Rick Kiefer

Rick Kiefer (born 1939) is an American trumpet player who has spent most of his career as a professional musician in Germany. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, he first attracted notice in the early 1960s as a member of the Maynard Ferguson big band. In the mid-60s, he moved to Germany and became a member of the band, and by the end of the decade, he had joined the Kurt Edelhagen orchestra in Cologne. He spent the first half of the 1970s as a member of the James Last Orchestra, as well as with the Peter Herbolzheimer band, and from the late 70s onwards became a permanent member of the WDR (Westdeutscher Rundfunk, or West German Radio) big band. Kiefer is notable for being part of a group of Cleveland natives who played trumpet for James Last, the others being Bob Lanese, Chuck Findley and .^[1]

Discography[]

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With Maynard Ferguson

• Newport Suite (Roulette, 1960)
• Let's Face the Music and Dance (Roulette, 1960)
• Maynard '61 (Roulette, 1961)

With the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band

• Off Limits (Polydor, 1970)
• Change of Scenes (Verve, 1971) with Stan Getz

As a soloist Rick Kiefer

• (Omega, 1975) with and Jerry van Rooyen

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