Helmut Gardens

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Helmut Gardens (actually Helmut Flöter * 1914 , † 1995 ) was a German musician, arranger , composer , lyricist and band leader in the field of popular music .

Live and act

In the early 1940s, Flöter led his own studio band under the pseudonym Helmut Gardens . a. Corny Ostermann played. He recorded records such as his own composition "FD 79 - Eccentric Foxtrot"; he also worked as an orchestra conductor and arranger a. a. with Corny Ostermann (“Sing with me”) and the singer Annelotte Sees (“And now Franz Doelle!”, Imperial 17301).

Gardens had its first post-war success in 1948 with the song "Eine handvoll colorful dreams" with the text by Helmut Kießling in a recording with Margot Friedländer and the Leipzig Radio Dance Orchestra under the direction of Kurt Henkels . He also wrote hits like “Under the trees of the old avenue” (recorded by Werner Schmah ), “Look, a man who is a little more researcher, still conquers everyone!”, “Somewhat dazed” (1947), “From Capri to St . Pauli (Schlagerpotpourri) ”,“ I have a rendezvous tonight ”,“ My heart is full of music ”or“ Where are you? ”(Recorded by Ingeborg von Kusserow / Heinz Burzynski , Imperial 17354). He also recorded for Amiga and worked a. a. with Margot Friedländer (“What can the moon do for it?” Odeon 26642) and for the music publisher Eric Plessow . For the song " Makin 'Whoopee " he wrote a German lyrics ("Because I love you", interpreted in 1960 by Inge Klaus and Paul Kuhn ), as well as arrangements for numbers like "Moon River" and "Party Melody"

Publications (selection)

  • Arrangement method for modern dance orchestras: special arrangements, pressure arrangements, combo arrangements . Tenuto-Music-Ed., 1959.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series , 1951, p. 485
  2. ^ 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 .
  3. ↑ Also recorded by the "Tricktrummler Ernst Weiland from the Berlin Scala, with his dance orchestra" (Odeon O-31675a)
  4. ↑ Berlin September 1942 - KC 29 253-2 - Kristall 3839
  5. ↑ A handful of colorful dreams in the catalog of the German National Library
  6. ^ W. Paul Strassmann: The Strassmanns: Science, Politics and Migration in Turbulent Times (1793-1993) . 2008, p. 228
  7. ↑ Dermatologische Wochenschrift, Volume 122, Johann Ambrosius Barth., 1950, p. 1184
  8. ↑ Sheet music Helmut Gardens: Somewhat foggy . Berlin; Edition Corso, 1947. Published with the permission of the French Military Government., 1947
  9. ^ Gardens, Helmut: From Capri to St. Pauli. Schlagerpotpourri . Music edition Europaton, Leipzig, 1948
  10. ^ Gardens, Helmut (music): I have a rendezvous tonight, Berlin, Edition Corso GmbH, 1947
  11. ^ Gardens, Helmut. My heart is full of music. Song and Foxtrot. / For you, you most beautiful woman. Song and slow fox. Double number. Here: edition for salon orchestra. Arrangement by the composer. Some voice books with well-considered German text. Words: Bruno Elsner. Harth., Leipzig, 1950
  12. ↑ The jazz records of the AMIGA label from 1947 to 1990. by Mathias Brüll, Amiga. Pro Business, 2003
  13. ^ Billboard Sept. 12, 1960
  14. ↑ Sheet music: Party Melody Foxtrot by Leo Kowalski, piano arr. Helmut Gardens
personal data
SURNAME Gardens, Helmut
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Flute, Helmut
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German musician, composer, songwriter, arranger and band leader
DATE OF BIRTH 1914
DATE OF DEATH 1995