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Oscar Klein

tr, g, 1930-2006 AT, Graz
Musician of Jazz

Austrian jazz trumpet player (and also clarinet, harmonica, guitar and banjo ...) Born January 5, 1930 in Graz, Austria, died December 12, 2006 in Plüdershausen near Stuttgart, Germany. Leading trumpet player of the Dutch Swing College Orchestra. Free-lancing from the 1963. Tours around former Czechoslovakia, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Argentinia, Chili, Uruguay, UK, Ireland, Germany, Denmark and Norway. Recorded on 18 LPs. Married to vocalist Miriam Klein.

     
Instruments
  • Trumpet
  • Guitar
  • Cornet
  • Harmonica
  • Clarinet
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Blues
  • Pop
Plays With
Big Four
Das Munich Jazz-Star-Ensemble
Emil Mangelsdorff Swingers
Fatty George & His Two-Sound Band
Fatty George And His Chicago Jazz Band
Fatty George Und Seine Band
Little Fritz And His Friends
Oscar Klein Combo
Oscar Klein Quartet
Papa Oscars Dixielanders
The Banjo Barons
The Dutch Swing College Band
Willi Fantl Und Sein Ensemble
K & K Dixielanders
Old Stoariegler Dixielandband
The European Jazz Giants
Popular Tracks   
Oscar's Blues - Live on Moonglow by Oscar Klein
Out of Nowhere - Live on Moonglow by Oscar Klein
Yakanaka Vangheri on Gospel, Spiritual, Blues by Oscar Klein, Heini Altbart & Karol Hodas
Harmonica Boogie on Runnin' Wild by Henri Chaix, Jesper Thilo & Oscar Klein
Baby Wont' You Please Come Home? on Spiegle Willcox Rides Again by Oscar Klein
Till There Was You on Runnin' Wild by Henri Chaix, Jesper Thilo & Oscar Klein
I Am Your Hoochie Coochie Man on Blues Session by Philadelphia Jerry Ricks & Oscar Klein
J & K Rag on Blues Session by Philadelphia Jerry Ricks & Oscar Klein
When You're Smiling on Runnin' Wild by Henri Chaix, Jesper Thilo & Oscar Klein
When You're Smiling on Spiegle Willcox Rides Again by Oscar Klein

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Pick-A-BluesOscar Klein & Katie Kern2001Album
Jazz For Two / Big FourOscar Klein & Lino Patruno1999Album
European Jazz Stars Live At The San Marino Jazz FestivalOscar Klein & Lino Patruno1998Album
Ein Oscar FurOld Stoariegler Dixielandband, Oscar Klein1997Album
Timeless BluesOscar Klein1996Compil.
"Big Four" "Jazz For Two"Oscar Klein, Lino Patruno1996Album
Swinging Favourites of '45The Dutch Swing College Band With Deep River Quartet • The Rosenberg Trio • Dim Kesber • Mrs. Einstein • Oscar Klein • Wim Kolstee • Pim Jacobs & Louis van Dijk • Jaap van Kempen1995Album
European All StarsOscar Klein, Sammy Price1990Album
"Live" On Tour!Barbara Dennerlein, Oscar Klein, Charly Antolini1989Album
Spiegle Willcox Rides AgainLino Patruno & Oscar Klein1988Album
Blues PanoramaOscar Klein & Jerry Ricks1987Album
Blues And Other ShoesOscar Klein / Thomas Möckel1987Album
Low Light BluesJerry Ricks & Oscar Klein1980Album
Jazz RootsJerry Ricks & Oscar Klein1980Album
Blues '80Jerry Ricks & Oscar Klein1979Album
Europa Jazz ParadeFatty George, Emil Mangelsdorff, Oscar Klein, Miriam Klein, Albert Nicholas1978Album
Band GuitarOscar Klein1978Album
Two Guitars One SoulJerry Ricks & Oscar Klein1977Album
Darktown Jazz-BandDarktown Jazzband Featuring Fatty George, Jimmy McPartland, Dick Cary, Oscar Klein, Charly Antolini1976Album
25 Years AfterMilan College Jazz Society Starring Ralph Sutton, Bud Freeman, Oscar Klein, Lino Patruno1976Album
Pickin' The Blues, Vol. 1Oscar Klein1975Album
Pickin' The BluesOscar Klein1974Album
Chicagoan All StarsOscar Klein, Fatty George1974Album
Blues & BoogieMiriam Klein, Oscar Klein, Henri Chaix, Bob Carter, Peter Giger1969Album
On TourOscar Klein And Das Munich Jazz-Star-Ensemble1964Single
Henri Chaix With Oscar KleinOscar Klein, Henri ChaixAlbum
Guitar Boogie WoogieJerry Ricks Und Oscar KleinAlbum
Dixie TimeOscar KleinAlbum
Picking The BluesOscar KleinCompil.
Two Sides Of Fatty George (1955/56)Fatty George, Beryl Bryden, Oscar Klein, Bill GrahAlbum
JazzshowOscar KleinAlbum
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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
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