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Birth name
  
George Allen Russell

Instruments
  
drums

Associated acts
  
Irene Schweizer

Occupation(s)
  
Drummer

Genres
  
Jazz

Origin
  
Dresden, Germany

Role
  
Drummer

Also known as
  
Gunter Baby Sommer

Name
  
Gunter Sommer


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Albums
  
Songs For Kommeno, Riobec, Three Seasons

Similar People
  
Peter Kowald, Conny Bauer, Irene Schweizer, Floros Floridis, Wadada Leo Smith

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Günter "Baby" Sommer (born 25 August 1943 in Dresden) is a German jazz drummer.

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He studied music in Dresden. He rose to fame in the GDR. He is part of the European free jazz avantgarde. He was part of the trio with Conny Bauer and Peter Kowald. He is now professor for drums and percussion in Dresden. The drummer and composer Christian Lillinger was one of his former students. The album Three Seasons "(HGBS 2014 with Michel Godard and Patrick Bebelaar) was awarded " Album of the Year 2014 " by The New York City Jazz Record.

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Discography

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  • G.Sommer solo Hörmusik FMP records (1979)
  • Peter Brötzmann / Albert Mangelsdorff / Günter "Baby" Sommer PICA PICA FMP Records (1984)
  • G.Sommer with Günter Grass Es war eimal ein Land (1987)
  • Cecil Taylor & Günter Sommer Riobec (1988)
  • Hans Günther Wauer Theo Jörgensmann Günter "Baby" Sommer Merseburger Begegnung kip records (1994)
  • G.Sommer Sächsische Schatulle Intakt records (1998)
  • Percussion Summit
  • Clarinet Summit
  • Three Seasons (HGBS 2014, with Günter „Baby“ Sommer, Patrick Bebelaar and Michel Godard)

    • Günter Sommer Jazzclub Tonne Programm Veranstaltungsarchiv 03042013

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    Songs

    HörmusikHörmusik · 1979
    Kommeno TodaySongs For Kommeno · 2012
    Lost RingSongs For Kommeno · 2012

    References

    Günter Sommer Wikipedia
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