Sunny Lang
Sunny Lang (born February 16, 1923 in Basel as Günther Langenbacher ; † July 9, 1979 ) was a Swiss jazz musician (double bass, vocals, composition) of the swing epoch . Because of his vocal interludes, he was also referred to as "the Swiss Frank Sinatra ".
Lang played in Basel with the Academic Swing Band , the Berrys , with Eddie Brunner's Original Teddies , Max Strittmatter and Lothar Löffler. In 1944 he joined Hazy Osterwald's orchestra as a bass player and singer . From 1947 to 1949 he played again with the Teddies and then stayed for several decades in Osterwald's sextet, with whom he toured internationally and made various records, including the hit " Kriminal-Tango ".
He also recorded with the Blue Rhythm Boys (1943) and with the groups of Flavio Ambrosetti (1943), Francis Burger, Ernst Höllerhagen , Dennis Armitage (1957), Buddy Bertinat (1947), Joe Turner (1958) and Pierre Cavalli ( 1952). Due to health problems, he withdrew from active music business in the 1960s, but continued to oversee Osterwald's music publishing house.
Discographic notes
- Hazy Osterwald Classic Collection 1951–1964 (Strictly Jazz)
Lexigraphic entries
- Bruno Spoerri , Biographical Lexicon of Swiss Jazz CD supplement to: B. Spoerri (Hrsg.): Jazz in Switzerland. History and stories. Chronos-Verlag, Zurich 2005; ISBN 3-0340-0739-6
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Long, Sunny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Langenbacher, Günther (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 9, 1979 |