Kurt Edelhagen formed his first orchestra immediately after World War II, he had been playing piano in clubs for the allied armies. Personally selecting the musicians for his orchestra enabled a band of the highest quality to be created. Before 1946 had ended Kurt's first band was already in operation. He continued to lead big bands that performed for radio and studio recording purposes until the 1970's. Edelhagen's various orchestras featured a wide range of big band music, but always with a powerful brass ensemble sound. He was one of the first post-war European band leaders to feature foreign Jazz musicians, including Dusko Goykovich, Jimmy Deuchar, Derek Humble and Jiggs Whigham. The recordings on this compact disc feature swinging tracks from 1950 to 1954.

Tracklist:

Hawaiian Warchant
Happy Days Are Here Again
Sam's Song
Begin the Beguine
Blues (From an American in Paris)
I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
Stumbling
Little Boogie
Takin' a Chance on Love
No Can Do
In a Little Spanish Town
Dinah
Guatemala
Non Stop Riff
Eister Song
Fine & Dandy
Some of These Days
Wilhelmina
Moonlight Serenade

UPC: 5019317300159
Label: Montpellier
Release Date: 6.19.07
Format: CD

Kurt Edelhagen - Fine and Dandy (CD)