Albert Vossen

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Albert Vossen, 1942

Albert Vossen (* 22. May 1910 in Aachen ; † 10. August 1971 in Cologne ) was a German Jazz - accordionist , bandleader and composer .

Life

From 1925 to 1930 studied Vossen at the University of Music in Cologne piano . In 1930 he continued his studies in Berlin , but then switched to the piano accordion .

In 1932 he put together a band, Albert Vossen with his soloists , which became the house band of the then famous Berlin Ciro-Bar . With this ensemble, Vossen also recorded his first records with his own compositions for Telefunken . Vossen also stayed with Telefunken with his following bands and became one of the most famous and successful accordionists in Germany. In his band ( Albert Vossen and his soloists ) played a. a. Eugen Henkel , Ernst Höllerhagen , Hans Klagemann , Hans Korseck , Detlev Lais , Franz Mück , Kurt Weg and Rudi Wegener .

In 1942 Vossen became a soloist member of the German Dance and Entertainment Orchestra , a state-privileged ensemble of selected musicians.

After the end of the Second World War , Vossen settled in Cologne and continued his career as a musician. In 1948 Adalbert Luczkowski brought him to the entertainment orchestra of the NWDR ; he also played with his own jazz combo . Even in post-war Germany he was a popular interpreter and composer who continued to record, but also appeared on the radio and later on television . He also ran a restaurant called Im Örgelchen, popular with entertainers .

Vossen's recordings and compositions are still available today on sound carriers.

Discography

  • 1956: Vineta-Polka / Rhine promenade (Polydor 23253)

literature

  • Andreas Vollberg: From Trizonesia to the Starlight era: popular music in North Rhine-Westphalia . Agenda Verlag, Münster 2003, ISBN 978-3-89688-172-4 .
  • German Library, German Music Archive Department: German Bibliography, Volumes 3–4 . Booksellers Association, 1979.
  • Wilfried W. Bruchhäuser: Contemporary composers in the German Composers' Association: A manual . German Composers Association, 1987.
  • Jürgen Wölfer : Jazz in Germany. The encyclopedia. All musicians and record companies from 1920 until today. Hannibal, Höfen 2008, ISBN 978-3-85445-274-4 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Listing on Polydor , accessed January 2, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Vossen, Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German jazz accordionist, band leader and composer
DATE OF BIRTH May 22, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH Aachen
DATE OF DEATH August 10, 1971
Place of death Cologne