MP3 Walther Uhling & Orchester Sender Freier Swing - Was ist das Leben, wenn du mich nicht liebst?

Brandnew swinging versions of German Schlager from the UFA times 1920s to 1940s. Beautiful melodies interpreted with esprit, charm and rhythm.

15 MP3 Songs in this album (47:17) !
Related styles: EASY LISTENING: Ballroom, JAZZ: Swing/Big Band

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Schlager? Schlager and me? Hadnât I only ever heard and played âgoodâ music! Active in classical music and first jazz attempts from early childhood, entering into and consuming everything that seemed to me to be worthy â from Gregorian chant and Figaro to funk and soul, from motets by Schütz and Sacre du Printemps to Deep Purple. And again and again swing. And now Schlager?

No, not only from NOW: havnât they always been there? Didnât I secretly listen to them on the old handed down radio under the blanket as a child? ⦠Eine Nacht in Monte Carlo ... Bei dir war es immer so schön ... Das Fräulein Gerda ... Hadnât the melodies from the old black and white films always fascinated me and stayed in my head? ... Liebling, mein Herz lässt dich grüßen ... Wir machen Musik ... And hadnât I immediately acquired the song books by Peter Kreuder, Franz Grothe and Michael Jary that fell into my hands in the music store at the time? And of course played them. The earliest repertoire of my first real band basically consisted of this stuff! But why? (After all a child of the Beatles era â more than worthy! â and the Stones rolled over the listening habits of my generation.) Itâs easy: the stuff is good! I could listen to these melodies in a hundred years time (something you canât say about many Schlager of âmyâ time); the harmonies colourful and intelligent â and: the pieces have the potential to swing! By the way, charm hasnât ever hurt anybody. Itâs hypothetical to ask what would have happened if we hadnât had such unutterable political conditions for so long. Nevertheless my deep conviction is that my favourites can definitely match up to the songs of other giants like Cole Porter. So put the straw hats away. Nothing to do with nostalgia, weâre talking about good music. And good Schlager fall into this category. Schlager and me? Absolutely! But theyâve got to be able to swing.

Walther Uhling