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James Last: My Autobiography
by Florence Wetzel
My Autobiography James Last Hardcover; 321 pages ISBN: 978-1-84454-434-9 Metro Publishing 2007
The German bandleader James Last, still very much with us in 2009, was one of the most successful musicians of the twentieth century. In a career spanning over 60 years, Last has earned 17 platinum and 206 gold records, sold over 100 million records, and given over 2,000 concerts worldwide. He is renowned for arranging pop ...
read moreJass Bassist James Last Honorary Senator of Hochschule Germany
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All About Jazz
James Last Honored with Degree of Senator
The former bass player and world-renowned pop big band leader James (originally Hans) Last will become honorary senator of the Hochschule fr Knste (University of the Arts) in his hometown of Bremen, Germany, next year as a tribute honoring his 80th birthday. In the 1950s Last had been an important jazz bassist who was regularly nominated Germany's number one bass player in jazz polls and recorded with the German All Stars. In the ...
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