Events, Updates, New Releases
Commemorative Plaque for Bert Kaempfert
Unveiled on 21 June 2008 on the building housing the Spielbank Hamburg
The Working Group for Urban Development of the Patriotische Gesellschaft von 1765 has honoured the world-famous composer, arranger and bandleader Bert Kaempfert with a commemorative plaque. This was unveiled at 11 o’clock on 21 June 2008 on the building housing the Spielbank Hamburg at Stephansplatz 10. It was here in the Tarantella Bar of the former Hotel Esplanade where after the Second World War the musical career of the composer, arranger and bandleader began.
Concert Tour 2008 – A Retrospect
This time the fabulous Berlin Jazz Orchestra, with Jiggs Whigham at the helm, presented Bert Kaempfert’s internationally renowned compositions live in Frankfurt/M.(February 12), Hamburg (February 13), Düsseldorf (February 14) and Berlin (February 15). Some impressions on the concert tour we have compiled for you here.
Concerts in 2008: Strangers in the Night – The Music of Bert Kaempfert
We are now pleased to announce more concert dates for 2008:
12 February
Frankfurt/M. – Alter Oper
13 February
Hamburg – CCH 1
14 February
Düsseldorf – Tonhalle
15 February
Berlin – Main Hall RBB (Radio concert)
This time the fabulous Berlin Jazz Orchestra, with Jiggs Whigham at the helm, will be presenting Bert Kaempfert’s internationally renowned compositions live in concert in 2008, once again along with the soloists and special guests who took part in the 2006 concert tour.
Marc Almond – Stardom Road
# ZOM 577112 – Rough Trade
Release Date: July 06, 2007
Although British singer Marc Almond was involved in a serious motorcycle accident in October 2004, his comeback album “Stardom Road” has now been released, a moving album of covers with which Marc celebrates his survival. And one of his favourites chosen for this collection is the song Strangers In The Night.
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The Anita Kerr Singers –
Bert Kaempfert Turns Us On
# WWCCM08132
Release Date: June 6, 2007
1968 saw the release of the album “Bert Kaempfert Turns Us On”. The well-known American musician Anita Kerr arranged a selection of Kaempfert hits specially for her group of singers, as well as composing the song For Bert by way of homage. This outstanding production has now been put out on CD by Collectors’ Choice in the USA and is also available here in Germany.
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Térez Montcalm – Voodoo
# SFD 369042 – Dreyfus
Release Date: April 24, 2007
Canadian singer Térez Montcalm is (as yet) relatively unknown here in Germany, but this could easily change following the recent release of her CD “Voodoo” – an album of international calibre. Comprising a mix of her own compositions and covers, it opens with an alluring version of Bert Kaempfert’s composition L.O.V.E.
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Christopher Dell – The World We Knew
Celebrating Bert Kaempfert
with Ladi Geisler
# ACT 9449-2
Release: January 26, 2007
Well known in the jazz world as, i.a., a leading vibraphone player and winner of many an award over the years, Christopher Dell has collaborated with Siegfried Loch to produce this CD featuring an extremely fine line-up: Christof Lauer (saxophone), Carsten Daerr (piano), Oliver Potratz (bass), Eric Schäfer (drums) together with Ladi Geisler as guitarist, renowned from Bert Kaempfert’s orchestra for his “Knackbass”. Here Dell not only plays vibraphone but has arranged Kaempfert’s songs in a style all of his own.
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