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German conductor, arranger, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer, whose hits included the chart-topper "Wonderland by Night." Stars like Ella Fitzgerald, Shirley Bassey, Caterina Valente, Engelbert, Dean Martin, Nat "King" Cole, Sammy Davis Jr., Duke Ellington and Count Basie were successful with Kaempfert's compositions. Bert Kaempfert had almost too much talent, ability, and good luck rolled into one career to be fully appreciated, even by his own chosen audience, the lovers of fine orchestral pop music. He was one of the most successful conductors, arrangers, and recording artists in the latter field, but was also a major producer and played a key (if indirect) role in the roots of the British beat boom of the early '60s, which evolved into the British Invasion of America in 1964.

Helmut Lotti - Time to Swing (2008)
Belgian singer/songwriter | Covers | MP3 @192 kbps | 74 MB
Genre: JazzSwing Vocal

A multi-million-selling artist worldwide, Helmut Lotti (born Helmut Lotigiers on October 29, 1969) is a Belgian singer/songwriter who was first moved by music at a young age upon hearing the voice of one Elvis Presley. Becoming a crooner in much the same style as his idol, his first album appeared in 1990. After a few records that got him dubbed the "New Elvis" in his part of the world, Lotti shifted gears, and recorded a number of classical albums (a series entitled Helmut Lotti Goes Classic) before stretching out a bit in 1999, when he began to explore music from other continents. His albums of African and Russian musics were equally popular, and his 2006 album, The Crooners, was a number one hit in Belgium.

Helmut Lotti franchit encore une fois une autre étape marquante dans sa carrière avec Time to Swing. Une carrière qui fut récompensée seulement l'année dernière avec l'attribution d'un prix pour la vente de plus de 12.500.000 d'albums. Depuis Helmut Lotti Goes Classics et The Red Album, le célèbre belge a entamé un voyage musical sans égal au tour du monde, à travers des chemins classiques, des continents chauds en passant par des mélodies pops au rock classique.

Comme toujours Helmut Lotti ajoute son propre genre à Time to Swing avec son impeccable sensation pour ce qui swing. Il fait ceci avec des trompettes, des trombones et oui, avec des violons. Et naturellement, Mack The Knife est inclut sur l'album, en deux versions même, la célèbre version anglaise et la version originale allemande Mackie Messer par Bertold Brecht. Mais Time to Swing inclura également Cry me a River écrite pour Ella Fitzgerald et qui fut un hit mondial pour Julie London en 1955. Et That's Life de Frank Sinatra ne sera pas omise.