Franz von Klenck

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Franz Karl Burkhard von Klenck (born April 26, 1927 in Otterndorf , † September 12, 1958 in Cologne ) was a German jazz and entertainment musician ( alto saxophone ).

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Klenck, who came from the Lower Saxon nobility, was brought into Kurt Edelhagen's orchestra in 1949 , with whom he could first be heard on numerous productions of the Bavarian Radio and from 1952 on the Südwestfunk . For Der Spiegel , as early as 1952, Klenck's performances were among the “best jazz music” that existed in Europe at the time. In 1953 he was celebrated as part of the German All Stars at the German Jazz Festival (EP recording by Telefunken , later also on CD by Bear Family ). As a soloist he took part in the 1954 Donaueschinger Musiktage in the world premiere of Rolf Liebermann's Concerto for Jazzband and Symphonic Orchestra under Hans Rosbaud . With the Edelhagen Orchestra, he was also involved in productions with Mary Lou Williams in 1954 and in 1956 with Miles Davis , Lester Young and the Modern Jazz Quartet . He can also be heard on the EP A Greetings from Caterina Valente . With the Kurt Edelhagen Orchestra he moved to WDR in Cologne in 1957 , where he was also involved in many of the band's studio and record productions.

In 1958, Klenck threw himself out of the window of his Cologne apartment and later died at the age of 31 in the university clinic . He was married since 1957.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Death certificate no. 2099 from September 17, 1958, registry office Cologne Lindenthal. In: LAV NRW R civil status register. Retrieved July 14, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b As precise as the Prussians Der Spiegel, October 22, 1952
  3. ↑ Contained in the CD box 75 Years of Donaueschinger Musiktage 1921-1996 by Col Legno
  4. ↑ Orchestra Kurt Edelhagen feat. Mary Lou Williams and Caterina Valente Jazzhaus Records 2013
  5. ^ Miles Davis in Freiburg 1956
  6. ↑ Thomas Mau: The Kurt Edelhagen Orchestra and the alto saxophonist Kurt von Klenck ARD Radio Festival , August 14, 2017, 11.30 p.m.
personal data
SURNAME Klenck, Franz von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Klenck, Franz Karl Burkhard von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German jazz and entertainment musician (saxophone)
DATE OF BIRTH April 26, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Otterndorf
DATE OF DEATH September 12, 1958
Place of death Cologne