Werner Müller (2 August 1920, Berlin – 28 December 1998,
Cologne) was a German composer, Kapellmeister and conductor of Western
classical music. In some of his works he collaborated with Caterina Valente and
Horst Fischer, the trumpeter.
In his youth Werner studied music and performance on
bassoon, piano and violin and
was a proper musical whizzkid, proficient enough on violin to play Mozart concertos at the age of ten.
was a proper musical whizzkid, proficient enough on violin to play Mozart concertos at the age of ten.
In the 40s good and bad luck combined fortuitously when a
German military school introduced him to the trombone and whilst later on his
American army captors introduced him to swing. In 1946 he joined Kutte Widman
as trombonist. In 1948 he was appointed leader of the RIAS-Tanzorchester and
made numerous recordings.
RIAS (Radio im amerikanischen Sektor – Radio in the
American Sector) was a radio station in the American Sector of Berlin (1946 to
1993). Before the age of thirty Muller was leading the hottest swing with strings
dance band in Berlin and working with the likes of clarinetist Rolf Kuhn. Muller
became a well known conductor and arranger, noted for his perfectionism. He backed
many German pop-singers and recorded music of a wide variety resulting in many
hits. He toured Japan in 1958. Below is one of his many single records released between the early 1950s and 1960s.
Muller recorded
several collections of French, Italian, and other national tunes recorded for
Decca which were released in Europe under the name of "Ricardo
Santos," but in the U.S. under Müller's own name, as part of a series of
"Musical Holiday" albums tied-in with the travel magazine, Holiday.
In 1967, Müller moved to Cologne to take over the
Tanzorchester of radio station WDR, which had an even larger audience. Müller
ensured his tenure with a versatile and perfectionist approach to his material. His best jazz records date from the period 1950 to 1957.
Thereafter his recordings become more light orchestral in character, and he acquired an excellent string section. A great variety and number of such albums followed in the late 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
Thereafter his recordings become more light orchestral in character, and he acquired an excellent string section. A great variety and number of such albums followed in the late 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
On his album "Hawaiian Swing", for example, he
plays with right-left separation and tosses in an enjoyable assortment of
percussion effects to liven up the usual selection of Hawaiian standards. On
"Percussion in the Sky", he uses wordless vocals, sound effects,
whistling, and other touches to lend an other-worldly feeling to numbers like
"The Theme from The High and the Mighty."
"Bodybuilder," from one of Müller's later albums,
The Strip Goes On, was sampled as the basis for the song "Bentley's Gonna
Sort You Out" by Bentley Rhythm Ace, a big club hit in the U.K. in 1997.
Muller, who recorded some 40 albums in the 1950's, 60's and 70's, died
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There's a great deal of Werner Muller albums up for grabs on the web this double play CD is from Entre Musica. Thanks Ludovico!
For ”WERNER MULLER – SPECTACULAR TANGOS & GYPSY” go here:
https://www102.zippyshare.com/v/lx49KgEu/file.html
01.La Cumparsita
02.Blue Tango
03.Jalousie
04.Tango Bolero
05.Caminito
06.Ole Guapa
07.Violetta’s Song
08.The Pearl Fishers
09.Tango Notturno
10.Blauer Himmel
11.One Rainy Night In Tokyo
12.Lamento Gitano
13.Czardas
14.Hungarian Dance No.5
15.Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
16.Zorba’s Dance
17.Gypsy Love
18.At The Balalaika
19.Two Guitars
20.Hora Staccato
21.Mischa
22.Komm Zigany
23.Black Eyes
24.Golden Earrings
Могли бы еще раз перезалить альбом
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Hi Mr. Aleander 6,
Это займет несколько дней, пожалуйста, верните.
Eto zaymet neskol'ko dney, pozhaluysta, vernite.
Regards, Bob
напоминаю с 19 января 2019 года.
please albums
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