The German Masters of Swing
Paul Kuhn (12 March 1928 – 23 September 2013)
Paul Kuhn was born the son of a croupier in Wiesbaden. In 1936, at the age of 8, he had a public gig at the 'Funkausstellung' in Berlin, playing the accordion. Some years later, he discovered jazz music (which was frowned upon during the nazi time (1933-1945)). In 1944, he was in Paris and had some gigs to entertain soldiers of the Wehrmacht, who still occupied Paris.
After V-Day (8 May 1945), the USA formed an occupation zone in parts of Germany, amongst them the region around Frankfurt. Kuhn was hired by AFN (American Forces Network), and he was live on the radio almost every day, alone or with his band. He adopted the style and sound of Glenn Miller (1904-1944).
In the 1950s, he arranged and composed entertainment music. Around 1955, he increasingly launched pop songs, sung and played by himself. During the sixties, more and more west German households bought a TV; music shows, big bands, and singers were very successful. In 1968, Kuhn was named head of the entertainment orchestra of Sender Freies Berlin.
In 1980, this band was dissolved and Kuhn moved to Cologne and founded his own orchestra.
Starting in 2000, he toured with Max Greger, Hugo Strasser, and the Big Band of SWR (Südwestdeutscher Rundfunk).
At the end of 2011, Kuhn travelled to San Francisco to record a CD (The L.A. Session, with John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton). The album was released in 2013.
His most known hits were Der Mann am Klavier (1954), Es gibt kein Bier auf Hawaii (1963), and Die Farbe der Liebe (1958 in the charts).
[Courtesy of Wikipedia]
Hugo Strasser (born April 7, 1922, in Munich-Schwabing, † March 17, 2016 in Munich-Trudering )
Hugo Strasser was born on April 7th, 1922, in Munich and became a famous German clarinetist and bandleader. The orchestra is known for its dance music, especially through the album series "Dance Record of the Year" and the musical sound and rhythm-settings in many dance championships. He formed his own 16-man dance band in the post-WWII years and still, today plays at many balls, including, inter alia, the Carnival balls, the Bayerischer Rundfunks. Many of his band members such as the late tenor saxophonist Werner Tauber, Hans Ehrlinger trombonist, trumpeter Etienne Cap, and guitarist Dirk Schweppe were/are outstanding arrangers for their instruments. Although the orchestra has been around for all those years, there were few personnel changes. [Courtesy Beautiful Instrumentals]
Max Greger (born April 2, 1926, in Munich, † August 15, 2015 ibid)
German saxophonist and bandleader Max Greger is a popular and well-known musician in Europe with myriad credits to his name, including film and television work. A gift of an accordion as a child first spurred his musical inclinations, and Greger ultimately studied clarinet and saxophone at the Munich Conservatory during the late '30s. Briefly serving in the military toward the end of World War II, Greger began performing with various jazz groups. His postwar work, often in American officers' clubs, ultimately led Greger to form his own sextet around 1948-1949, and later a big band. Performing a mixture of pop, jazz, and swing tunes, Greger had considerable success from the '50s onward, including regular appearances on German television from 1963 to 1977, and helped establish the growing German jazz movement. [Courtesy AllMusic]
Tracklist:
Disc 1: Unsere Lieblingsmelodien (Our Favorite Tunes)
01 Sax In Love - Max Greger, Saxofon und Orchester
02 Es gibt kein Bier auf Hawaii - Paul Kuhn mit Chor und Orchester
03 Somewhere, My Love (Schiwago-Melodie) - Hugo Strasser, Klarinette und sein Orchester
04 Die Farbe der Liebe - Paul Kuhn
05 (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Max Greger und sein Orchester
06 Der Mann am Klavier - Paul Kuhn und sein Orchester
07 You Are So Beautiful - Max Greger, Saxofon und Orchester
08 Johnson Rag - Max Greger, Saxofon und Orchester
09 Misty - Hugo Strasser, Klarinette und seine ''Hot Five'' (Ladia Base, Piano, Werner Schmiit, Drums, Uwe Gehring, Gitarre, Heinrich Haas, Jr., Hammond-Orgel)
10 Bier, Bier, Bier ist die Seele vom Klavier - Paul Kuhn
11 Yakety Sax - Max Greger, Saxofon und Orchester
12 Fly Me To The Moon - Hugo Strasser, Klarinette und seine ''Hot Five'' (Ladia Base, Piano, Werner Schmiit, Drums, Uwe Gehring, Gitarre, Heinrich Haas, Jr., Hammond-Orgel)
13 Der Pianist vom Grand Hotel - Paul Kuhn
14 Oh, Lady Be Good - Hugo Strasser, Klarinette und seine ''Hot Five'' (Ladia Base, Piano, Werner Schmiit, Drums, Uwe Gehring, Gitarre, Rudi Engel, Kontrabass)
15 Who's Sorry Now - Hugo Strasser, Klarinette mit Heinrich Haas Jr. und seine Band
16 Bridge Over Troubled Water - Max Greger, Saxofon und sein Orchester
17 Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Hugo Strasser, Klarinette mit Heinrich Haas Jr. und seine Band
18 Sugar Blues - Paul Kuhn und die SDR-Big Band
19 Once In A While - Hugo Strasser, Klarinette mit Heinrich Haas Jr. und seine Band
20 Unchained Melody - Max Greger, Saxofon und Orchester
21 Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - Max Greger, Saxofon mit Die Max Greger-Big Band
22 Gib dem Bub die Geige nicht - Paul Kuhn
23 Midnight in Munich - Max Greger, Jr., Piano, Max Greger, Saxofon und Orchester
Disc 2: Das große Swing-Festival (The Big Swing Festival)
01 Drum Boogie - Paul Kuhn und die SDR-Big Band
02 C-Jam Blues - Max Greger, Saxofon, Hugo Strasser, Klarinette, Paul Kuhn, Klavier, Hazy Osterwald, Trompete, James Last, Bass, Lala Kovacek, Drums
03 Chattanooga Choo Choo - Max Greger, Saxofon und Orchester
04 On The Sunny Side of The Street - Hugo Strasser, Klarinette mit Heinrich Haas Jr. und seine Band
05 What Is Love - Max Greger, Saxofon und Orchester
06 Cappuccina (Permettete Signorina) - Hugo Strasser, Klarinette mit Heinrich Haas Jr. und seine Band
07 Night and Day - Max Greger, Saxofon und Orchester
08 Swinging Bavaria - Max Greger, Saxofon und Orchester
09 Cherokee - Paul Kuhn und die SDR-Big Band
10 It's Only A Paper Moon - Hugo Strasser, Klarinette mit Heinrich Haas Jr. und seine Band
11 Night Train - Max Greger, Saxofon mit Kuno Schmid und sein Orchester
12 Everybody Loves Somebody - Max Greger, Saxofon und Orchester
13 Sweet Georgia Brown - Hugo Strasser und seine ''Hot Five'' (Ladia Base, Piano, Werner Schmitt, Drums, Uwe Gehring, Gitarre, Rudi Engel, Kontrabass)
14 Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White - Max Greger und sein Orchester
15 Chicago - Hugo Strasser, Klarinette, Heinrich Haas Jr., Hammond-Orgel, Werner Schmitt, Drums, Uwe Gehring, Gitarre, Günther Gebauer, E-Bass, mit Heinrich Haas Jr. und seine Band
16 Only You - Max Greger, Saxofon und Orchester
17 For Dancers Only - Paul Kuhn und die SDR-Big Band
18 St. Louis Blues - Die Max Greger-Big Band - Max Greger, Saxofon
19 One O'Clock Jump - Max Greger, Saxofon mit Kuno Schmid und sein Orchester
20 Fascination - Hugo Strasser, Klarinette mit Heinrich Haas Jr. und seine Band
21 Living Doll - Paul Kuhn
22 Keep Swingin', Max - Max Greger, Saxofon und Orchester
23 Make It Quick - Max Greger, Saxofon und Orchester
Disc 3: Zeit zum Träumen (Time To Dream)
01 Unforgettable - Hugo Strasser, Klarinette mit Heinrich Haas Jr. und seine Band
02 Aber dich gibt's nur einmal für mich - Max Greger und sein Orchester
03 Cara-Caramel Chocolat - Paul Kuhn
04 I Just Called To Say I Love You - Hugo Strasser und sein Tanzorchester
05 Chanson d'amour - Hugo Strasser, Klarinette und sein Orchester
06 Creole Love Call - Max Greger, Saxofon und Orchester
07 Mitten in der Nacht - Paul Kuhn
08 Petite Fleur - Die Max Greger-Big Band - Max Greger, Saxofon
09 As Time Goes By - Max Greger und sein Orchester
10 When A Man Loves A Woman - Hugo Strasser Sound-Orchester
11 (Somewhere) Over The Rainbow - Max Greger und sein Orchester
12 An Angel - Max Greger, Saxofon und Orchester
13 Pretend - Hugo Strasser, Klarinette mit Heinrich Haas Jr. und seine Band
14 Sentimental Journey - Paul Kuhn und die SDR-Big Band
15 Stardust - Hugo Strasser, Klarinette mit Heinrich Haas Jr. und seine Band
16 Senza una donna - Max Greger, Saxofon und Orchester
17 Medley: The Shadow of Your Smile / Spanish Eyes - Paul Kuhn und sein Orchester and Ute-Mann-Singers
18 Smile - Hugo Strasser, Klarinette mit Heinrich Haas Jr. und seine Band
19 Stardust - Max Greger, Saxofon mit Kuno Schmid und sein Orchester
20 Strangers In The Night (Fremde in der Nacht) - Hugo Strasser, Klarinette, Heinrich Haas Jr., Hammond-Orgel, Werner Schmitt, Drums, Uwe Gehring, Gitarre, Günther Gebauer, E-Bass, mit Heinrich Haas Jr. und seine Band
21 Stand By Me - Max Greger, Saxofon und Orchester
22 Davon träumen alle kleinen Mädchen - Paul Kuhn
23 Ungeküsst sollst du nicht schlafen gehn - Hugo Strasser und sein Orchester
Disc 4: Die große Party (The Big Party)
01 Oh Happy Day - Die Max Greger-Big Band - Max Greger, Saxofon
02 Hello Again - Hugo Strasser und sein Tanzorchester
03 Medley: Sail Along Silvery Moon (Eine Reise ins Glück) / Santo Domingo - Hugo Strasser, Klarinette und sein Orchester
04 Medley: And The Beat Goes On / Lambeth-Walk / Land of 1000 Dances / Also sprach Zarathustra - Die Max Greger-Big Band
05 Mucho, mucho, mucho - Hugo Strasser, Klarinette mit Heinrich Haas Jr. und seine Band
06 Amor, amor, amor - Paul Kuhn
07 Memory - Max Greger, Saxofon - Max Greger und sein Orchester
08 Have You Met Miss Jones? - Die Max Greger-Big Band
09 Volare - Hugo Strasser und seine ''Hot Five'' (Ladia Base, Piano, Werner Schmitt, Drums, Uwe Gehring, Gitarre, Rudi Engel, Kontrabass, Heinrich Haas Jr., Hammond-Orgel)
10 Medley: La Cumparsita / Original Charleston / Red Roses For A Blue Lady / Mr. Antony's Boogie - Die Max Greger-Big Band
11 Gigi hat's mir angetan - Paul Kuhn
12 Sing mit mir - Hugo Strasser und sein Orchester
13 Jive Connie - Max Greger, Saxofon und Orchester
14 Tequila - Max Greger, Saxofon und Orchester
15 L.O.V.E. - Hugo Strasser, Klarinette mit Heinrich Haas Jr. und seine Band
16 Heut geh ich nicht nach Hause - Paul Kuhn
17 Medley: Rumba Anna / Harry Lime Theme / Abends in der Taverne / Mambo Jambo - Die Max Greger-Big Band
18 Quizas, Quizas, Quizas - Hugo Strasser, Klarinette mit Heinrich Haas Jr. und seine Band
19 Ausgerechnet Bananen (Yes! We Have No Bananas) - Hugo Strasser und sein Orchester
20 Abends muss ich tanzen (Talk Back Trembling Lips) - Paul Kuhn
21 Adios Amor - Hugo Strasser und sein Tanzorchester
22 Medley: Sag beim Abschied leise Servus / Auf Wiederseh'n / Der Wind hat mir ein Lied erzählt / Nachspann zu einer Fernsehsendung mit Peter Frankenfeld - Die Max Greger-Big Band
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