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Horst Wende
Horst Wende
German musician
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Bert Kaempfert
Bert Kaempfert
German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger and composer (1923-1980)
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Marc Secara
Marc Secara
German singer and musician
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Herb Geller
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
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Jiggs Whigham
Jiggs Whigham
American jazz trombonist
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Tim Hodgkinson
Tim Hodgkinson
English experimental music composer and performer
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Bob Lanese
Bob Lanese
American musician
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Return to Forever
Return to Forever
American jazz fusion group led by Chick Corea
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Kenny Wheeler
Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player
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T-Bone Walker
T-Bone Walker
American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
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Conny Bauer
Conny Bauer
German musician
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Joe Beck
Joe Beck
American musician
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Sky
Sky
British/Australian instrumental group
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Barry Guy
Barry Guy
British musician
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The Tony Williams Lifetime
The Tony Williams Lifetime
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Tony Sheridan
Tony Sheridan
British recording artist; singer-songwriter, musician
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Helen Schneider
Helen Schneider
American singer
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Chris Cutler
Chris Cutler
English percussionist, composer, lyricist and music theorist
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Jørgen Ingmann
Jørgen Ingmann
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Bill Ramsey
Bill Ramsey
German-American Jazz- and Schlager singer, Journalist and actor
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Grant Geissman
Grant Geissman
American jazz guitarist and Emmy-nominated composer
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James Last
James Last
German musician
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Melos Quartet
Melos Quartet
string quartet
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John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin
English guitarist, bandleader, and composer; founder of the Mahavishnu Orchestra
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Random Hold
Random Hold
British rock band
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Bertram Turetzky
Bertram Turetzky
American musician
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Bruce Welch
Bruce Welch
English musician
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Night Sun
Night Sun
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Anthony Moore
Anthony Moore
British experimental music composer, performer and producer
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Kin Ping Meh
Kin Ping Meh
band
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Günter Wand
Günter Wand
German orchestra conductor
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James Taylor Quartet
James Taylor Quartet
band that plays jazz
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Simon Townshend
Simon Townshend
British guitarist
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Snakefinger
Snakefinger
English musician, singer and songwriter
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Bert Weedon
Bert Weedon
English guitarist
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Brian Auger
Brian Auger
British jazz and rock keyboardist
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Milt Gabler
Milt Gabler
record producer from the United States
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Larry Young
Larry Young
American jazz musician
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Albert Mangelsdorff
Albert Mangelsdorff
German jazz trombonist
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Tony Reeves
Tony Reeves
British musician
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Jack Bruce
Jack Bruce
Scottish musician, bassist of Cream
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Arkady Shilkloper
Arkady Shilkloper
Russian trumpeter and hornist
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Wild Bill Davis
Wild Bill Davis
American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger
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Johnny Smith
Johnny Smith
American jazz guitarist
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Jim Hall
Jim Hall
American jazz guitarist, composer
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Merle Travis
Merle Travis
American country/Western singer-songwriter and musician
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Acoustic Alchemy
Acoustic Alchemy
English jazz band
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Fishmans
Fishmans
Japanese rock band (1987-)
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Rhys Chatham
Rhys Chatham
American composer
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The Analogs
The Analogs
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Peter Herbolzheimer
Peter Herbolzheimer
German musician
Ladi Geisler
Czech musician

Ladi Geisler

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Czech musician
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Miloslav Ladislav "Ladi" Geisler (November 27, 1927 – November 19, 2011) was a German musician who established a high profile in the post-war German music scene. Best known for his work with pop musicians Bert Kaempfert, James Last and Freddy Quinn, Geisler developed the distinctive "Knack-Bass" percussive bass sound that helped popularize the Bert Kaempfert Orchestra. He later released numerous records under his own name.