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Biography
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Walter Baumgartner
Real name: Walter Ernst Baumgartner
Effective period / Period of releases: 1951
Swiss (German-speaking) jazz musician (piano and trombone), composer, conductor, and for a time arranger (* 16 November 1904 in Sevelen, Switzerland; † 03 October 1997 in Zollikerberg, Switzerland).In 1934, he founded the swing band "The Magnolians", comprising among others Eddie Brunner. He also composed music for movies.
In 1956, he married Helen Vita, with whom he had two sons.