Kai Warner

Kai Warner ( born October 27, 1926 in Bremen, † July 9, 1982 in Hamburg), real name Werner load, was a German orchestra director, producer, arranger and composer.

Life

Warner took piano lessons from Ernst Weelen, he received theoretical knowledge instruction to Reger and Humperdinck student Richard Bulling.

After the war, Werner Last appeared as a trombonist along with his brothers Hans Last ( bassist, later known as James Last ) and Robert Last ( drummer ) in Bremen music halls and American Clubs of Bremerhaven and environment. He also received private lessons in accordion and piano. They were discovered by the composer and manager Friedrich Meyer and committed to the newly formed dance orchestra of the transmitter Bremen. The brothers load were known as members of the Becker-Last Ensemble, which is until 1953. As an arranger Werner load celebrated its first successes. After resolution of the Bremen dance orchestra he played for some time in a 12 - man band, later he tried his luck in the USA. Previously, he married the 18 -year-old Hjørdis Harlow, an American of Norwegian descent. From this marriage the sons Steven and Werner emerged. Werner load junior also works as a bandleader; be " load Ballroom Orchestra " celebrates successes.

In the U.S., Werner had to load his living doing odd jobs to earn a few months before he was admitted to a New York musicians union (Local 802). Thus he received the permission to play as a musician. As a trombonist, he was a member of various prestigious big bands. In addition, he studied the Schillinger professor Rudolf Schramm at the City University of New York music theory.

1958 Werner Last returned back and arranged many film scores to Germany. In 1966 he received a Polydor contract as a producer, he discovered and produced Renate Kern (LP productions Dear times crying in happiness, My world is beautiful, besides numerous single releases with compositions by Kai Warner, for example, Rejoice but already to next summer, 1990, Superman at some day, Come on Let's Dance, Let but the sunshine ). As Kai Warner, he founded his own orchestra, which played along many musicians of James Last ( inter alia, Rick Kiefer, Manfred Moch, Ole Holmquist and Warner's brother Robert Last, who was already in the first cast of James Last on drums ). In 1975, Kai Warner by Polydor for the Philips label, including around, turn away from the competition of his brother, who published in the Polydor also. Already the first Philips - Production ( On the Road to Philadelphia ) under the umbrella of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft picked up by the dominant U.S. style disco sound from previous Polydor releases, which had been more in the pop style.

After his own first LP, Pops for Minis, he was mainly associated with the Go in series, which was continued from 1975 to Philips under the name Go in party. From the late 1970s until his untimely death took Warner LPs with pure standard dance music ( Kai Warner asks for a dance ). One of his last recordings was a tribute to the swing era ( Swing Time Forever ).

He played also several recordings with his Kai Warner Singers, who consisted of a mixed choir of six women and six men, often accompanied only by a rhythm section. The late 1960s, Warner also worked for two rare LP- productions with the harmonica virtuoso Tommy Reilly together ( Melody Fair, Latin Harmonica ).

LP releases 1966-1982

1966

• Pops For Minis 184 074

1967

• Gold timer 249 159
• Happy Together 184 090
• Dancing On The Shore 249 198

1968

• Happy Days (Gold Timer II) 249 222
• Happy Together Again 249 223
• Go In (I) 249 244
• Would you rather have to cry in happiness ( with Renate Kern ) 249 261
• Melody Fair ( with Tommy Reilly ) 222 002

1969

• So In Love 184 314
• Go In ( 2) 249 303
• Go In ( 3) 249 339
• My world is beautiful ( with Renate Kern ) 249 341

1970

• Latin Harmonica (with Tommy Reilly ) 184 367
• Go In (4) 2371 002
• Love Songs 2371 026
• Go In (5) 2371 061
• Happy Songs 2371 073
• Music for dancing and dreaming (Compilation ) 2416 001
• Starportrait Kai Warner (Compilation ) 2638 012
• Romantic Songs 2371 116

1971

• Go In (6) 2371 119
• Who desires to dance in joy 2371 137
• In Scandinavia in 2371
• Kai Warner - HiFi stereo (Compilation ) 2371 162
• Let's Go In (7) 2371 175
• Warner Plays Wagner 2371 195
• Met de Postkoets door Nederland 2371 212

1972

• Let's Go In (8) 2371 240
• The Best Of Go In ( 2 LP ) 2634 008
• Kai Warner Singers - Happy Together 2634 022
• Well, the time has come ... 2371 255
• Poppa Joe's Party 2371 282
• Let's Go In (9) 2371 301
• Folk Songs Festival (Music Without Borders) 2371 318

1973

• Go In '73 2371 359
• Up, up to the merry dance 2371 381
• Golden Oldies 2371 383
• A Touch Of Yesterday 2371 391
• Go In '73 / 2 2371 417
• Summer Dancing 2371 420

1974

• Kai Warner Presents POWER HITS 2371 469
• Go In - The 28 Best of the charts in 2371 475
• Golden Violins - HiFi Stereo Festival 2371 507
• Kai Warner 's Music Box 2417 104

1975

• Go In Party (1) 6305 243
• On The Road To Philadelphia 6305 251
• International Christmas Party 6305 276
• Swingin ' Johann 6305 281
• Go In Party (2) 6305 292

1976

• Salsoul Explosion 6305 298
• A Glass Of Champagne 6305 305
• Dance to the Beatles 6305 308
• To dance march march! 6305 314
• The dance party of the year (Compilation ) 6623 098
• Polka as never before 6305 324

1977

• House Party ( Top 20 Hits) 9286 762
• Go In Party (3) 6305 327
• Disco '78 6305 333
• A Taste Of Hits 6305 3
• 25 Instrumental World Hits (Compilation ) 6623 101

1978

• Oriental Nights 6305 359
• Polka than ever, Episode 2 6305 367
• Kai Warner asks for a dance (1) 6305 379
• Go In Party (4) 6305 391

1979

• Kai Warner asks for a dance (2) 6305 397
• Samba Y Sol 6305 403
• Kai Warner asks for a dance (3) 6305 417
• It's Country Time 6305 424

1980

• It 's Reggae Time 6305 429
• Romantic Melodies From Hollywood 6435 063
• Kai Warner asks for a dance (4) 6435 064
• Dance again 6435 075

1981

• Kai Warner asks for a dance (5) 6435 095
• Swing Time Forever 6435 107

1982

• Kai Warner asks for a dance (6) 6435 154 ( last album )

CD releases

Only a fraction of Warners recordings were released on CD until now. 2009 Songs On the Road to Philadelphia and Salsoul Motion were released on the compilation Disco Jazz Jazz Club within the row of the record company Universal. In the same series in November 2009 appeared the compilation The Fantastic Sound of Kai Warner with 26 recordings of his early Polydor Years (1966-1970 ). In July 2011, followed again in the Jazz Club series Warner 's disco party with 20 tracks from Warners time the Philips label.

• Warner 's Disco Party (Boutique 533284-2 DE 2011)
• Golden Melodies - Instrumental Highlights ( 3CD Set Mercury 528650-2 DE 1995)
• The Holland Souvenir Collection ( Met de postkoets door Nederland) ( Polydor 519932-2 NL 1993)
• The Fantastic Sound Of Kai Warner ( Polydor 532280-3 DE 2009)
• Golden Dance Melodies ( PolyGram 512383-2 NL 1992)
• Crème de la Crème, Vol 2 (2CD Set Riviera Rhythm RR 2CD97772 UK 2004 )
• Kai Warner 's Ballroom Collection For Slow Foxtrot Dancing, Vol 1 (Zeppelin Records / Polymedia ZEP-2201/516 236-2 EN)
• Kai Warner 's Ballroom Collection For Slow Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz and Quickstep Dancing, Vol 2 (Zeppelin Records / Polymedia ZEP-2202/516 237-2 EN)
• Kai Warner 's Latin Collection For Cha Cha, Rumba, Samba, Paso Doble and Jive Dancing, Vol 3 (Zeppelin Records / Polymedia ZEP-2203/516 238-2 EN)

Blurbs

• From the blurb of the dual LP -Star Portrait ( 2638 Stereo 012), Polydor 1970:

Anyone who knows the industry hit a bit, knows that success forecasts are almost as difficult as the predictions of the meteorologist. While it may seem to the outsider, as if there was a relatively solid structure of supply and demand to change that would provide a sure recipe for success. Luckily, there are plenty of gaps for newcomers of all styles. On one condition: that they can do something. And so the experts were surprised by no means, as a new name began to shine the musical sky a few years ago: Kai Warner.

• From the blurb of the LP production Swing Time Forever ( 6435 Stereo 107 ) Philips 1981:

Kai Warner heeded still the recipe of his New York music professor: In the beginning was rhythm. It is not incidental, but the main thing! This LP by Kai Warner proves it. [ ... ] This LP Kai Warner Music has a created a monument that will be unforgettable.