German composer Friedel Berlipp aka Berry Lipman has penned this totally upbeat scat melody.
The track is from the an ultra rare German Citroën promo release Happy Sound for Citroën Drivers which isn’t even listed on Discogs.com.
The track can also be found on the 1974 release The Most Beautiful Girls In The World and most likely this is the exact same recording.
Happy driving – and be safe out there.
Extremely laid back yet swinging version of the Dylan classic with a very nice electric piano rif and lots of quiet brass.
Harry Roche Constellation consisted of some of the leading session players of the period, as well as course of Harry Roche himself who was a former military bandsman playing a lot of easy jazz in the 1960s
This track is from the release Spiral, which is quite sought after and expensive.
I have got myself a copy, of course :)
One hell of a happy track from Maurice Pop aka Manuel Riga aka Shorty Malden aka Fritz Maldener – a German jazz pianist, composer and arranger.
This versatile guy has done a lot of stuff – apparently also tracks for German porn movies in the 1970s.
This track is from his release “Play Together“.
From brass master Bert Kaempfert comes this wonderful big band jazzy gem.
Enjoy the slow drums, brass section, piano and of course Kaempfert himself on trumpet.
This track is from his 1971 release “Bert Kaempfert Now!“.
Great mariachi style trumpet track from Pinto Varez backed up by a Hammond organ.
This version is from the release “Motivi Al Volante“, but another slightly longer version is to be found on the release “Siesta” from 1969.
From an odd record called Soul Folk Dances issued on Activity Records.
It seems to be a sort of educational dancing record.
Fantastic track from German actress and singer Hildegard Knef reissued in 2005 by Marina Records on The In-Kraut: Hip Shaking Grooves Made in Germany 1966-1974.