Erwin Lehn
Erwin Lehn (8 June 1919, Grünstadt – 20 March 2010) was a German jazz composer, bandleader and musician. On 1 April 1951 he established the Südfunk dance orchestra of the South German Radio in Stuttgart, which he directed until 1992. With the start of a new public broadcasting corporation, the Südwestrundfunk, the name of the "Südfunk Tanzorchester" was changed to "SWR Big Band".
Discography
[edit]- 1959: Jazz at Television Tower (Columbia Records)
- 1966: Musicals on Parade (MPS)
- 1968: Beat Flames (MPS)
- 1973: Color in Jazz (MPS)
- 2013: Sweet ´N Lo (The Swingin' Sound of the Dr. Drew. Podcast)
Supporting work
[edit]- several works supporting pianist Horst Jankowski and the Jankowski singers
External links
[edit]- Literature by and about Erwin Lehn in the German National Library catalogue
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