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Hugo Strasser

Hugo Strasser is credited on 592 releases across 200 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1953–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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592

Pressings credited

200

Albums

8

Decades active

In collections

Biography

Hugo Strasser (April 7, 1922, Munich-Schwabing - March 17, 2016, Munich-Trudering) was a German swing and jazz musician, composer, clarinetist and big band leader of the Orchester Hugo Strasser (Hugo Strasser Orchestra) since 1955. The orchestra was famous for its dance music, in particular music for suited ballroom dancing with its strict beat and tempo, played at numerous ballroom dance / Dancesport championships in Germany and abroad. Of note is Strasser's series of recordings "Tanzplatte des Jahres" ( "Dance Record of the Year" ).

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Credited work

592 releases · 200 albums · active 1953–2023

  • Performance · 744
  • Other credits · 169
  • Production · 87

Studios: Meilhaus Sound Studio · Alpana Tonstudio · EMI Studios, Cologne · Trixi Tonstudios

Frequent collaborators

  • Various
  • Hugo Strasser Und Sein Tanzorchester
  • Heino
  • Hugo Strasser Und Sein Orchester
  • Hugo Strasser And His International Dance Orchestra
  • Roy Etzel
  • Nina & Frederik
  • Das Hellberg-Duo

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