https://www.facebook.com/prognotfrog album: The SWF Session 1973
The Dieter Bihlmaier Selection is founded in 1972 by the trio Dieter Bihlmaier, flute, Gerhart \"Hartchen\" Ziegler, drums, and Harry Rettenbacher, bass. In 1973 Jan Jankeje takes over the bass. In this lineup the present recordings were made on 21.12.1973 in the SWF U1 studio in Baden-Baden. Numerous concerts and live radio recordings, gigs at festivals, occasionally with well known soloists, followed suit. Augmented to a quartet with Gerhard Dietz on the vibraphone, the Dieter Bihlmaier Selection recorded two albums: \"Maskerade\", released in 1974 on Creativmusic-Records, and in 1976 \"Manipulsation\" for the label Pläne (Jazz S3004). Here, apart from the founding members Bihlmaier and Ziegler, Wolfgang Lauer played the bass and Wolfgang Lackerschmidt was on the vibraphone. In the aftermath (from 1978 on) Bihlmaier and Ziegler played as a quartet, together with bass clarinetist Michel Pilz and bassist Buschi Niebergall, or with saxophonist Heinz Bauer in Pilz's place. In 1980-1981 Bihlmaier played as a duo together with bassist Wolfgang Lauer. His tragic death in February 1981 at the age of forty put an abrupt end to an exciting life as a musician. http://www.longhairmusic.de/bihlmaierenglisch.htm
- Dieter Bihlmaier - flute
- Gerhart \"Hartchen\" Ziegler - drums
- Harry Rettenbacher - bass
- Jan Jankeje - bass
- Gerhard Dietz - vibraphone
- Wolfgang Lauer - bass
- Wolfgang Lackerschmidt - vibraphone
- Michel Pilz - bass clarinet
- Buschi Niebergall - bassist
- Heinz Bauer - saxophone
