Rolf Kühn
Rolf Kühn was a German jazz clarinetist and saxophonist. He was the older brother of the pianist Joachim Kühn.
Kühn lived in the United States from 1956 to 1959. John Hammond favourably compared him with Benny Goodman. 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.
Discography
As leader
Streamline Rolf Kuhn and His Sound of Jazz Rolf Kuhn feat. Klaus Doldinger Solarius Nana Und Rolf in Action: Make Love! R. K. Sextet Devil in Paradise The Day After Connection '74 Total Space Symphonic Swampfire Cucu Ear Don't Split As Time Goes By Big Band Connection Affairs Inside Out Internal Eyes Smile: Famous Themes from Hollywood Bouncing with Bud Close Up Rollercoaster Stop Time! Stereo Spotlights Yellow + BlueWith Joachim KuhnRe-Union in Berlin Transfiguration Impressions of New York Monday Morning Hor Zu The Kuhn Brothers & the Mad Rockers Bloody Rockers Going to the Rainbow Brothers East Berlin 1966
- ''Lifeline''
As sideman
With Horst JankowskiGaste Bei Horst Jankowski Follow Me Starportrait/Follow Me WonderfulWith others
- Eddie Costa, At Newport
- Buddy DeFranco, The Three Sopranos
- Klaus Doldinger, Jubilee
- Tommy Dorsey, The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
- European Jazz Ensemble, 20th Anniversary Tour
- Urbie Green, The Persuasive Trombone of Urbie Green
- Urbie Green, The Message
- Friedrich Gulda, Music for 4 Soloists and Band No. 1
- Friedrich Gulda, Austrian Jazz Art: Friedrich Gulda and His Big bands
- Greetje Kauffeld, Young Girl Sunday Jazz
- Eartha Kitt, Thinking Jazz
- Albert Mangelsdorff, Albert Mangelsdorff
- Albert Mangelsdorff, Early Discoveries
- Oscar Pettiford, Germany 1958/1959
- George Wallington, ''The Workshop of the George Wallington Trio & Eddie Costa Trio''