ArtistInfo

Fatty George Und Seine Band

Band, AT
Jazz

Fatty George's band formed around 1951 in Innsbruck. 1955 Fatty moved with his sextet back to Vienna where they recorded a few LPs and 7" till they broke up in 1958. The band was of variable size and home for various Austrian jazz legends like Joe Zawinul or Roland Kovac. From 1958 onwards, the band was more a session band in Fatty George's jazz club "Fatty's Saloon". After the closing of the club in 1963, Fatty continued to play in a younger and different line-up, living mostly in Berlin at the time. In 1967 the band stopped since Fatty George was now radio presenter and musician for the Austrian broadcasting organization ORF.

Members

	Roland Kovac p 1927-2013 AT
	Joe Zawinul key, p, ep 1932-2007 AT
	Fritz Pauer p, ep 1943-2012 AT
	Oscar Klein tr, g 1930-2006 AT
	Robert Politzer tr 1939-2010 AT
	Viktor Plasil dr, perc 1926-2009 AT
	Fatty George cl 1927-1982 AT
	Karl Drewo ts, sax 1929-1995 AT
	Bill Grah p, vib 1928-1996 AT
	Bob Blumenhoven dr *1931 DE
	Heinz Grah b *1931 DE
	Willi Meerwald tb 1924-2005 AT
	Beryl Bryden voc, wb 1920-1998 GB
	Hans Ehrlinger tb 1931-2010 DE
	Heinz Bigler as, cl *1934 CH
	Fritz Ozmec dr, perc *1948 AT
	Matyi Csányi vn 1929-1980 AT
	Johann Anton Rettenbacher b, eb 1939-1989 AT
	Rudi Wilfer p *1936 AT
	Lucas Costa eg, acg, g 1941-1993
	Al "Fats" Edwards voc 1923-1992 US
	Karl Prosenik dr, perc *1939 AT
	Herbert Fiala voc, dr *1932 AT
	Fred Wallisch tr AT