Herbert Fröhlich (musician)
Herbert Fröhlich (born December 14, 1901 in Danzig ; † unknown) was a German bandmaster, violinist, arranger and composer who also appeared under the pseudonyms Herbert Glad and OA Evans .
Live and act
Fröhlich, who played both the violin and the viola , came to Berlin in the early 1920s, where he performed as an entertainment musician under the pseudonym OA Evans . He also recorded American hits and jazz tracks ; the earliest recordings were made in 1924 on homocord as the Evans band . In 1927 he played with a studio band as the Herbert-Glad-Kapelle for Tri-Ergon several jazz compositions, such as Black Stomp, Pamplona Stomp, Hot Notes, Alabama Stomp and Jelly Roll Morton's Black Bottom Stomp . In the summer of 1928 he recorded another ten tracks for the Vox label, this time under his own name. In the 1920s, Fröhlich appeared in Berlin hotels, ballrooms and at dance events; he also worked as a composer and arranger of jazz-oriented dance and light music. This is how orchestral arrangements for Mitja Nikisch's jazz symphony orchestra were created . He also worked as an orchestra leader for the Lindström Group; where his composition Mr. Evans was created, published as OA Evans .
In 1929 Herbert Fröhlich began to work with his entertainment quintet at the Deutschlandsender and Reichssender Berlin . During this time he recorded for the newly founded label Kristall. After an interlude with Imperial he was then under contract with Clangor, which lasted until 1940. Fröhlich was listed in the two anti-Semitic publications Judaism and Music ( Hans Brückner / Rock) in 1938 and Lexicon of Jews in Music ( Theo Stengel / Herbert Gerigk ) in 1941.
Web links
- portrait
- OA Evans at Discogs (English)
- Chapel Herbert Glad at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Happy, Herbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Danzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1941 |