Kurt Widmann
Kurt "Kutte" Widman (2 March 1906 – 27 November 1954) was a German bandleader and jazz musician.
Widmann started out on drums, then later learned to play accordion and trombone. He was playing locally by 1924, and led a quintet at the Hotel Imperator in Berlin in 1933 which played swing jazz; Hans Berry was one of his sidemen. He directed his own dance orchestra from 1938 to 1942, which frequently appeared at the Haus Vaterland. He recorded in 1938–1939, including under various pseudonyms such as Billy Blackmoore, John Weepster, and John Webb. Once war began with England, censorship forbade these names, but the band was allowed to continue performing, including at events for German troops. Widmann was drafted to the Wehrmacht during the war but was released in 1944 for health reasons. He continued playing events in Germany even as Allied troops began invading, playing cinema houses in between films.
After the war, Widmann formed a new band which played during the American occupation, sometimes using older arrangements from the war period, but also employing Berlin-based arranger Walter Jenson. He recorded again in the late 1940s, and died of a stroke in 1954. The 1955 film Music in the Blood, directed by Erik Ode, is based on his life with Viktor de Kowa in the lead role.
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Das solistische Orchester - Glamourwelt Berlin, Vol. 8: Die großen Berliner Tanzorchester (Berlin Swing and Dancebandsfrom the Weimarer Republik to Second World War) (1933-1944) -
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Serenade: Schon war die Zeit - Glamourwelt Berlin, Vol. 8: Die großen Berliner Tanzorchester (Berlin Swing and Dancebandsfrom the Weimarer Republik to Second World War) (1933-1944) -
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Melodie der Nacht (Melody of the Night): Tango Marina - Glamourwelt Berlin, Vol. 8: Die großen Berliner Tanzorchester (Berlin Swing and Dancebandsfrom the Weimarer Republik to Second World War) (1933-1944) -
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Clivia: Clivia: Sie sind mir so sympathisch - Glamourwelt Berlin, Vol. 8: Die großen Berliner Tanzorchester (Berlin Swing and Dancebandsfrom the Weimarer Republik to Second World War) (1933-1944) -
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Diener lassen bitten: How do you do, wie geht es? - Glamourwelt Berlin, Vol. 8: Die großen Berliner Tanzorchester (Berlin Swing and Dancebandsfrom the Weimarer Republik to Second World War) (1933-1944) -
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Der Springer von Pontresina: Wir wollen Freunde sein fur's ganze Leben - Glamourwelt Berlin, Vol. 8: Die großen Berliner Tanzorchester (Berlin Swing and Dancebandsfrom the Weimarer Republik to Second World War) (1933-1944) -
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Truxa: Truxa-Fox - Glamourwelt Berlin, Vol. 8: Die großen Berliner Tanzorchester (Berlin Swing and Dancebandsfrom the Weimarer Republik to Second World War) (1933-1944) -
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Allotria: Blindekuh - Glamourwelt Berlin, Vol. 8: Die großen Berliner Tanzorchester (Berlin Swing and Dancebandsfrom the Weimarer Republik to Second World War) (1933-1944) -
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Barcelona - Glamourwelt Berlin, Vol. 8: Die großen Berliner Tanzorchester (Berlin Swing and Dancebandsfrom the Weimarer Republik to Second World War) (1933-1944) -
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Good Night, Ladies (arr. W. Dobrzynski) - Glamourwelt Berlin, Vol. 8: Die großen Berliner Tanzorchester (Berlin Swing and Dancebandsfrom the Weimarer Republik to Second World War) (1933-1944) -
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Maske in Blau: Was nicht ist, kann noch werden - Glamourwelt Berlin, Vol. 8: Die großen Berliner Tanzorchester (Berlin Swing and Dancebandsfrom the Weimarer Republik to Second World War) (1933-1944) -
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Gasparone: Ich werde jede Nacht von Ihnen traumen - Glamourwelt Berlin, Vol. 8: Die großen Berliner Tanzorchester (Berlin Swing and Dancebandsfrom the Weimarer Republik to Second World War) (1933-1944) -
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O mia bella Napoli - Glamourwelt Berlin, Vol. 8: Die großen Berliner Tanzorchester (Berlin Swing and Dancebandsfrom the Weimarer Republik to Second World War) (1933-1944) -
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Dein susser Mund, du kleine Frau - Glamourwelt Berlin, Vol. 8: Die großen Berliner Tanzorchester (Berlin Swing and Dancebandsfrom the Weimarer Republik to Second World War) (1933-1944) -
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Esprit - Glamourwelt Berlin, Vol. 8: Die großen Berliner Tanzorchester (Berlin Swing and Dancebandsfrom the Weimarer Republik to Second World War) (1933-1944) -
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Kleiner Mann, was nun?: Kleiner Mann, was nun? - Glamourwelt Berlin, Vol. 8: Die großen Berliner Tanzorchester (Berlin Swing and Dancebandsfrom the Weimarer Republik to Second World War) (1933-1944) -
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Gold Diggers of 1935: Lullaby of Broadway (Sung in German) - Glamourwelt Berlin, Vol. 8: Die großen Berliner Tanzorchester (Berlin Swing and Dancebandsfrom the Weimarer Republik to Second World War) (1933-1944) -
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The Man with the Mandolin - Glamourwelt Berlin, Vol. 8: Die großen Berliner Tanzorchester (Berlin Swing and Dancebandsfrom the Weimarer Republik to Second World War) (1933-1944) -
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Eine Nacht im Mai: Land in Sicht - Glamourwelt Berlin, Vol. 8: Die großen Berliner Tanzorchester (Berlin Swing and Dancebandsfrom the Weimarer Republik to Second World War) (1933-1944) -
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Das Licht geht aus - Glamourwelt Berlin, Vol. 8: Die großen Berliner Tanzorchester (Berlin Swing and Dancebandsfrom the Weimarer Republik to Second World War) (1933-1944) -
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