Rolf Kühn Unit - Cucu Ear (Remastered) (2019) [Hi-Res]

Rolf Kuhn's style has evolved through the years. The clarinetist started out playing in German dance bands in the late '40s. He worked with radio orchestras starting in 1952 and moved to the U.S. in 1956. Kuhn subbed for Benny Goodman on a few occasions during 1957-1958, played in the Tommy Dorsey ghost band (1958), and worked in a big band led by Urbie Green (1958-1960). In 1962, Kuhn returned to Germany, where he has explored more adventurous styles of jazz (including dates with his younger brother, keyboardist Joachim Kuhn) but still occasionally shows off his ties to swing. Kuhn recorded with an all-star group called Winner's Circle (1957), Toshiko Akiyoshi (1958), and as a leader starting in 1953, including a 1956 New York quartet date for Vanguard.

Rolf Kühn, clarinet, synthesizer
Joachim Kühn, piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer
Peter Weihe, guitar
Philip Catherine, guitar
Charlie Mariano, reeds
Herb Geller, reeds
Egon Christmann, trombone
Wolfgang Ahlers, trombone
Klaus Blodau, trumpet
Larry Elam, trumpet
Mannie Moch, trumpet
Paul Kubatsch, trumpet
N.-H. Ø Pedersen, bass
Alphonse Mouzon, drums

Engineered by Walter Quintus Recorded at RÜSSL Studio Hamburg, April-May, 1980

Digitally remastered