Showing posts with label Klaus Doldinger. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Klaus Doldinger. Show all posts

Monday, July 27, 2026

VA • Verve Jazz Club Collection Saxophone Ballads

 

 

Dexter Gordon, Charlie Parker, Al Cohn, Stan Getz, Joe Henderson, Lester Young, Johnny Hodges, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Stitt, Klaus Doldinger, Don Byas, Gerry Mulligan …

 

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

The Atlantic Family • Live At Montreux

 



Review by Scott Yanow
This double LP was recorded at a series of concerts sponsored by Atlantic Records at the 1976 Montreux Jazz Festival. The mixture of jazz and R&B musicians is quite odd and sometimes stimualting. In addition to members of The Average White Band and soul singers Ben E. King and Luther Vandross, such players as tenor-saxophonist Michael Brecker, trumpeter Randy Brecker, altoist Sonny Fortune, flutist Herbie Mann, tenor-saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman and even trumpeter Don Ellis have their solos. It's an odd but ultimately successful jam session, long out-of-print. 
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-atlantic-family-live-at-montreux-mw0000965877

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Rezension von Scott Yanow
Diese Doppel-LP wurde bei einer Reihe von Konzerten aufgenommen, die von Atlantic Records anlässlich des Montreux Jazz Festivals 1976 gesponsert wurden. Die Mischung aus Jazz- und R&B-Musikern ist recht ungewöhnlich und manchmal anregend. Neben Mitgliedern der Average White Band und den Soulsängern Ben E. King und Luther Vandross haben auch Tenorsaxophonist Michael Brecker, Trompeter Randy Brecker, Altist Sonny Fortune, Flötist Herbie Mann, Tenorsaxophonist David „Fathead“ Newman und sogar Trompeter Don Ellis ihre Soli. Es ist eine seltsame, aber letztlich erfolgreiche Jam-Session, die lange vergriffen war. 
https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-atlantic-family-live-at-montreux-mw0000965877


Friday, September 13, 2024

The Motherhood • I Feel So Free

 


Klaus Doldinger, best-known for leading the excellent fusion group Passport in the 1970s and '80s, has had a diverse and episodic career. He started out studying piano in 1947 and clarinet five years later, playing in Dixieland bands in the 1950s. By 1961, he had become a modern tenor saxophonist, working with such top visiting and expatriate Americans as Don Ellis, Johnny Griffin, Benny Bailey, Idrees Sulieman, Donald Byrd, and Kenny Clarke, recording as a leader for Philips, World Pacific, and Liberty.

His late 60's recordings were under the name"Motherhood".  They released two albums  "I Feel so Free" in 1969 and "Doldinger's Motherhood" in 1970, both for the label Liberty. In "I Feel so Free" featuring nine funky, punchy originals and two covers from Beatles and Cream. The original vinyl copies changing hands for well over 500 euros.

However, in 1970, he initiated a long series of fusion-oriented sessions for Atlantic that featured his tenor, soprano, flute, and occasional keyboards with an electric rhythm section. In addition to writing music for films (including Das Boot) and television in Europe, Doldinger has remained active as a player who occasionally explores his roots in hard bop into the late '90s, but because he has always lived in Europe, he remains underrated in the U.S.

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Klaus Doldinger, más conocido por liderar el excelente grupo de fusión Passport en los años 70 y 80, ha tenido una carrera diversa y episódica. Comenzó estudiando piano en 1947 y clarinete cinco años más tarde, tocando en bandas de Dixieland en la década de 1950. En 1961, se había convertido en un saxofonista tenor moderno, trabajando con estadounidenses visitantes y expatriados de primera fila como Don Ellis, Johnny Griffin, Benny Bailey, Idrees Sulieman, Donald Byrd y Kenny Clarke, grabando como líder para Philips, World Pacific y Liberty.

Sus grabaciones de finales de los 60 fueron bajo el nombre de "Motherhood".  Publicaron dos álbumes "I Feel so Free" en 1969 y "Doldinger's Motherhood" en 1970, ambos para el sello Liberty. En "I Feel so Free" se incluyen nueve originales con mucho ritmo y dos versiones de los Beatles y Cream. Las copias originales en vinilo cambian de manos por bastante más de 500 euros.

Sin embargo, en 1970, inició una larga serie de sesiones orientadas a la fusión para Atlantic en las que aparecían su tenor, su soprano, su flauta y ocasionalmente sus teclados con una sección rítmica eléctrica. Además de componer música para películas (como Das Boot) y televisión en Europa, Doldinger se ha mantenido activo como intérprete que ocasionalmente explora sus raíces en el hard bop hasta finales de los 90, pero como siempre ha vivido en Europa, sigue siendo subestimado en Estados Unidos. 



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