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Kraan
Kraan is a German band based in Ulm and formed in 1970. It had several minor hits through the 1970s and 1980s. After a break of ten years, the group reunited in 2000. Their early style can be described as Krautrock that turned later to fusion, combining elements of both rock and jazz. Members Current line-up *Peter Wolbrandt – guitar (1970–present) *Hellmut Hattler – bass guitar (1970–present) *Jan Fride – drums (1970–1978, 1984–present) Former members * – keyboards (1975–2007; died 2019) *Johannes Pappert – alto sax (1970–1976) *Udo Dahmen – drums (1977–1980) * – keyboards, trumpet (1987–1992) *Gerry Brown – drums, lead vocals (1979–1983) *Tomy Goldschmidt – drums (1977) *Eef Albers – guitar (1982–1983) *Marc McMillen – keyboards, vocals (1982–1983) Timeline ImageSize = width:1000 height:300 PlotArea = left:110 bottom:60 top:0 right:50 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy Period = from:11/01/1970 till:06/10/2020 TimeAxis = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellmut Hattler
Hellmut Hattler (born 12 April 1952 in Ulm, West Germany) is a German jazz and rock bassist and composer. Hattler took much of his early influences from Jimi Hendrix. As a child, he received violin lessons, and in the 1960s, he played guitar. Joining Peter Wolbrandt's band marked the debut of his changeover to the bass. In May 1971, he founded the pop group Kraan with the Wolbrandt brothers Peter and Jan and Johannes Pappert. Kraan's early Krautrock style later developed towards fusion, combining rock, jazz and ethnic elements. Apart from his own projects, Hattler has toured and recorded with many international musicians of various genres including Tina Turner, Billy Cobham, Joachim Kühn, Torsten de Winkel, Alphonse Mouzon, and Nippy Noya. Projects Kraan When asked about the meaning of the band name he explained "It sounds good because it starts hard and aggressive and finishes softly." This duality, seen from a musical perspective would become the trademark of Hattle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kraan (album)
Kraan is a German band based in Ulm and formed in 1970. It had several minor hits through the 1970s and 1980s. After a break of ten years, the group reunited in 2000. Their early style can be described as Krautrock that turned later to fusion, combining elements of both rock and jazz. Members Current line-up *Peter Wolbrandt – guitar (1970–present) *Hellmut Hattler – bass guitar (1970–present) *Jan Fride – drums (1970–1978, 1984–present) Former members * – keyboards (1975–2007; died 2019) *Johannes Pappert – alto sax (1970–1976) *Udo Dahmen – drums (1977–1980) * – keyboards, trumpet (1987–1992) *Gerry Brown – drums, lead vocals (1979–1983) *Tomy Goldschmidt – drums (1977) *Eef Albers – guitar (1982–1983) *Marc McMillen – keyboards, vocals (1982–1983) Timeline ImageSize = width:1000 height:300 PlotArea = left:110 bottom:60 top:0 right:50 Alignbars = justify DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy Period = from:11/01/1970 till:06/10/2020 TimeAxis = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Nogger
''Andy Nogger'' is the third album by the German Krautrock band Kraan. It is the last studio album from Kraan's original line up. Track listing All songs composed by Kraan. Side one # "Stars" – 5:17 # "Andy Nogger" – 3:50 # "Nam Nam" – 5:50 # "Son of the Sun" – 5:02 Side two # "Holiday am Matterhorn" – 7:40 # "Home" – 5:40 # "Yellow Bamboo" – 4:25 Personnel * Peter Wolbrandt – guitar, vocals * Jan Fride – drums, percussion * Helmut Hattler – bass * Johannes Pappert – alto sax Production * Conny Plank Konrad "Conny" Plank (3 May 1940 – 5 December 1987) was a German record producer and musician. He is known for his innovative work as a sound engineer and producer in Germany's krautrock and kosmische music scene in the 1970s. Plank was invo ... – engineer * Hans Lampe – assistant * Walter Holzbauer – supervision References External links * {{Authority control 1974 albums Kraan albums Intercord albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Wolbrandt
Peter Wolbrandt (born 28 October 1949 in Ulm), is a German guitarist most known as a founding member, composer, and player for 40 years in the rock and fusion band Kraan. In the latter part of the 1960s together with his younger brother Jan Fride Wolbrandt and fellow student Hellmut Hattler he played in several formations until they founded Kraan. Wolbrandt is featured in almost all the band's tours and recordings. In 1975 and 1982/83 he played in Mani Neumeiers band Guru Guru. During a two-year pause taken by Kraan in the 1970s, he published a solo album. In 1976 he also recorded the group Highdelberg's eponymous experimental album with Ax Genrich, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, and Hellmut Hattler Hellmut Hattler (born 12 April 1952 in Ulm, West Germany) is a German jazz and rock bassist and composer. Hattler took much of his early influences from Jimi Hendrix. As a child, he received violin lessons, and in the 1960s, he played guitar. .... In 1980 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let It Out (Kraan Album)
''Let It Out'' is the fourth studio album by the German Krautrock band Kraan. It is the first album with Ingo Bischof on keyboards and the last album with saxophonist Johannes Pappert. Track listing All songs composed by Kraan. Side one # "Bandits in the Woods" – 4:22 # "Luftpost" – 5:12 # "Degado" – 5:00 # "Prima Clima" – 4:41 Side two # "Let It Out" – 5:48 # "Die Maschine" – 4:42 # "Overseas Bound" – 3:10 # "Picnic International" – 5:23 Personnel * Peter Wolbrandt – guitar, vocals * Jan Fride – drums, percussion * Helmut Hattler – bass * Johannes Pappert – alto sax * Ingo Bischof – keyboards Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ... Production * Conny Planck – recording and mixing * Petrus Wippel – assistant * Walter Holzbaur – supervi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiederhören
''Wiederhören'' is the sixth album by the German Krautrock band Kraan. It is the first album after the departure of Johannes Pappert from the band. Track listing All songs composed by Kraan. Side one # "Just One Way" – 4:00 # "Vollgas ahoi" – 6:07 # "Silky Way" – 3:58 # "Rendezvous in Blue" – 5:56 Side two # "Let's Take a Ride" – 5:19 # "Rund um die Uhr" – 3:45 # "Yaqui Yagua" – 5:19 # "Wiederhören" – 7:13 Revisited Records 2005 CD Release Bonus Track # "Ein Wiederhören mit einem Bass Solo" - 19:28 Personnel * Peter Wolbrandt – guitar and vocals * Jan Fride – drums * Helmut Hattler – bass * Ingo Bischof – keyboards Guest musician * Tommy Goldschmidt – congas and percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ... on "Just One Way", "Run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kraan Live
''Live'' is the fourth album and the first Live album by the German Jazz rock band Kraan. The album was recorded in the "Quartier Latin" in Berlin in October 1974. Track listing Side one # "Jerk of life" – 4:57 # "Nam nam" – 15:10 Side two # "Holiday am Marterhorn including Gipfelsturm" – 13:00 # "Sarah's Ritt durch den Schwarzwald"– 6:00 Síde three # "Andy Nogger" – 3:45 # "Andy Nogger - gutter king" – 6:44 # "Hallo Ja Ja, I don't know" – 10:20 Side four # "Lonesome liftboy" – 5:15 # "Kraan arabia" – 12:30 Personnel * Peter Wolbrandt - guitar, vocals * Jan Fride - drums, percussion * Hellmut Hattler - bass, vocals * Johannes Pappert - saxophone References {{Authority control Live Live may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Live!'' (2007 film), 2007 American film * ''Live'' (2014 film), a 2014 Japanese film *'' ''Live'' (Apocalyptica DVD) Music *Live (band), American alternative rock band * List of albums ... 1975 live albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nachtfahrt
''Nachtfahrt'' is the ninth album by the German jazz rock band Kraan. Track listing Side one # "Wintruper Echo" (Hattler, Wolbrandt) – 4:30 # "Faust 2000" (Wolbrandt, Wolbrandt) – 3:56 # "Elfenbein" (Bischof, Hattler, Wolbrandt) – 5:11 # "Nachtfahrt" (Bischof, Hattler) – 6:30 Side two # "Playing for You" (Hattler, Wolbrandt) – 3:58 # "Viel zu heiss" (Wolbrandt, Wolbrandt) – 3:05 # "Normal" (Hattler, Wolbrandt) – 4:07 # "Paper Stars" (Hattler, Hattler) – 4:52 # "Luna Park" (Hattler, Wolbrandt) – 6:02 Personnel * Peter Wolbrandt – guitars, vocals * Hellmut Hattler – bass, vocals * Ingo Bischof – keyboards * Gerry Brown – drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ... * Jan Fride - drums on tracks 1, 5 and 6 References External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flyday
''Flyday'' is the seventh album by the German jazz rock band Kraan. Track listing All songs composed by Helmut Hattler and Peter Wolbrandt. Side one # "Far West" – 2:31 # "My brother said" – 3:42 # "Ausflug" – 7:15 # "Gayu Gaya" – 5:05 Side two # "You're right" – 5:59 # "Young king's song" – 5:36 # "Buy buy" – 3:37 # "Flyday" – 3:19 Personnel * Peter Wolbrandt – Guitars, vocals, strings, percussions * Hellmut Hattler – Bass, vocals, percussion * Ingo Bischof – Moogs * Udo Dahmen Udo Dahmen (born 12 July 1951 in Aachen, West Germany) is a drummer, author and CEO of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. Life Udo Dahmen studied classical percussion in Aachen and Cologne from 1971 to 1976. In Paris he was trained by Dante ... – Drums External links * References {{DEFAULTSORT:Flyday Kraan albums 1978 albums Albums produced by Conny Plank Harvest Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tournee
''Tournee'' is the eighth album and the second live album by the German jazz rock band Kraan. It was recorded in four venues between March and November 1979. Track listing # "Borgward" – 8:16 # "Almrausch" – 5:57 # "Peterchens Reise" – 7:01 # "Vollgas ahoi" – 7:56 # "Yaqui Yagua" – 7:54 # "Silky way" – 4:31 Personnel * Udo Dahmen - drums * Hellmut Hattler - bass * Peter Wolbrandt - guitar, vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ... * Ingo Bischof - keyboards {{DEFAULTSORT:Tournee Kraan albums 1980 live albums Harvest Records live albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udo Dahmen
Udo Dahmen (born 12 July 1951 in Aachen, West Germany) is a drummer, author and CEO of the Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. Life Udo Dahmen studied classical percussion in Aachen and Cologne from 1971 to 1976. In Paris he was trained by Dante Agostini. As a session drummer, Dahmen played together with different popular acts such as Kraan, Eberhard Schöner (feat. Sting, Gianna Nannini, Nina Hagen, Jack Bruce, Gary Brooker), Sarah Brightman, Lake, Inga Rumpf, Charly Mariano and many more. Among those, at least ten records made it to the top ten in Germany. From 1983 to 2003 Udo Dahmen was professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg. In 1995 he became president of the European drummers' association Percussion Creativ. Since 2003, Dahmen is vice president of the German Music Council and director of the Popular Music Department at Popakademie Baden-Württemberg in Mannheim Mannheim (; Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Brown (drummer)
Gerry Brown (born November 9, 1951) is an American jazz drummer. Life Brown was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. He began playing the drums at the age of five. He played with soul groups and played in high school with bassist John Lee, with whom he attended music academy in 1970. In 1971, he moved to New York, where he played for Lionel Hampton. In 1972 he moved to the Netherlands with Lee to join Chris Hinze's rock jazz group. With bassist John Lee as co-leader, he recorded a series of albums in the 1970s. Alongside Lee, he also worked for Jasper van 't Hof, , Charlie Mariano, Eef Albers and Gary Bartz in the mid-1970s. Subsequently, they were members of Larry Coryell's The Eleventh House for two years; Brown also played for Stanley Clarke and Chick Corea. In 1979, he accompanied Didier Lockwood at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Brown settled in Berlin for some time in 1982 and worked with George Gruntz, with Joachim Kühn, and with , but also with Herb Geller, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |