Hans-Joachim Lange (musician)

Hans-Joachim "Hajo" Lange (* 1935 in Berlin ; † January 3, 2001 ) was a German jazz and entertainment musician ( double bass , electric bass ).

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Long grew up in Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg ; he left school at the age of 15 and trained as a musician at the Berlin University of Music . He first played french horn and trumpet before switching to the double bass. With four of his friends he founded a jazz combo that quickly became known throughout Germany under the name of the pianist as the Michael Naura Quintet . In 1956 the first recordings were made with this group, in which he was active until 1962. Then Werner Müller brought him to the Rias Dance Orchestra Berlin , of which he remained until his retirement. With the band he accompanied Rex Gildo , Gitte , Ralf Bendix , Engelbert , Hildegard Knef and Vicky Leandros and appeared in many television programs. Joachim Ernst Berendt brought him in for the production of the Berlin Dream Band with Oliver Nelson during the Berlin Jazz Days 1970 (published by Flying Dutchman as Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra ). In addition, he was involved in numerous recordings as a studio musician, for example with Reinhard Mey , Schobert & Black , Ulrich Roski , Art Van Damme and with the RIAS Big Band under the direction of Horst Jankowski and Jiggs Whigham . In the last years of his life he was impaired by kidney damage.

personal data
SURNAME	Lange, Hans-Joachim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Long, Hajo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German jazz and entertainment musician (double bass, electric bass)
DATE OF BIRTH	1935
PLACE OF BIRTH	Berlin
DATE OF DEATH	January 3, 2001