Helen Schneider & Swr Big Band - The World We Knew : The Bert Kaempfert Album

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2010
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:53
Size: 110,4 MB
Art: Front

(1:59)  1. We Can Make It Girl - Opening
(2:50)  2. It Makes No Difference
(3:32)  3. L.O.V.E
(2:30)  4. Danke Schön
(3:28)  5. Lonely Is The Name
(3:42)  6. It's Only A Paper Moon
(3:31)  7. The World We Knew
(3:45)  8. Red Roses For A Blue Lady
(3:26)  9. Don't Stay
(4:04) 10. Strangers In The Night
(2:50) 11. I Can't Help Remembering
(4:00) 12. Rember When
(3:04) 13. You're Fooling No One But Yourself
(3:33) 14. You Turned My World Around
(1:34) 15. We Can Make It Girl - Final

Helen Leslie Schneider was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the daughter of Dvora and Abraham Schneider (the name means tailor in German). Her family was Jewish, and had immigrated to the U.S. from Germany and Russia. Schneider studied piano before starting to perform as a singer in venues in New England and New York. Between 1978 and 1984, she achieved success as a rock singer in Germany; her song "Rock'n' Roll Gypsy" reached the top 10 record charts and she received a Gold Record Award and shared the Goldene Europa Award with John Lennon. In 1980 she toured with the German rock legend Udo Lindenberg. She played one of the leads and the love interest of Eddie Wilson in the 1983 film Eddie and the Cruisers, which has since gained a huge cult following, especially in unusual places for an American film such as Nepal, Russia and especially Germany, where Schneider had name recognition. In 1987, she began her acting career at the Theater des Westens in Berlin playing the Sally Bowles in the musical Cabaret. 

From 1995 to 1998, she performed as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard by Andrew Lloyd Webber. She worked with Eberhard Schoener on the recording of the Short Opera (1996) and on the goodbye-song for the TV series Derrick. From 1999 to 2001, she performed as Eva Perón in the musical Evita at the Bad Hersfelder Festspiele. She received enormous acclaim for her one-woman performance pieces: A Walk on the Weill Side, A Voice and A Piano, and Transformations Ver.0.1. In 2006 she received the DIVA - German Entertainment Prize for her lifetime achievements. In 2007 Helen Schneider returned to the recording business. She recorded three CDs with Edel Music. For "Dream a Little Dream" she received a golden CD award in jazz. Bio ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Schneider

For her new album, the charismatic American Helen Schneider has now for the first time interpreted songs and arrangements of German composer and bandleader Bert Kaempfert.And who does not know the father of easy-listenings and his songs? He went with compositions like ,, Spanish Eyes "and ,, Strangers In The Night" in the history of music. Some of these jewels are also included on ,, The World We Knew ". Together with the internationally renowned and multiple Grammy-nominated SWR Big band is formed an excellent lightweight yet expressive tribute album that stands in the tradition of jazz music of the 50s and the orchestral swing music of the 60s. The lively big band sound makes the feet while listening to bob up and down and make you dance.  

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Personnel:  Bass – Decebal Badila;  Drums, Percussion – Guido Jöris;  Electric Bass – Ladi Geisler (tracks: 2, 8, 13);  Guitar – Klaus-Peter Schöpfer; Organ – Martin Meixner (tracks: 1, 7);  Piano – Klaus Wagenleiter;  Saxophone – Andreas Maile, Axel Kühn, Klaus Graf, Pierre Paquette, Steffen Weber;  Trombone – Ernst Hutter, Georg Maus, Ian Cumming, Marc Godfroid;  Trumpet – Felice Civitareale, Karl Farrent, Martijn De Laat, Rudi Reindl

The World We Knew : The Bert Kaempfert Album

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Helen Schneider - Dream A Little Dream

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:11
Size: 105,4 MB
Art: Front

(2:52)  1. Dream A Little Dream
(4:34)  2. The Man I Love
(3:58)  3. Girl Talk
(4:21)  4. In My Solitude
(3:19)  5. Only You
(3:55)  6. Where Or When
(2:53)  7. You Go To My Head
(3:43)  8. Everybody Loves My Baby
(2:51)  9. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
(3:56) 10. Sway
(2:47) 11. I Only Have Eyes For You
(3:56) 12. Love For Sale

Helen Schneider has spread herself out during her career, studying classical piano in her youth; singing blues, rock, and pop; performing in various musicals; and finally turning to standards a few years prior to the making of this CD. There's little doubt that she is a trained singer, as she always hits her notes and enunciates clearly, yet this album leaves little lasting impression, compared to many singers who have covered these well-known works. 

Approaching these selections from a cabaret viewpoint, Schneider is a bit too breathy on slower ballads like "Dream a Little Dream" and "You Go to My Head," sometimes adding annoying little comments at the end of a line. She proves more appealing in the sparse setting of "In My Solitude," with pianist Frank Chastenier as her sole accompanist. Also adding to the dullness of the CD are the arrangements (by Till Bronner, Christian von Kaphengst, and Christoph Adams), which rarely give the instrumentalists a chance to solo with any feeling. Schneider's fans will probably enjoy this disc, though she is likely to win few new ones with this bland effort. ~ Ken Dryden  http://www.allmusic.com/album/dream-a-little-dream-mw0000807926

Personnel: Helen Schneider (vocals); Daniel Stelter (guitar, acoustic guitar); Torsten Goods (guitar, electric guitar); Jo Ambros (acoustic guitar); Gregoire Peters (flute); Felix Wahnschaffe (saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Lutz Häfner (saxophone, tenor saxophone); Till Brönner (trumpet, brass, Fender Rhodes piano, programming); Christoph Adams, Frank Chastenier (piano); Christian VonKaphengst (acoustic bass); Peter Lubke (drums); Rolo Rodriguez (percussion).

Dream A Little Dream

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Helen Schneider - Right As The Rain

Size: 148,7 MB
Time: 63:57
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1995
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Full

01. My Ship (10:55)
02. Send In The Clowns ( 6:02)
03. Some Cats Know ( 7:37)
04. I've Got The World On A String ( 6:28)
05. Get Out Of Town ( 7:29)
06. I Was So Young, You Were So Beautiful ( 5:30)
07. I Had Myself A True Love ( 8:57)
08. Over The Rainbow ( 5:40)
09. Right As The Rain ( 5:16)

Helen Schneider (born December 23, 1952 in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American singer and actress working mainly in Germany.

Born the daughter of Dvora und Abraham Schneider (the name is German and means tailor), she studied piano before starting to perform as a singer in venues in New England and New York.

Between 1978 and 1984 she achieved some success as a rock singer in Germany; her song Rock’n’ Roll Gypsy even reached the top 10 record charts. 1980 she toured as an opener with the German rock legend Udo Lindenberg. She played one of the leads and the love interest of Eddie Wilson in the 1983 film Eddie and the Cruisers, which has since gained a huge cult following, especially in unusual places for an American film such as Nepal, Russia and especially Germany, where Schneider had name recognition.

In 1987 she began her acting career at the Theater des Westens in Berlin playing the Sally Bowles in the musical Cabaret. From 1995 to 1998 she performed as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Since 1998 she mainly performs chansons and songs with lyrics pieces by Kurt Weill. She worked with Eberhard Schoener on the recording of the Short Opera (1996) and on the goodbye-song for the TV series Derrick. From 1999 to 2001 she performed as Eva Perón in the musical Evita at the Bad Hersfelder Festspiele.

Right As The Rain

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Helen Schneider - Cool Heat

Size: 135,2 MB
Time: 57:48
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2001
Styles: Jazz Vocals, Broadway
Art: Front

01. Love For Sale (6:20)
02. Solitude (4:36)
03. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (2:03)
04. Stormy Weather (4:54)
05. Over The Rainbow (4:24)
06. Love You Madly (1:33)
07. Lush Life (4:21)
08. I've Got The World On A String (5:11)
09. Come Rain Or Come Shine (3:49)
10. Some Cats Know (5:27)
11. Get Out Of Town Night And Day (6:04)
12. Travelin' Light (5:05)
13. Beginning To See The Light (2:31)
14. It's A New World (1:25)

Helen Schneider (born December 23, 1952 in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American singer and actress working mainly in Germany.

Born the daughter of Dvora und Abraham Schneider (the name is German and means tailor), she studied piano before starting to perform as a singer in venues in New England and New York.

Between 1978 and 1984 she achieved some success as a rock singer in Germany; her song Rock’n’ Roll Gypsy even reached the top 10 record charts. 1980 she toured as an opener with the German rock legend Udo Lindenberg. She played one of the leads and the love interest of Eddie Wilson in the 1983 film Eddie and the Cruisers, which has since gained a huge cult following, especially in unusual places for an American film such as Nepal, Russia and especially Germany, where Schneider had name recognition.

In 1987 she began her acting career at the Theater des Westens in Berlin playing the Sally Bowles in the musical Cabaret. From 1995 to 1998 she performed as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Since 1998 she mainly performs chansons and songs with lyrics pieces by Kurt Weill. She worked with Eberhard Schoener on the recording of the Short Opera (1996) and on the goodbye-song for the TV series Derrick. From 1999 to 2001 she performed as Eva Perón in the musical Evita at the Bad Hersfelder Festspiele.

A Cool Heat

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