Kraan is a German band based in

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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 Krautrock (also called , German for ) is a broad genre of experimental rock Experimental rock, also called avant-rock, is a subgenre of rock music that pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique or which experiments ...

that turned later to

fusion Fusion, or synthesis, is the process of combining two or more distinct entities into a new whole. Fusion may also refer to: Science and technology Physics *Nuclear fusion, multiple atomic nuclei combining to form one or more different atomic nucl ...

, combining elements of both

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and

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

Members

Current line-up

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 ...

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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 The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

(1970–present) *Jan Fride –

drum The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a she ...

s (1970–1978, 1984–present)

Former members

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s (1975–2007; died 2019) *Johannes Pappert –

alto sax The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...

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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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s (1977–1980) * –

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

(1987–1992) *

Gerry Brown Gerry “The Gov.” Brown is a recording engineer, mixer and music producer based in Los Angeles, best known for his work with artists including Whitney Houston, John Legend, Earth, Wind & Fire, Madonna, Sting, Prince, Phil Collins, Marcu ...

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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, ...

'' *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)

External links

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