Omar Lamparter
Omar Lamparter (born May 25, 1917 in Stuttgart ; † August 12, 2014 ) was a German jazz and entertainment musician ( alto saxophone , clarinet , conductor ).
Live and act
Omar Lamparter received his musical training from Rudolf Groß (conducting, theory, composition, piano and violin). He then majored in clarinet at the State Academy of Music in Berlin and worked as a clarinet and saxophonist in opera and symphony orchestras. In 1942 he played in the Big Band of Kurt Widmann and Heinz Burzynski , 1943 at Hans Rehmstedt and from 1945 in the RBT Orchestra . During this time he recorded records under his own name, mostly with musicians from the RBT orchestra. After the orchestra was dissolved in 1950, he played in the dance and entertainment orchestra of the Berliner Rundfunk and with his own groups. In the same year he also recorded Artie Shaw's Concerto for Clarinet as a soloist with Horst Kudritzki's FFB orchestra ; 1954 followed with the Northwest German Philharmonic under Wilhelm Schüchter, the Rhapsody in Blue . He then worked primarily as a studio musician for film and television and as director of musical and operetta performances . He also composed and arranged popular music, but also the Hungarian sketch Budapest for large orchestra (first performance in 1960). Since 1970 he has taught at the Berlin Music Academy, later at the University of the Arts as a lecturer for saxophone and “musical interpretation, musical”; In 1979 he was appointed professor there.
In addition to records under his own name, he can also be heard on sound carriers by Walter Dobschinski , Lutz Templin , Benny de Weille , Heinz Kretschmar, Theo Reuter , Kurt Widmann , Hans Rehmstedt and the Amiga Star Band.
Discographic notes
- Omar Lamparter and his soloists (Europe)
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 .
Web links
- Entry in the DKV composers lexicon
- Omar Lamparter on Discogs
- Omar Lamparter in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lamparter, Omar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz and entertainment musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stuttgart |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 12, 2014 |