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AND THE GRAMMY AWARD FOR BEST SONG GOES TO - 1972
Winner : Carole King for "You've Got A Friend"
Other nominees that year were =
Kris Kristofferson for "Help Me Make It Through the Night" performed by Kris Kristofferson
Sid Wayne and Armando Manzanero for "It's Impossible" performed by Perry Como
Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster for "Me and Bobby McGee" performed by Janis Joplin
Joe South for " Rose Garden" performed by Lynn Anderson
HORST JANKOWSKI
Horst Jankowski was a seemingly inexhaustible composer of easy listening instrumental and space age pop lmusic who started out as a classical pianist. Comparisons are often noted between Jankowski and campy space age pop arranger and composer Juan Garcia Esquivel, easy listening arranger and composer Bert Kaempfert, and easy listening arranger Ray Conniff.
A student of the Berlin Music Conservatory, Jankowski moved on to performing jazz at German nightspots. For a time, he led the band that backed jazz vocalist Caterina Valente . In addition to conducting, the Berlin native composed lot's of easy listening tunes. Jankowski's "A Walk in the Black Forest," alternately known in Germany as "Eine Schwarzwaldenfahrt," was popular in the 1960s. That popularity helped him land a record deal. Mercury released a number of Jankowski's albums. By the 1970s, Jankowski shifted more heavily to jazz and he did not receive as much airplay in the U.S. as he had previously. Albums from this period include his jazzed-up versions of the day's popular numbers, including "Light My Fire." These covers can be found on a compilation album called "Black Forest Explosion!".
CAROLINE DENISE
Written for the 1964 album "The Genius of Jankowski" - a Mercury Records release.
MHO
Indeed, as mentioned in the artist bio above, the names of Bert Kaempfert and Ray Conniff come to mind when listening to the early recordings of Horst Jankowski.
We hear a solid sounding bass which reminds us somewhat of Kaempfert and the wordless vocals obviously point in the direction of Ray Conniff. But Jankowski definitely adds some elements of his own - not in the least a very Original composition and dito arrangement, but his piano playing in this piece (and on the rest of the album from which this track was taken) is quite distinctive as well. A mixture of happiness and romance, this "Caroline Denise" may appeal to many easy listening fans. Enjoy !
AND THE GRAMMY AWARD FOR BEST SONG GOES TO - 1972
Winner : Carole King for "You've Got A Friend"
Other nominees that year were =
Kris Kristofferson for "Help Me Make It Through the Night" performed by Kris Kristofferson
Sid Wayne and Armando Manzanero for "It's Impossible" performed by Perry Como
Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster for "Me and Bobby McGee" performed by Janis Joplin
Joe South for " Rose Garden" performed by Lynn Anderson
HORST JANKOWSKI
Horst Jankowski was a seemingly inexhaustible composer of easy listening instrumental and space age pop lmusic who started out as a classical pianist. Comparisons are often noted between Jankowski and campy space age pop arranger and composer Juan Garcia Esquivel, easy listening arranger and composer Bert Kaempfert, and easy listening arranger Ray Conniff.
A student of the Berlin Music Conservatory, Jankowski moved on to performing jazz at German nightspots. For a time, he led the band that backed jazz vocalist Caterina Valente . In addition to conducting, the Berlin native composed lot's of easy listening tunes. Jankowski's "A Walk in the Black Forest," alternately known in Germany as "Eine Schwarzwaldenfahrt," was popular in the 1960s. That popularity helped him land a record deal. Mercury released a number of Jankowski's albums. By the 1970s, Jankowski shifted more heavily to jazz and he did not receive as much airplay in the U.S. as he had previously. Albums from this period include his jazzed-up versions of the day's popular numbers, including "Light My Fire." These covers can be found on a compilation album called "Black Forest Explosion!".
CAROLINE DENISE
Written for the 1964 album "The Genius of Jankowski" - a Mercury Records release.
MHO
Indeed, as mentioned in the artist bio above, the names of Bert Kaempfert and Ray Conniff come to mind when listening to the early recordings of Horst Jankowski.
We hear a solid sounding bass which reminds us somewhat of Kaempfert and the wordless vocals obviously point in the direction of Ray Conniff. But Jankowski definitely adds some elements of his own - not in the least a very Original composition and dito arrangement, but his piano playing in this piece (and on the rest of the album from which this track was taken) is quite distinctive as well. A mixture of happiness and romance, this "Caroline Denise" may appeal to many easy listening fans. Enjoy !
