Kraan is a German band based in
Ulm
Ulm () is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Danube on the border with Bavaria. The city, which has an estimated population of more than 126,000 (2018), forms an urban district of its own (german: link=no, ...
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
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that turned later to
fusion
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, combining elements of both
rock
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and
jazz
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.
Members
Current line-up
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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 ...
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guitar
The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...
(1970–present)
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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. ...
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bass guitar
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(1970–present)
*Jan Fride –
drum
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s (1970–1978, 1984–present)
Former members
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keyboard
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s (1975–2007; died 2019)
*Johannes Pappert –
alto sax
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(1970–1976)
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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 ...
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drum
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s (1977–1980)
* –
keyboard
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s,
trumpet
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(1987–1992)
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Gerry Brown
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drum
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s, lead vocals (1979–1983)
*Tomy Goldschmidt – drums (1977)
*Eef Albers – guitar (1982–1983)
*Marc McMillen – keyboards, vocals (1982–1983)
Timeline
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Discography
Studioalbums
*1972 ''
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, ...
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*1973 ''
Wintrup''
*1974 ''
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" – 5:5 ...
''
*1975 ''
Let It Out''
*1977 ''
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" ...
''
*1978 ''
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
...
''
*1982 ''
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) – 5:1 ...
''
*1983 ''X''
*1989 ''
Dancing In The Shade''
*1991 ''Soul of Stone''
*2003 ''Through''
*2007 ''Psychedelic man''
*2010 ''Diamonds''
*2020 ''Sandglass''
Live albums
*1975 ''
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 ...
'' (2lp)
*1980 ''
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: ...
''
*1988 ''Kraan Live 88''
*2001 ''Live 2001''
*2018 ''The Trio Years''
*2019 ''The Trio Years - Zugabe''
*2020 ''Finkenbach Festival 2005''
Compilations
*1976 ''Starportrait'' (2lp)
*1983 ''2 Platten (Best of Kraan)'' (2lp)
*1998 ''The Famous Years Compiled''
*2001 ''Berliner Ring'' (Demos and live recordings)
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