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James Last is a German big band leader with a large fan base in Europe, although he has never had a comparable following in the United States. Last's trademark is arranging pop hits in a big-band style; his series of "party albums" is equally well-known. Over the course of his career, he has sold well over 50 million albums.
Last learned how to play piano as child, switching to bass as a teenager. He joined Hans-Gunther Oesterreich's Radio Bremen Dance Orchestra in 1946, when he was 17 years old. In 1948, he became the leader of the Becker-Last Ensemble, which performed for seven years. During that time, he was voted as the best bassist in the country by a German jazz poll for three consecutive years, from 1950-1952. After the disbandment of the Becker-Last Ensemble, he became the in-house arranger for Polydor Records, as well as for a number of European radio stations. For the next decade, he helped arrange hits for artists like Helmut Zacharias and Caterina Valente.
Last released his first album, Non-Stop Dancing, in 1965. The record of brief renditions of popular songs, all tied together by an insistent dance beat and joyous crowd noises. It was a hit and helped make him a majorEuropean star. Over the next two decades, Last released over 50 records, including several more volumes of Non-Stop Dancing. On these records , he varied his formula by adding different songs from different countries and genres, as well as guest performers like Richard Clayderman and Astrud Gilberto.
Though his concerts and albums were consistently successful -- especially in England, where he had 52 hit albums between 1967-1986, which made him second to Elvis Presley in terms of number of chartingrecords -- he only had one hit single with "The Seduction," the theme from American Gigolo (1980). ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
TRACKLIST:
Disc: 1
01. James Last and his Orchestra - Biscaya
02. James Last and his Orchestra - Guantanamera
03. James Last and his Orchestra - Bamboleo
04. Richard Clayderman - From A Distance
05. James Last and his Orchestra - Music Of The Night
06. James Last and his Orchestra - Paradiso
07. James Last and his Orchestra - Granada
08. James Last and his Orchestra - Hey
09. James Last - Games That Lovers Play
10. James Last and his Orchestra - Sail Along Silvery Moon
11. James Last and his Orchestra - Spanish Eyes
12. James Last and his Orchestra - Happy Heart
13. James Last and his Orchestra - I Just Called To Say I Love You
14. James Last and his Orchestra - Sacrifice
15. Richard Clayderman - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
16. Choir - Don't Cry For Me Argentina
17. James Last and his Orchestra - The Living Years
18. James Last and his Orchestra - Stop! In The Name Of Love
Disc: 2
01. James Last and his Orchestra - An Der Schonen Blauen Donau Op.314
02. James Last and his Orchestra - Les Contes D'Hoffmann: Barcarolle (Act 4)
03. James Last and his Orchestra - La Vie En Rose
04. James Last - Yesterday
05. James Last and his Orchestra - Ballade Pour Adeline
06. James Last and his Orchestra - Moulin Rouge
07. James Last and his Orchestra - Moon River
08. James Last and his Orchestra - Fur Elise
09. James Last - Nabucco: Prisoners Chorus (Gefangenenchor)
10. James Last and his Orchestra - Serenade in G K525 "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik": 1. Allegro
11. James Last and his Orchestra - Concierto De Aranjuez: Adagio (Rodrigos Concerto)
12. James Last - Der Morgen
13. James Last and his Orchestra - Der einsame Hirte
14. James Last and his Orchestra - Amazing Grace
15. James Last and his Orchestra - The Londonderry Air
16. James Last and his Orchestra - Largo (aus Xerxes)
17. James Last - Adagio In G Minor
18. James Last and his Orchestra - Mondschein Sonate