Kurt Widmann
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Kurt "Kutte" Widman (2 March 1906 – 27 November 1954) was a German bandleader and jazz musician.
Widmann started out on drums, then later learned to play accordion and trombone. He was playing locally by 1924, and led a quintet at the Hotel Imperator in Berlin in 1933 which played swing jazz; Hans Berry was one of his sidemen. He directed his own dance orchestra from 1938 to 1942, which frequently appeared at the Haus Vaterland. He recorded in 1938–1939, including under various pseudonyms such as Billy Blackmoore, John Weepster, and John Webb. Once war began with England, censorship forbade these names, but the band was allowed to continue performing, including at events for German troops. Widmann was drafted to the Wehrmacht during the war but was released in 1944 for health reasons. He continued playing events in Germany even as Allied troops began invading, playing cinema houses in between films.
After the war, Widmann formed a new band which played during the American occupation, sometimes using older arrangements from the war period, but also employing Berlin-based arranger Walter Jenson. He recorded again in the late 1940s, and died of a stroke in 1954. The 1955 film Music in the Blood, directed by Erik Ode, is based on his life with Viktor de Kowa in the lead role.
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- Spatzenkonzert - Schellack Schätze: Treasures on 78 RPM from Berlin, Europe and the World, Vol. 25 - Kurt Widmann
- My Heart Is Keeping Company - Schellack Schätze: Treasures on 78 RPM from Berlin, Europe and the World, Vol. 25 - Kurt Widmann
- Mama eu quero (From "Streets of Paris") - Schellack Schätze: Treasures on 78 RPM from Berlin, Europe and the World, Vol. 25 - Kurt Widmann
- Poesie - Schellack Schätze: Treasures on 78 RPM from Berlin, Europe and the World, Vol. 25 - Kurt Widmann
- Ich wünsch' mir was (From "Die große Sehnsucht") - Schellack Schätze: Treasures on 78 RPM from Berlin, Europe and the World, Vol. 25 - Kurt Widmann
- Dizzy Glide - Schellack Schätze: Treasures on 78 RPM from Berlin, Europe and the World, Vol. 25 - Kurt Widmann
- Herr Ober, zwei Mokka - Schellack Schätze: Treasures on 78 RPM from Berlin, Europe and the World, Vol. 25 - Kurt Widmann
- Alleen voor u - Schellack Schätze: Treasures on 78 RPM from Berlin, Europe and the World, Vol. 25 - Kurt Widmann
- Woran liegt's, dass ich dir nicht gefalle - Schellack Schätze: Treasures on 78 RPM from Berlin, Europe and the World, Vol. 25 - Kurt Widmann
- Oberwachtmeister Schwenke: Mädels, jetzt ist Damernwahl - Schellack Schätze: Treasures on 78 RPM from Berlin, Europe and the World, Vol. 25 - Kurt Widmann
- Caravan - Schellack Schätze: Treasures on 78 RPM from Berlin, Europe and the World, Vol. 25 - Kurt Widmann
- Ich möchte wissen, willst du mich küssen? - Schellack Schätze: Treasures on 78 RPM from Berlin, Europe and the World, Vol. 25 - Kurt Widmann
- Viva Maria - Schellack Schätze: Treasures on 78 RPM from Berlin, Europe and the World, Vol. 25 - Kurt Widmann
- Eerst nu begint mijn Leven (From "Alleen voor u") - Schellack Schätze: Treasures on 78 RPM from Berlin, Europe and the World, Vol. 25 - Kurt Widmann
- Goody Goody - Schellack Schätze: Treasures on 78 RPM from Berlin, Europe and the World, Vol. 25 - Kurt Widmann
- Bleibe bei mir (From "Die große Sehnsucht") - Schellack Schätze: Treasures on 78 RPM from Berlin, Europe and the World, Vol. 25 - Kurt Widmann
- Mein Schatz ist ein Matrose - Schellack Schätze: Treasures on 78 RPM from Berlin, Europe and the World, Vol. 25 - Kurt Widmann
- Nothin but the Blues - Schellack Schätze: Treasures on 78 RPM from Berlin, Europe and the World, Vol. 25 - Kurt Widmann
- Rosemarie, vergiss mich nie - Schellack Schätze: Treasures on 78 RPM from Berlin, Europe and the World, Vol. 25 - Kurt Widmann
- Bib und Bob - Schellack Schätze: Treasures on 78 RPM from Berlin, Europe and the World, Vol. 25 - Kurt Widmann
- Almentanz - Schellack Schätze: Treasures on 78 RPM from Berlin, Europe and the World, Vol. 25 - Kurt Widmann
- Bambú, Bambú - Schellack Schätze: Treasures on 78 RPM from Berlin, Europe and the World, Vol. 25 - Kurt Widmann
- Toy Trumpet - Schellack Schätze: Treasures on 78 RPM from Berlin, Europe and the World, Vol. 25 - Kurt Widmann
- Ich warte auf dich (From "Frau meiner Träume") - Schellack Schätze: Treasures on 78 RPM from Berlin, Europe and the World, Vol. 25 - Kurt Widmann
- 42nd Street - European Swing Giants, Vol. 4 - Kurt Widmann
- Dinah - European Swing Giants, Vol. 4 - Kurt Widmann
- Mr. Anthony's Boogie - European Swing Giants, Vol. 4 - Kurt Widmann
- Opus No. 1 - European Swing Giants, Vol. 4 - Kurt Widmann
- Gestatten, mein Name ist Cox: Der Cox-Trot - European Swing Giants, Vol. 4 - Kurt Widmann
- Feuerwehr-Boogie - European Swing Giants, Vol. 4 - Kurt Widmann
- Bei mir bist du schoen - European Swing Giants, Vol. 4 - Kurt Widmann
- Shot Gun Boogie - European Swing Giants, Vol. 4 - Kurt Widmann
- You Made Me Love You - European Swing Giants, Vol. 4 - Kurt Widmann
- C-Jam Blues - European Swing Giants, Vol. 4 - Kurt Widmann
- Kosaken-Patrouille - European Swing Giants, Vol. 4 - Kurt Widmann
- American Patrol - European Swing Giants, Vol. 4 - Kurt Widmann
- It Had To Be You - European Swing Giants, Vol. 4 - Kurt Widmann
- Montana-Blues - European Swing Giants, Vol. 4 - Kurt Widmann
- Guatemala - European Swing Giants, Vol. 4 - Kurt Widmann
- Lilli Boogie - European Swing Giants, Vol. 4 - Kurt Widmann
- Honolulu-Blues - European Swing Giants, Vol. 4 - Kurt Widmann
- Tampico - European Swing Giants, Vol. 4 - Kurt Widmann
- By the Sleepy Lagoon - European Swing Giants, Vol. 4 - Kurt Widmann
- Estrellita - European Swing Giants, Vol. 4 - Kurt Widmann
- The Mess Is Here - European Swing Giants, Vol. 4 - Kurt Widmann
- Tanzende Sterne: Mackie-Boogie - European Swing Giants, Vol. 4 - Kurt Widmann
- Jumpin' Jehosaphat - European Swing Giants, Vol. 4 - Kurt Widmann
- Torpedo Junction - European Swing Giants, Vol. 4 - Kurt Widmann
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