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Albert Vossen (1910-1971) studied piano and accordeon in both Cologne and Berlin. He fomed his own band in 1932 and played at Berlin's Ciro Bar. He quickly became one of Germany' s most popular musicians, recording many sides for Telefunken - both his own compositions and those of others. He recorded not only with a smaller ensemble but also with a big band formation.

In 1942 Albert Vossen became part of the "Deutsches Tanz und Unterhaltungsorchester" (Lit.German Dance & Amusement Orchestra) - a true big band which was created in part to offer an alternative to Anglo-American big bands and because many orchestras were suffering from a lack of musicians due to the War. More information on the DTU can be found here (in German):
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsches_Tanz-_und_Unterhaltungsorchester

Albert Vossen remained a a very active and popular musician after the war.

More information on Albert Vossen can be found here :

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Vossen

"Ich & Du" is a very airy, jazzy tune composed by Vossen himself and recorded in Berlin in October 1941.

The video features images of Berlin.

About the record :

Telefunken
A 10358/ mx. 25975
Berlin,
October 1941

Record in quite good condition but with some damage due to the strong bass.

This record was trasferred using the Ortofon Om78 cartridge and stylus as well as a 78rpm phono preamp in order to get an acceptable 78rpm equalization!