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Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra - On The Alamo And Other Hits (Remastered) (2019)

Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra - On The Alamo And Other Hits (Remastered) (2019)
  • Title: On The Alamo And Other Hits
  • Year Of Release: 2019
  • Label: Millennium Digital Remaster
  • Genre: Jazz Pop, Swing, Easy Listening
  • Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (tracks)
  • Total Time: 54:27
  • Total Size: 135/368 Mb
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Tracklist:

01. Zambesi (Remastered 2016)
02. Wonderland By Night (Wunderland Bei Nacht) (Remastered Edition)
03. Sempre Que Lisboa Canta (Remastered 2018)
04. Happiness Never Comes Too Late (Das Glück Kommt Nie Zu Spät) (Remastered Edition)
05. On The Alamo (Remastered Edition)
06. Dreaming The Blues (Remastered Edition)
07. Tammy (Remastered Edition)
08. Fora De Portas (Remastered 2018)
09. Drifting And Dreaming (Sweet Paradise) (Remastered Edition)
10. Tudo Isto É Fado (Remastered 2018)
11. Stay With Me (Remastered Edition)
12. Fado de Vila Franca (Remastered 2018)
13. Lullaby For Lovers (Remastered Edition)
14. April in Portugal (Remastered 2018)
15. Twilight Time (Remastered 2016)
16. Les Lavandières du Portugal (Remastered 2018)
17. Rosa Engeitada (Remastered 2018)
18. Dancing in the Dark (Remastered 2016)
19. Fadistas Do Bairro Alto (Remastered 2018)
20. Black Beauty (Remastered 2016)

Kaempfert was born in Hamburg, Germany, where he received his lifelong nickname, Fips, and studied at the local school of music. 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. 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 Robić. In 1961, he hired The Beatles to back Tony Sheridan for an album called My Bonnie. The album and its singles, released by Polydor Records, were the Beatles' first commercially released recordings.

Kaempfert's own first hit with his orchestra had been in 1960, "Wonderland by Night". Wonderland by Night couldn't get a hearing in Germany. Instead, Kaempfert brought the track to Decca Records in New York, who released it in America in 1959; with its haunting solo trumpet, muted brass, and lush strings, the single topped the American pop charts and turned Bert Kaempfert and Orchestra into international stars. Over the next few years, he revived such pop tunes as "Tenderly", "Red Roses for a Blue Lady", "Three O'Clock in the Morning", and "Bye Bye Blues", as well as composing pieces of his own, including "Spanish Eyes (Moon Over Naples)", "Danke Schoen", and "Wooden Heart", which were recorded by, respectively, Al Martino, Wayne Newton, and Elvis Presley. For Kaempfert, little may have brought him more personal satisfaction than Nat King Cole recording his "L-O-V-E".

As a producer, Kaempfert also played a part in the rise of The Beatles when he signed a Liverpool-based singer named Tony Sheridan, who was performing in Hamburg, and needed to recruit a band to play behind him on the proposed sides. He auditioned and signed the Beatles, and recorded two tracks with them during his sessions for Sheridan: "Ain't She Sweet", sung by rhythm guitarist John Lennon and the instrumental "Cry for a Shadow", co-written by Lennon and lead guitarist George Harrison. Kaempfert's recording of the Beatles, even as a backing band for Sheridan, provided an impetus to their subsequent success, even though none of the Kaempfert-recorded sides resembled the music for which they became famous. On October 28, 1961, a man walked into the music store owned by Brian Epstein to ask for a copy of "My Bonnie", recorded by the Beatles (but, actually credited to Tony Sheridan). The store did not have it, but Epstein noted the request and was so intrigued by the idea of a Liverpool band getting a record of its own out, he personally followed up on it. This event led to his discovery of the Beatles and, through his effort, their signing by George Martin to Parlophone Records after getting clear of any contractual claim by Polydor.



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