Kurt Engel (vibraphonist)

Kurt Engel (1961)

Kurt Engel (* 6. April 1909 in Berlin , † 7. August 1967 ) was a German percussionist and composer who in jazz and the popular music as a xylophone - vibraphone and - marimba player has emerged.

Engel made numerous records between 1927 and the 1950s, including swing tracks for the Kristall (San Francisco) , Telefunken and Metrophon labels. Musicians such as Benny de Weille , Kurt Hohenberger , Franz Thon , Mike Danzi and Ernst Höllerhagen participated in his 'dance rhythmic' ; he also worked with Rudi Schuricke and the orchestras of James Kok (The Funny Vibraphonist) , Erhard Bauschke , Hans Bund , Adalbert Lutter , Oscar Joost and Heinz Buschhagen. Engel recently worked as a timpanist in the RIAS dance orchestra , with which he also recorded.

The pop singer Detlef Engel is his son.

Lexical entries

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 .

personal data
SURNAME	Angel, Kurt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German percussionist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	April 6, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH	Berlin
DATE OF DEATH	7th August 1967
Place of death	Berlin