Crazy Otto

Crazy Otto was one of the stranger and more entertaining phenomenon in light jazz in the years after World War II. Born in Germany in 1912, Fritz Schulz-Reichel was the son of a classical musician, and took up the piano at age six. By age eight, he had developed a unique style of performing, playing the melody with his left hand and the rhythm with his right. By the time he was in his teens, he seemed destined for a career as a concert pianist, but he discovered popular music and decided that this was where his future lay. He became a light jazz performer known for his unusu...