- Timme Rosenkrantz
Baron Timme Rosenkrantz (
July 6 , 1911–August 11 ,1969 )A Danish aristocrat, author and jazz enthusiast. Rosenkrantz was an early supporter of
African American jazz musicians and promoted many concerts and recordings. He also produced a 1938 session for the Victor label, assembling Rex Stewart, Don Byas, Russell Procope, Tyree Glenn, Jo Jones and others as Timme Rosenkrantz and His Barrelhouse Barons. His private 1944 acetates of Errol Garner, which subsequently saw release on Blue Note and other labels, were the pianist's first recordings. A man of great humor, Rosenkrantz wrote witty short stories and vignettes for a number of publications, including Esquire magazine.His collection of Jazz Music (concentrated on the Swing Era) is placed in the
Jazz collections at the University Library of Southern Denmark , Odense.References
* Mike Matloff, "The Jazz Baron" [http://www.mikematloff.com/Writing-Misc/Timme.pdf]
* [http://www.musicweb-international.com/encyclopaedia/c/Cavanaugh.htm Encyclopedia entry]External links
* [http://www.sdu.dk/Bibliotek/Om%20biblioteket/Om%20samlingerne/Jazz.aspx?sc_lang=en The jazz collections at the University Library of Southern Denmark]
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