Bert Kaempfert - Here's My Life, Here's My Love

" My music says everything I have to say. " --- Bert Kaempfert ▼▼▼

BERT KAEMPFERT
In the early '60s the music Bert Kaempfert wrote himself or the arrangements he made of other composers' music only served to reinforce his already unimpeachable reputation. His inimitable sound -- those distinctive ("dry-cracking") figures in the bass, a swinging rhythm, brass and a blend of choir and strings so meticulously underlaid that it seemed to hover -- continued to land him success after success. His arrangements of Bye Bye Blues, Red Roses For A Blue Lady and Three O'Clock In The Morning set new standards, and the pieces which he, in whatever form or function, had had a hand in, seemed to take off virtually of themselves and be guaranteed to climb to the top spots in the hit parades.
In those days, leading American stars were eager to perform Kaempfert creations: Wayne Newton was garlanded by Danke Schoen, even today still a welcome closing number at the end of all manner of shows; the great Nat "King" Cole had a triumphal success with L O V E., as did Jack Jones with Lady, Dean Martin with I Can't Help Remembering You and Sammy Davis jr. with Lonely Is The Name-- they all could rely on the high-quality workmanship originating from Bert Kaempfert's pen. And fellow artists such as Johnny Mathis, Anita Kerr, Pete Fountain and Bobby Hackett, hardly strangers to success themselves, did not hesitate to fill whole LPs with exclusively Kaempfert music. Indeed, ever since the mid-'60s, the repertoires of renowned soloists, bands and orchestras would not be the same without such songs as Afrikaan Beat, A Swingin' Safari, That Happy Feeling and many, many more.
In total, Bert Kaempfert wrote more than 400 original compositions, either all by himself or with the help of his life-long friend, Herbert Rehbein.

HERE'S MY LIFE (HERE'S MY LOVE)
A song written by Kaempfert and Rehbein for the 1969 album "Traces of Love", which is being considered by many critics as one of Bert's best albums.

MHO
A magnificent melody, with an outspoken mediterranean (even Greec) touch performed by the best European musicians that were available at the time. A superb sound quality, thanks to the skill and mastering of Bert's sound engineer, Peter Klemt. Taken from an album of which a critic once said : " This really is music as it should be....soothing, relaxing and unearthly beautiful....." As ever, Bert's arrangement has been written so meticulously and so well balanced - harmony and elegance are present from start to finish. As a new season prologue :) here is Bert Kaempfert's "Here's My Life, Here's My Love".
Enjoy.

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