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Kurt Edelhagen (1920 – 1982) was a major European big band leader throughout the 1950s.

Edelhagen was born in Herne, Germany. After studying clarinet and piano in Essen, he set up his multicultural big band, which over the years would include many jazz musicians who were well known in Europe.

Closely associated with the radio station Südwestfunk (SWF), in 1953 Edelhagen took on Caterina Valente as a singer for his big band, and together they recorded her first album that same year. In 1957 Popular singer Tony Sandler recorded several songs, such as "Ik weet wat je vraagt", with his orchestra for the POLYDOR label. In 1957 Kurt Edelhagen moved to Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) in Cologne where he led the station's big band until his contract ran out in 1972.

His Radio Orchestra played at the opening ceremony of the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Kurt Edelhagen - Accent on Percussion (1964)
Kurt Edelhagen - Big Band Hits (1966)
Kurt Edelhagen - Big-Band Fascination '72 (1972)
Kurt Edelhagen - Charleston (1975)
Kurt Edelhagen - Concerto! (1964)
Kurt Edelhagen - Dancing Percussion (1964)
Kurt Edelhagen - Die grossen deutschen Tanzorchester (1987)
Kurt Edelhagen - Edelhagen plays Jimmy (1970)
Kurt Edelhagen - Evergreens from Germany (1987)
Kurt Edelhagen - Hit-Saison (1974)
Kurt Edelhagen - Moonlight Serenade (2007)
Kurt Edelhagen - My Fair Lady german version (1960)
Kurt Edelhagen - Olympia Parade 1 (1972)
Kurt Edelhagen - Olympia parade 2 (1972)
Kurt Edelhagen - Standards Made in the USA (2009)
Kurt Edelhagen - Super Tanzmusik  (1980)
Kurt Edelhagen - Swing Goodies (1966)
Kurt Edelhagen - Swing Time (1966)
Kurt Edelhagen - Welthits zum Tanzen (1978)

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