Theo Reuter
Theo Reuter (* 1905 ; † after 1941) was a German band leader , composer and arranger .
Live and act
Reuter headed a dance orchestra in the late 1930s and early 1940s , with which he played Schlager and dance music from 1939 on the label Schallplatten-Volksverband . T. Swing -oriented titles such as The certain something of Franz Grothe (T4703, vocals Hans Bauer), Volga waves (M1840), Dulli Uh (M1854, with Paul Erdtmann , vocals), Taboo (T4690, singing: Erwin Hartung ) Was it also just a dream (M1810, vocals: Greta Hofer ), stage fright (M1812), yes, that's my melody (M1912, vocals: Paul Dorn ), Rosmarie, never forget me (M1780, vocals Bert Grothe ) and Melodia - do you hear mine secret calling? (M1761, vocals Heinz Großmann) as well as songs from films like Don't worry . Among them were patriotic songs for troop entertainment such as the sea war song sailor song (We drive against Engelland) with the text by Hermann Löns / It's so nice to be a soldier by Herms Niel (M2088) and a cover version by Lili Marleen with the singer Marga Popp .
Reuter and his orchestra also played some jazz- oriented numbers such as Klarifari , Kontraste , Schatten , Gulf Stream and Wolgawellen (the latter by Helmuth Wernicke ) with soloists such as Otto Türksch (trumpet), Hermann Plato (trombone), Kurt Schieke (clarinet, saxophone ), Eugen Henkel , Kurt Abraham and Herbert Müller (saxophones). The discographer Tom Lord lists five recording sessions in the field of jazz between September 1940 and February 1941. Reuter composed a number of titles such as Ballade (text by Ludwig Bernauer), Herz-Solo , Ich komm 'wieder kleine Geisha and Liebes, kleine Fräulein .
The band leader should not be confused with the baritone singer and singing teacher Franz Theo Reuter (1899–1970).
Web links
- Theo Reuter at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series, 1954
- ↑ Canto Bert Grothe; from the Hans Albers film A Man on the Astray (M1779)
- ↑ Political music in the time of National Socialism: a directory of audio documents (1933-1945) . Ed .: Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv Verlag für Berlin-Brandenburg, 2000, p. 104.
- ↑ Theo Reuter U. His Orchestra at Discogs (English)
- ↑ Marga Popp at Discogs (English)
- ^ Horst Heinz Lange: Jazz in Germany: the German jazz chronicle up to 1960 . G. Olms, 1996, p. 105.
- ↑ Other musicians at the Clangor Sessions 1940/41 were Rudi Arndt (tb), Omar Lamparter (as), Erwin Steinbacher , Walter Leschetitzky (from left), Franz Mück (p, arr), Mike Danzi (git), Ernst Ruff (kb ) and Ernst Weiland (dr). According to Tom Lord: Jazz Discography (online)
- ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed September 1, 2016)
- ^ Discography of German Cabaret, Volume 3 , ed. by Manfred Weihermüller Lotz, 1992
- ^ Franz Theo Reuter in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reuter, Theo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German band leader, composer and arranger |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1905 |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1941 |