Lutz Templin

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Lutz “Stumpie” Templin was tenor saxophonist who had led one of the best German swing bands before the WWII. While no Nazi himself, he had nonetheless taken full advantage of the opportunities that opened under the Nazi regime. As early as 1935, what would become the nucleus of the Lutz Templin Orchestra ousted its Jewish leader, James Kok, in order to secure a recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon. By the autumn of 1939, Templin’s reputation as a sax player and his links to the Nazis were strong enough for the Propaganda Ministry...read more

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