted regular workshops and clinics for big band jazz. In 2007, he was chosen music director, arranger, and conductor of the European Jazz Band, which toured throughout Europe until 2009. Herbolzheimer died at the age of 74 in his hometown of

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, Germany on 27 March 2010.

Personnel

Brass players included

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(Denmark),

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(U.S.) The rhythm section consisted of two keyboards, guitar, bass, drums and percussion and included Dieter Reith (Germany),

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(Denmark),

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(Denmark),

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(Indonesia).

Discography

* ''Soul Condor'', 1970 ( MPS) * ''My Kind Of Sunshine'', 1970 (MPS) * ''Wide Open'', 1973 (MPS) * ''Waitaminute'', 1973 (MPS) * ''Scenes'', 1974 (MPS) * ''Live im

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'', 1975 (Polydor) * ''The Catfish'', 1975 * ''Hip Walk'', 1976 (Polydor) * ''Jazz Gala Concert 1976'' – Koala Reco (Bellaphon) * ''Touch Down'', 1977 * ''Jazz Gala'' 77 – Telefunken/Decca * ''I hear Voices'', 1978 (Polydor) * ''Quality'', 1978 (Acanto/Bellaphon) * ''Jazz Gala Concert 79'' – Rare Bid/Bellaphon * ''Toots Suite'' – Alanna * ''Dreißig Jahre'' – Live in Concert – Mons (SunnyMoon) * ''Colours of a Band'' – Mons (SunnyMoon) * ''Masterpieces'' – MPS-Record (Universal) * ''Music for Swinging Dancers'', 1984 (Koal Reco) * ''Latin Groove'', 1987 – Koala Reco (Bellaphon) * ''Fat Man Boogie'', 1981 – Koala Reco (Bellaphon) * ''Fatman 2'', 1983 – Koala Reco (Bellaphon) * ''Bandfire'', 1981 – Koala Reco (Bellaphon) * ''Smile'' – Koala Reco (Bellaphon) * ''Friends and Silhouettes'' – Koala Reco (Bellaphon) * ''Big Band Bebop'', 1984 – Koala/Bellaphon * ''More Bebop'', 1984 – Koala * ''Harlem Story'', 1984; Koala * ''Colors of a Band'', 1995 (with

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References

External links

* – official website *
Peter Herbolzheimer
– extended biography

– biography and bibliography {{DEFAULTSORT:Herbolzheimer, Peter Musicians from Bucharest Big band bandleaders Romanian people of German descent Romanian emigrants to Germany Jazz fusion arrangers German jazz trombonists Male trombonists Post-bop arrangers MPS Records artists Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany German composers German jazz composers Male jazz composers 1935 births 2010 deaths 20th-century trombonists 20th-century German male musicians 20th-century German musicians