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Rolf Kühn (29 September 1929 – 18 August 2022) was a German jazz clarinetist and saxophonist. He was the older brother of the pianist
Joachim Kühn.[1]
Kühn lived in the United States from 1956 to 1959.
John Hammond favourably compared him with
Benny Goodman.[2] In 2008, he founded band with Christian Lillinger, Ronny Graupe, and Johannes Fink.
Rolf Kühn died on 18 August 2022, at the age of 92.[3]
Discography
As leader
Streamline (Vanguard, 1956)
Rolf Kuhn and His Sound of Jazz (Urania, 1960)
Rolf Kuhn feat. Klaus Doldinger (Brunswick, 1962)
Solarius (Amiga, 1965)
Nana Und Rolf in Action: Make Love! (Intercord, 1969)
R. K. Sextet (Intercord, 1969)
Devil in Paradise (MPS/BASF, 1971)
The Day After (MPS, 1972)
Connection '74 (MPS/BASF, 1974)
Total Space (MPS/BASF, 1975)
Symphonic Swampfire (MPS, 1979)
Cucu Ear (MPS, 1980)
Don't Split (L+R, 1983)
As Time Goes By (Blue Flame, 1991)
Big Band Connection (Blue Flame, 1993)
Affairs (Intuition, 1997)
Inside Out (Intuition, 1999)
Internal Eyes (Intuition, 1999)
Smile: Famous Themes from Hollywood (Intuition, 2003)