James Last

James Last narodený Hans Last; 17. apríla 1929 – 9. júna 2015) bol nemecký skladateľ a líder big bandu James Last Orchestra. Pôvodne jazzový basgitarista, jeho ochranná známka „happy music“ urobila z jeho početných albumov bestsellery v Nemecku a Spojenom kráľovstve, pričom 65 z jeho albumov sa dostalo do hitparád len v Spojenom kráľovstve. Jeho skladba „Happy Heart“ sa stala medzinárodným úspechom v interpretácii Andyho Williamsa a Petuly Clark. 4CD set „James Last On The Rocks“ spája všetky rockové vrcholy Jamesa Lasta po prvýkrát, nahraný so skupinou spevákov, ktorých si osobne vybral v londýnskych nahrávacích štúdiách: James Last Company pozostávala zo Sue Glover a Sunny Leslie (z Brotherhood of Man), Margo Quantrell a Jean Ryder (z Breakaways), Lyn Cornell (z Lady Pearl), Kanyna Burny (z Lady Pearlrow). (z Edison Lighthouse) a štúdioví speváci Neil Lancaster a Peter Barnfather. Tvoria jadro groovy rockového zvuku Jamesa Lasta! Všetky skladby boli čerstvo remastrované, informatívny a ilustrovaný booklet rozpráva o „rockovej ére“ Jamesa Lasta a obsahuje zaujímavé detaily o všetkých skladbách. Tracklist: CD1: 01. One Fine Morning 02. Heart Of Gold 03. When I'm Dead And Gone 04. Aquarius 05. I Am... I Said 06. My Sweet Lord 07. Proud Mary 08. Joy To The World 09. The Best Of My Love 10. Killing Me Softly 11. Killing Me Softly With His Song 12. Ballad Of Easy Rider 13. Washington Square 14. I Hear You Knocking 15. Billy, Don't Be A Hero 16. Me And You And A Dog Named Boo 17. Indiana Wants Me - James Last And His Orchestra 18. The House Of The Rising Sun - James Last And His Orchestra 19. Good Morning Starshine 20. Inner City Blues 21. Cotton Fields CD2: 01. Here Comes The Sun - James Last And His Orchestra 02. Everybody Get Together 03. I Believe In Music 04. Dunrobin's Gone 05. Lay Lady Lay - James Last And His Orchestra 06. Girl Of The North Country 07. Walk On Water 08. I'm A Train 09. How Do You Do 10. Only You Can 11. Carry On 12. It's Going To Take Some Time 13. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me 14. Mademoiselle Ninette 15. Dreams Are Ten A Penny (Jenny Jenny) 16. Silver Dagger 17. Sweet City Woman 18. Blowin' In The Wind - James Last And His Orchestra 19. Mamy Blue 20. Jubilation - James Last And His Orchestra 21. The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia 22. Give Peace A Chance CD3: 01. Everybody's Everything 02. Hot Love 03. Montego Bay 04. I Can See Clearly Now 05. Wedding Bell Blues - James Last And His Orchestra 06. Without You 07. Dear Father 08. The Boxer - James Last And His Orchestra 09. Delta Queen 10. Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep 11. Put Your Hand In The Hand - James Last And His Orchestra 12. For Better, For Worse 13. Everyday People 14. Apeman 15. Seasons In The Sun - James Last And His Orchestra 16. The Air That I Breathe 17. Have You Never Been Mellow 18. Holly Holy 19. Question - James Last And His Orchestra 20. MacArthur Park - James Last And His Orchestra CD4: 01. I Shall Sing 02. Song Sung Blue 03. Sing A Simple Song 04. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window 05. If You Could Read My Mind 06. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down 07. Evie 08. Rock Me Gently 09. I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band) 10. You're So Vain 11. Sundown 12. Power To The People 13. Neanderthal Man 14. Guava Jelly 15. Poppa Joe 16. Knock Three Times 17. Banks Of The Ohio 18. A Whiter Shade Of Pale 19. The Dock Of The Bay - James Last And His Orchestra 20. Wedding Song (There Is Love) 21. Cassey Blue / Au Revoir (Medley)