Werner Müller Band: "The Latin Splendour Of Werner Müller", 1970.

"Being this album, by the musical press considered as one of his best and most popular works...In the discography of James Last would be comparable to his album of 1979: "Copacabana - Happy Dancing". South American theme, warm rhythms (grooves) and "Deep brass". The two albums are good ... I dare say excellent. But, Werner Müller, more perfectionist, if it were possible that James Last, in his musical arrangements makes an album 10. James Last always lacked something more than "swing". You listen to an album and another and appreciate the musicians instrumental quality. Werner Müller (Ricardo Santos) had no charisma, so much popularity, but, always surrounded by excellent musicians who with their exquisite arrangements...was magical. James Last best composer, much charisma, more commercial music in the amplitude of his record career. He only invited them to listen to this sonorous wonder of south american roots. Neither Roberto Delgado (Horst Wende), specializing in these melodies makes him shady."

"Fortunately, we don't have to depend on London for details. European light music fans came to know Müller from his many years as director of two of the leading popular radio orchestras in Germany. From 1948 to 1967, he led the Tanzorchester for the powerful station RIAS in Berlin. Bear Family collected a number of RIAS Tanzorchester recordings from the 1950s on Blende Auf. While with RIAS, he became associated with the singer Caterina Valente, whose cover of "Malaguena" was an international success. In an odd flip-flop, several collections of French, Italian, and other national tunes Müller recorded for Decca were released in Europe under the name of "Ricardo Santos," but in the U.S. under Müller's own name, as part of a series of "Musical Holiday" albums tied-in with the travel magazine, Holiday.

In 1967, Müller moved to Cologne to take over the Tanzorchester of radio station WDR, which had an even larger audience. Müller ensured his tenure with a versatile and perfectionist approach to his material, and as a result, his recorded material can be bold or boring, based on what the contract called for. On Hawaiian Swing, for example, he plays with right-left separation and tosses in an enjoyable assortment of percussion effects to liven up the usual selection of Hawaiian standards. On Percussion in the Sky, he uses wordless vocals, sound effects, whistling, and other touches to lend an other-worldly feeling to numbers like "The Theme from The High and the Might." In contrast, on albums like Werner Müller Plays Leroy Anderson or Great Strauss Waltzes, there's not much to write home about.

"Bodybuilder," from one of Müller's later albums, The Strip Goes On, was sampled as the basis for the song "Bentley's Gonna Sort You Out" by Bentley Rhythm Ace, a big club hit in the U.K. in 1997."

Born 2 August 1920, Berlin, Germany
Died 28 December 1998, Cologne, Germany

Pistas:

A1.- "Delicado"
Written-By – Lawrence, Acevedo.
A2.- "Light My Fire"
Written-By – Morrison, Densmore, Manzarek, Krieger.
A3.- "The Girl From Ipanema"
Written-By – Jobim, Gimbel, De Moraes.
A4.- "Perfidia"
Written-By – Dominguez, Leeds.
A5.- "Eso Es El Amor"
Written-By – Elgos, Iglesias, Skylar.
A6.- "Mambo Jambo"
Written-By – Towne, Prado, Karl
B1.- "Mas Que Nada"
Written-By – Ben, Jorge.
B2.- "El Cumbanchero"
Written-By – Hernandez.
B3.- "Solamente Una Vez" (You Belong To My Heart)
Written-By – Lara.
B4.- "Cumana"
Written-By – Allen, Spina, Hillman.
B5.- "Amor, Amor"
Written-By – Ruiz, Mendez, Skylar
B6.- "A Banda"
Written-By – De Hollanda

Design – John Kosh
Photography By – Ethan Russell

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