Albert Mangelsdorff (September 5, 1928 – July 25, 2005) was a German jazz trombonist. Working mainly in free jazz, he was an innovator in multiphonics.
Early life
Mangelsdorff was born in Frankfurt on September 5, 1928, as the son of the bookbinder Emil Albert Joseph Mangelsdorff (1891–1963), born in Ingolstadt, and his wife Luise, née Becker (1896–1976), from Wertheim. He was given violin lessons as a child and was self-taught on guitar in addition to knowing trombone. Mangelsdorff began his career as a professional musician in 1947 as a rhythm guitarist in the Otto Laufner Big Band, which played in US Army clubs. he collaborated with the American musicians Gerry Mulligan and Louis Armstrong.
In 1993, Mangelsdorff was appointed honorary professor for jazz at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts. From 1995 to 2001, he directed the Berlin Jazz Festival. He was the father of countertenor and biologist Ralph Daniel Mangelsdorff (born 1958). He died in Frankfurt am Main on July 25, 2005.
Discography
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- Now Jazz Ramwong (CBS, 1964)
- Animal Dance with John Lewis, Zagreb Jazz Quartet (Atlantic, 1964)
- Folk Mond and Flower Dream (CBS, 1967)
- Zo-Ko-Ma with Attila Zoller, Lee Konitz (MPS, 1968)
- Albert Mangelsdorff and His Friends (MPS, 1969)
- Open Space with Karin Krog, John Surman, Francy Boland, Niels H.O. Pedersen, Daniel Humair (MPS, 1969)
- Wild Goose with Colin Wilkie, Shirley Hart, Joki Freund (MPS, 1969)
- Never Let It End (MPS, 1970)