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Albert Mangelsdorff
Frankfurt am Main, Germany · 1928-09-05 – 2005-07-25
Albert Mangelsdorff is credited on 700 releases across 176 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1953–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
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Albums
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Decades active
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Biography
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Albert Mangelsdorff (September 5, 1928 in Frankfurt, Germany – July 25, 2005 in Frankfurt) was one of the most accredited and innovative trombonists of modern jazz who became famous for his distinctive technique of playing multiphonics. Younger brother of Emil Mangelsdorff and father.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
700 releases · 176 albums · active 1953–2026
- Performance · 1,446
- Other credits · 127
- Engineering · 16
- Production · 11
Studios: Walldorf Studio · MPS-Studio, Villingen · Tonstudio Bauer · Tonstudio Walldorf
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Brötzmann / Van Hove / Bennink
- The United Jazz+Rock Ensemble
- Stan Getz
- Volker Kriegel
- Hans Koller
- Albert Mangelsdorff Quintet
- Albert Mangelsdorff Quintett
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