Albert Mangelsdorff, * 5 September1928 in Frankfurt am Main, is one of the most accredited and innovative trombonists of modern jazz who became famous for his his distinctive technique of playing multiphonics. September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Frankfurt am Main [ˈfraŋkfʊrt] is the largest city in the German state of Hessen and the fifth largest city of Germany. ... A trombonist is a musician who plays the trombone. ... Jazz is a musical art form characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms, and improvisation. ... Multiphonics are an extended technique in instrumental music in which a monophonic instrument (one which generally produces only one note at a time) is made to produce several notes at once. ...
In contrast to his brother Emil Mangelsdorff who mostly plays in traditional jazz combos, Albert tends to long solistic playing and experimental sounds.
He was founder of the United Jazz and Rock Ensemble that existed for more than 25 years.
Mangelsdorff hatte auch eine besondere Vorliebe für Vogelgesang und konnte als Hobby-Ornithologe ihre Stimmen unterscheiden.
Mangelsdorff wurde 1993 zum Honorarprofessor für Jazz an der Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Frankfurt ernannt.
Mangelsdorff zu Ehren vergibt die Union Deutscher Jazzmusiker und die GEMA-Stiftung seit 1994 den Deutschen Jazzpreis, der den Titel Albert-Mangelsdorff-Preis trägt.
AlbertMangelsdorff, who has died aged 76, allowed nothing to block his determination to expand this awkward instrument's eloquence.
Mangelsdorff joined the radio orchestra of Hessischer Rundfunk in Frankfurt in 1955 and in 1957 became leader of the station's resident jazz ensemble.
Mangelsdorff was by now regularly performing with the biggest names - including Dizzy Gillespie and Lee Konitz, with whom he made a memorable German radio broadcast in 1968.
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