James Last
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Biography
[Edit]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 major European 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 charting records — he only had one hit single with "The Seduction," the theme from American Gigolo (1980).
Title: NonStop Dancing '65 (Maxi-Single)
Artist: James Last
Genre: Instrumental, Classical, Instrumental, Easy Listening
Title: In The Mood For Trumpets
Artist: James Last
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental, Instrumental, Easy Listening
Title: Ännchen von Tharau bittet zum Tanz 2 / Annchen von Tharau bittet zum Tanz 2
Artist: James Last
Genre: Pop
Title: James Last: Live In Europe
Artist: James Last
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Orchestral, Smooth Jazz, Orchestral
Title: Hair
Artist: James Last
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Instrumental, Classical, Smooth Jazz, Instrumental
Title: My Soul - Motown's Best
Artist: James Last
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental, Instrumental, Easy Listening
Title: James Last Spielt Bach
Artist: James Last
Genre: Pop, Instrumental, Classical, Instrumental, Easy Listening
Title: Soft Rock
Artist: James Last
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Pop, Instrumental, Instrumental, Easy Listening
Title: Sound Festival 12 - Das Große Fest Der Volksmusik
Artist: James Last
Genre: Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: This Is James Last (Maxi-Single)
Artist: James Last
Genre: Pop, Instrumental, Instrumental, Easy Listening
Title: Rock Classics - Non Stop Dancing By James Last
Artist: James Last
Collections
Title: A Popular Mix of Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: No Sound but the Wind
Genre: World Music
Title: Magical Flute
Genre: World Music
Title: Essential Music Hits Vol 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Nice And Easy Collection - Edition VII
Genre: Pop, Instrumental
Title: Nice And Easy Collection - Edition XXIV
Genre: Pop, Instrumental
Title: 20 Oscar Winning Songs Vol. 2
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack, Instrumental
Title: Candlelight & Roses Volume 2
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Candlelight & Roses Volume 4
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Candlelight & Roses Volume 5
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Sound Like Fun Vol. XIII
Genre: Instrumental
Title: The Best Of LoungeLegends - February 2013
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Nice And Easy Collection - Edition XVIII
Genre: Pop, Instrumental
Title: The Lounge Legends - Royal Lounge
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack, Instrumental
Title: Nice And Easy Collection - Edition XXI
Genre: Pop, Instrumental
Title: Nice And Easy Collection - Edition XV
Genre: Pop, Instrumental
Title: Nice And Easy Collection - Edition IXX
Genre: Pop, Instrumental
Title: Nice And Easy Collection - Edition XII
Genre: Pop, Instrumental
Title: Lounge Legends Goes Classics 7
Genre: Instrumental, Classical
Title: Nice And Easy Collection - Edition VIII
Genre: Pop, Instrumental
Title: Nice And Easy Collection - Edition IV
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Candlelight & Roses Volume 1
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Nice And Easy Collection - Edition IX
Genre: Pop, Instrumental
Title: Easy Listening Memories - Edition I
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Candlelight & Roses Volume 7
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Nice And Easy Collection - Edition I
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Nice And Easy Collection - Edition II
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Beautiful Melodies (Disc 2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Easy Listening Memories - Edition III
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Candlelight & Roses Volume 8
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Easy Listening Memories - Edition V
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Retro Disco 80s
Genre: World Music, Disco, Pop, Retro
Title: Easy Listening Memories - Edition VII
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Easy Listening Memories - Edition VIII
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Easy Listening Memories (Edition 9)
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Forever Hits 2 (Pensami)
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Forever Hits 4 (Kiss On Fire)
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Forever Hits 7 (Biscaya)
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Four Seasons Of Music ~ Summer 2
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Easy Listening Memories - Edition X
Genre: Instrumental
Title: France - An Orchestral Journey
Genre: Instrumental
Title: LoungeLegends Voices 5
Genre: Instrumental
Title: The LoungeLegends Goes Classic Vol. 8
Genre: Instrumental, Classical
Title: Easy Listening Memories - Edition XII
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Alle 40 Goed (Easy Listening) (EMI 2013) (CD2)
Genre: Rock, World Music, Pop
Title: Alle 40 Goed (Easy Listening) (CD2)
Genre: Rock, World Music, Pop
Title: Romantic Story (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Instrumental Gold Collection, Volume 6 (Disc 1)
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Instrumental Gold Collection, Volume 5 (Disc 1)
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Instrumental Gold Collection, Volume 4 (Disc 1)
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Instrumental Gold Collection, Volume 3 (Disc 2)
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Instrumental Gold Collection, Volume 3 (Disc 1)
Genre: Instrumental
Title: 100 Essential Christmas Songs 2010 (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Instrumental Romantic
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Super Instrumentals (CD1)
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Super Instrumentals (CD1)
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Crazy DISCO Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor
Title: Crazy DISCO Vol. 3 (CD1)
Genre: Disco
Title: RTL Weihnachten 2013 (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop
Title: Crazy DISCO Vol. 1 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Crazy DISCO Vol. 3 (CD3)
Genre: Disco
Title: Top 100 Instrumental Hits (CD1)
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Top 100 Instrumental Hits (CD2)
Genre: Instrumental
Title: Olympia 1972 (CD2)
Genre: Instrumental
Featuring albums
Title: Late Night Tales: Django Django
Artist: Django Django
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul, Rock, Indie Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Alternative, Psychedelic
Title: Late Night Tales - Django Django
Artist: Django Django
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Pop
Title: The Best of Classics Up to Date
Artist: James Last & His Orchestra
Genre: Jazz, Orchestral, Classical, Smooth Jazz, Orchestral
Title: Lounge Legends: James Last
Artist: James Last & His Orchestra
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Pop, Classical, Smooth Jazz
Title: Spotlight On Gheorghe Zamfir
Artist: Gheorghe Zamfir
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Traditional Pop Music, Smooth Jazz
Title: Late Night Tales (Super Deluxe Hi-Res Audio)
Artist: Django Django
Genre: Downtempo, Electronica, Rock, Pop