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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Berthold Heinrich Kämpfert |
| Also known as | "Fips" |
| Born | 16 October 1923 Barmbek, Hamburg, Germany |
| Died | 21 June 1980 (aged 56) Majorca |
| Genre(s) | Easy listening, instrumental, jazz, big band |
| Occupation(s) | Orchestra leader, Composer |
| Instrument(s) | Accordion, clarinet, piano, saxophone |
| Years active | 1939–1980. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Majorca ( Spanish and Mallorca is the largest island of Spain. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Easy listening music is a style of Popular music and radio format that emerged in the mid-20th century evolving out of swing and Big band music An instrumental is a Musical composition or recording without Lyrics or any other sort of Vocal music; all of the Music is produced by Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States A big band is a type of Musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The accordion is a portable box-shaped Musical instrument of the hand-held Bellows -driven free-reed aerophone family sometimes referred to as a Squeezebox The clarinet is a Musical instrument in the Woodwind family The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind |
| Label(s) | Polydor, Decca USA, MCA |
| Website | www.kaempfert.de/en/ |
Bert Kaempfert (born Berthold Kämpfert; 16 October 1923 – 21 June 1980) was a German orchestra leader and songwriter. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string brass woodwind sections and possibly a percussion section as well A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both He made easy listening and jazz-oriented records, and wrote the music for a number of well-known songs, such as "Strangers in the Night" (originally recorded by Ivo Robić) and "Spanish Eyes". Easy listening music is a style of Popular music and radio format that emerged in the mid-20th century evolving out of swing and Big band music Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States " Strangers in the Night " is a popular song made famous in 1966 by Frank Sinatra. Ivo Robić (born January 29, 1923 in Garešnica, former Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes, later Yugoslavia, died March 9
He was born in Hamburg, Germany - where he received his lifelong nickname, Fips - and studied at the School of Music there. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A multi-instrumentalist, he was hired by Hans Busch to play with his orchestra before serving as a bandsman in the German Navy during World War II. The German Navy ( Deutsche Marine ( is the Navy of Germany and part of the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He later formed his own big band, toured with them, then worked as an arranger and producer, making hit records with Freddy Quinn and Ivo Robic. A big band is a type of Musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late In Music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing Music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch such In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Freddy Quinn (born September 27, 1931 in Niederfladnitz, Niederösterreich) is an Austrian singer and actor whose popularity within Ivo Robić (born January 29, 1923 in Garešnica, former Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes, later Yugoslavia, died March 9 In 1961, he hired The Beatles to back Tony Sheridan on "My Bonnie (Lies Over the Ocean)," "When the Saints Go Marching In," "Ain't She Sweet" and "Cry for a Shadow," in a session for Polydor, the Beatles' first commercial recordings. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Tony Sheridan (born Anthony Esmond Sheridan McGinnity on May 21, My Bonnie is a 1962 album by Tony Sheridan and the Beat Brothers better known as The Beatles. " When the Saints Go Marching In " so well-known that it is often referred to as " The Saints " is a United States gospel Hymn " Ain't She Sweet " is a song composed by Milton Ager and Jack Yellen in 1927 " Cry for a Shadow " is an early Beatles instrumental. Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.
Kaempfert's own first hit with his orchestra had been in 1960, with "Wonderland by Night". Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Many of his tunes became better known as hits for other artists:
- "Strangers in the Night" (with words by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder, originally composed by Ivo Robić), was originally recorded as part of his score for the 1965 film A Man Could Get Killed. " Strangers in the Night " is a popular song made famous in 1966 by Frank Sinatra. Ivo Robić (born January 29, 1923 in Garešnica, former Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes, later Yugoslavia, died March 9 A Man Could Get Killed is a 1966 adventure comedy film shot on location around the Mediterranean and starring James Garner, Melina Mercouri It became a #1 hit for Frank Sinatra in 1966. Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar.
- "Wooden Heart," sung by Elvis Presley in the film GI Blues was a hit in 1961. " Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn " is a song best known for featuring in the 1960 Elvis Presley film G GI Blues is a 1960 Elvis Presley musical Motion picture played as a romantic comedy A cover of "Wooden Heart" performed by Joe Dowell became a big hit in the summer of 1961, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, on August 28 of that year. " Wooden Heart (Muss I Denn " is a song best known for featuring in the 1960 Elvis Presley film G Joe Dowell (born January 23 1940 Bloomington Illinois) was an American pop singer
- His instrumental "Moon Over Naples," when given words by Snyder, became "Spanish Eyes", originally a hit for Al Martino and also recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck, Presley, and many others. Al Martino (born Alfred Cini October 7 1927, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an Italian-American Singer and Actor Engelbert Humperdinck (born Arnold George Dorsey, May 2 1936, Madras India) is a well-known British - American
- "Danke Schoen", with words added by Kurt Schwabach and Milt Gabler, became Wayne Newton's signature song. "Danke Schoen" is a 1962 song first recorded by Bert Kaempfert, however it gained its fame in 1963 when American singer Wayne Milton Gabler ( May 20, 1911 - July 20, 2001) was an American Record producer, responsible for many innovations in the recording Carson Wayne Newton' (born April 3, 1942) is an American Singer and entertainer based in Las Vegas Nevada.
- "L-O-V-E", with words added by Milt Gabler, was a hit for Nat King Cole
- "Tenderly", "Three O'Clock in the Morning", "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" and other romantic songs were covered frequently by other easy-listening or middle-of-the-road performers. " L-O-V-E " is a Jazz song written by Milt Gabler and Bert Kaempfert for American singer-pianist Nat King Cole 's 1965 Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17 1919 &ndash February 15 1965 known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician " Tenderly " is a popular Song published in 1946 with music by Walter Lloyd Gross (1909-1967 and lyrics by Jack Lawrence. " Red Roses for a Blue Lady " is a 1948 popular Song by Sid Tepper and Roy C Easy listening music is a style of Popular music and radio format that emerged in the mid-20th century evolving out of swing and Big band music Middle Of The Road was a Scottish pop group who enjoyed great success across Europe in the early 1970s
- A jazzier number called "A Swingin' Safari" was the initial theme tune for the long-running TV game show, The Match Game used on the NBC version from 1962-67. A Swingin' Safari is an Instrumental composed by Bert Kaempfert in 1962 Match Game also called The Match Game was an American Television Game show that celebrities and contestants answering The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's "A Swingin' Safari" also hit the Billboard charts by Billy Vaughn, the single release peaking at #13 in the summer of 1962. A Swingin' Safari is an Instrumental composed by Bert Kaempfert in 1962 See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Another 1962 single, That Happy Feeling, became well-known as background music for children's television programming, most notably that of Sandy Becker. That Happy Feeling was an instrumental Pop music single composed by Guy Warren and which is the second cut on the 1960 Bert Kaempfert album George Sandford Becker ( February 19, 1922 &ndash April 9, 1996) went professionally by Sandy Becker, was a Television
- "Tahitian Sunset" was sampled extensively by the lo-fi dance artists Lemon Jelly as their track "In the Bath". Lemon Jelly are a British Electronica duo consisting of Nick Franglen and Fred Deakin
Kaempfert's orchestra made extensive use of horns. A couple of numbers that featured brass prominently, "Magic Trumpet" and "The Mexican Shuffle", were played by both Kaempfert's orchestra and by the Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, whose initially Mariachi style, in fact, evolved towards the Kaempfert style as the 1960s progressed. Herbert "Herb" Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American Musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert MARIACHI, the Mixed Apparatus for Radar Investigation of Cosmic-rays of High Ionization, is an apparatus for the detection of Ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECR The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 The Brass covered "Magic Trumpet", and Kaempfert returned the favor by covering Brass compadre Sol Lake's number, "The Mexican Shuffle". The latter tune evolved into a TV ad, "The Teaberry Shuffle". Clark's Teaberry is a brand of Chewing gum. It was developed by the D
Many of his hits during this period were composed and arranged with the help of fellow German Herb Rehbein, who became a successful bandleader in his own right. Rehbein's death in 1979 shook Kaempfert deeply. Both Kaempfert and Rehbein were posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music.
By the 1970s, sales of Kaempfert's music had dropped off somewhat, but he continued to record (his version of the "Theme from Shaft" was admired by Isaac Hayes himself) and remained popular with audiences. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Shaft is a 1971 American Blaxploitation film directed by Gordon Parks and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Isaac Lee Hayes Jr (August 20 1942 – August 10 2008 was an American Academy Award winning soul and Funk singer-songwriter Musician He expanded the musical scope of his band and recorded in a wide variety of styles. He also began to play live concerts with his orchestra, beginning in 1974, with a successful appearance at London's Royal Albert Hall. An orchestra is an instrumental ensemble, usually fairly large with string brass woodwind sections and possibly a percussion section as well Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Royal Albert Hall is an Arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known A cigarette smoker (as illustrated on the posthumous Best of CD), he died suddenly, at the age of 56, following a stroke at his home on Majorca, shortly after a successful tour of Britain. A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain Majorca ( Spanish and Mallorca is the largest island of Spain. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
Kaempfert used many musicians who were available in Germany and other parts of Europe, including many of the same players who played for James Last, Kai Warner and Roberto Delgado. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. James Last (born Hans Last on April 17, 1929 in Bremen) is a German composer and Big band leader Kai Warner (born October 27 1926 in Bremen died July 9 1982in Hamburg) real name Werner Last, was a German musician Horst Wende ( 5 November 1919 &mdash 23 January 1996) was a German bandleader arranger and composer He featured such top soloists as trumpeters Charly Tabor, Werner Gutterer, Manfred Moch and Ack van Rooyen, trombonists Ake Persson and Jiggs Whigham, and sax/flute player Herb Geller. In Music, a solo (from the Italian solo, meaning alone) is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer Manfred Moch is a German trumpet player He made a name for himself in the 1960s as the featured solo trumpet player for the Bert Kaempfert orchestra contributing memorable Åke Persson (February 25 1932 Hässleholm - February 5 1975 Stockholm) was a Swedish Bebop Jazz trombonist Jiggs Whigham (born Oliver Haydn Whigham III on 20 August 1943) is an American Jazz Trombonist living in Europe Herb Geller (born 2 November 1928 in Los Angeles) is an American Jazz Saxophonist, Composer and Arranger Drummer Rolf Ahrens supplied the characteristically simple but steady beat, often playing just a snare drum with brushes. Another contributor to Kaempfert's music was guitarist/bassist Ladislav "Ladi" Geisler, who popularized the famous "knackbass" (crackling bass) sound, which became the most distinctive feature of many Kaempfert recordings - a treble staccato bass guitar sound in which the bass string was plucked with a pick and immediately suppressed to cancel out any sustain.
Note: it was Ladislav "Ladi" Geisler who lent his guitar amplifier to The Beatles for their recording session with Tony Sheridan, after the band's own equipment proved to be inadequate for recording purposes. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Tony Sheridan (born Anthony Esmond Sheridan McGinnity on May 21,
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Influence
- Kaempfert is referenced in the hit song "One Week" by the Barenaked Ladies. " One Week " is a 1998 hit single by Barenaked Ladies. Barenaked Ladies (often abbreviated BNL or occasionally BnL) is a Juno -winning and Grammy -nominated Canadian Alternative [1]
- Jimi Hendrix included the melody of "Strangers in the Night" in his improvised guitar solo for his famous guitar-burning version of "Wild Thing" at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter " Strangers in the Night " is a popular song made famous in 1966 by Frank Sinatra. " Wild Thing " is a hit song written by New York -born songwriter Chip Taylor and originally recorded by The Wild Ones in 1965 ( United The Monterey International Pop Music Festival was a three-day concert event held June 16 to June 18 1967 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey
Discography
Note: titles are for European releases. U. S. releases have other titles.
Singles and famous songs
- Swingin' Safari
- Afrikaan Beat
- Holiday for Bells
Albums
- Ssh! It's Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra (1958)
- April In Portugal (1959)
- Combo Capers (1960)
- Wonderland By Night (1960)
- The Wonderland of Bert Kaempfert (1960)
- Dancing In Wonderland (1961)
- With A Sound In My Heart (1961)
- Dreaming In Wonderland (1961)
- Solitude (1962)
- A Swingin' Safari (1962)
- Living It Up (1962)
- Christmas Tide with Bert Kaempfert (1963)
- That Latin Feeling (1963)
- Blue Midnight (1964)
- Let's Go Bowling (1964)
- The Magic Music of Faraway Places (1964)
- Love Letters (1965)
- Bye Bye Blues (1965)
- Three O'Clock in the Morning (1965)
- A Man Could Get Killed (1966)
- Strangers In The Night (1966)
- Hold Me (1966)
- The World We Knew (1967)
- Love That Bert Kaempfert (1967)
- My Way Of Life (1968)
- Ivo Robic singt Kaempfert-Erfolge (with Ivo Robic, 1968)
- One Lonely Night (1968)
- Traces Of Love (1969)
- The Kaempfert Touch (1970)
- Free And Easy (1970)
- Orange Coloured Sky (1971)
- Bert Kaempfert Now! (1971)
- 6 Plus 6 (1972)
- Yesterday and Today (1973)
- To The Good Life (1973)
- The Most Beautiful Girl (1974)
- Gallery (1974)
- Live In London (1974)
- Love Walked In (1975)
- Forever My Love (1975)
- Kaempfert '76 (1976)
- Safari Swings Again (1977)
- Tropical Sunrise (1977)
- Swing (1978)
- In Concert (with Sylvia Vrethammar, 1979)
- Smile (1979)
External links
- www.kaempfert.de (English)
- www.classicthemes.com
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