Person · German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015
James Last
Albums
679
Members
5
Active
1929–2015
Origin
Germany
Biography
James Last (also known as "Hansi") (born Hans Last, 17 April 1929) is a German composer and big band leader. His "happy music" made his numerous albums best-sellers in Germany and the United Kingdom. His composition, "Happy Heart", became an international success in interpretations by Andy Williams and Petula Clark. According to the British Hit Singles & Albums book, he has reportedly sold in excess of seventy million albums worldwide.
Discography
Russland Erinnerungen
Saving The Best To Last...
Sax à gogo / Hammond à gogo: Vol. II
Sing Mit
Sing Mit 4
Tanz In Der Hammond-Bar Folge 2
Tanz Mit Käpt'n James
The Best Of Hammond & Trumpet
The Best of James Last
The Best Of James Last
The Best Of Non Stop Dancing
The Best Of Polka Party
The Best Of The Great Instrumentals
The James Last Beat
The James Last Collection
The Magic Of James Last
The Very Best Of James Last
Unsere Schönsten Volkslieder
WRC Presents: James Last - Last The Whole Night Through
Credits
Ranked #3,738 of 14,615 producers — 365.45 career Groove across 26 records.
All rolesProducer 193Arranger 59Writer 15Conductor 13Instrument 7Performer 7Composer 6Liner Notes 5Performing Orchestra 5Editor 2Orchestrator 1
In Holland
Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Live in Europe 2004
Mercedes‐Dance
Music From Across the Way
Live in London 1978
Kill Bill: Vol. 1: Original Soundtrack
New Party Classics
Seduction
Gentleman of Music
James Last plays ABBA
My Favourite Classics
Festliche Weihnachtszeit
Country Roads
Instrumental Forever
James Last & Friends
Classics from Russia
Dein ist mein ganzes Herz
In Harmony
Plays Andrew Lloyd Webber
Peace
Viva España
Pop Symphonies
Serenaden
Together at Last
Classics by Moonlight
Traummelodien
Happy Heart
Lieder
Wir spielen wieder Polka
Zilver – Het beste uit 25 jaar
Dance, Dance, Dance
Flute Fiesta
James Last spielt Mozart
Lorentz & Söhne
Wien, Wien nur du allein
Alles hat ein Ende nur die Wurst hat zwei
Berlin-Konzert ’87
By Request
James Last in Holland
James Last spielt Bach
Deutsche Vita
Gala
In Ireland
Plus
Traumschiff-Melodien
Grenzenloses Himmelblau
Leave the Best to Last
Plays the Rose of Tralee and Other Irish Favorites
Swing mit
Ännchen von Tharau bittet zum Tanz
Classics Up to Date 6
In der St. Patricks Cathedral
James Last in Scotland
Non Stop Dancing ’85
Paradiso
Die größten Songs von The Beatles
Erinnerungen
Non Stop Dancing ’83: Party Power
Romantic Dreams