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Fröhliche Weihnacht überall(02:44)
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Wien Bleibt Wien(03:03)
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Heinzelmännchens Wachtparade(04:02)
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The Last Waltz(02:43)
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Ballade Pour Adeline(03:17)
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Siboney(02:11)
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Granada(03:27)
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Trompeten Muckel(02:49)
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Orange Blossom Special(03:22)
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Ave Maria No Morro(04:13)
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Mexico(03:44)
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Telstar(02:20)
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Ave Verum Corpus(05:55)
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La Vie En Rose(04:39)
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James Last bio
James Last (born Hans Last on April 17, 1929 in Bremen) is a German composer and big band leader with a large fan base in Europe and world-wide. 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 100 million albums.
Last learned how to play piano as child, swit... ching 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 c Full bioRead more
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