The Work of Claus Ogerman

Claus Ogerman - Bear Family Records (Germany):

Brenda Lee, "Wiedersehn Ist Wunderschön", Bear Family [Germany] #BFX 15 186 (1964).[LP]
Brenda Lee, "Wiedersehn Ist Wunderschön", Bear Family [Germany] #BCD 15 644 AH (1992).[CD]

This LP & CD reissue contains the composition "Ohne Dich", composed by Klaus Ogermann-Don Christopher-Kurt Schwabach.

Original LP produced by Owen Bradley, Bert Kaempfert, Bobby Schmidt.
CD reissue produced by Richard Weize. Sessionography details listed above also by Richard Weize.

Various Artists, "Canto Morricone - The 60s - Volume 1", Bear Family Records #BCD 16 244 AH (1998).[CD Compilation]
This compilation features "Funny World", sung by Astrud Gilberto and arranged/conducted by Claus Ogerman.

Jump Combo Leader Delle Haensch.
Klaus Ogermann played piano and sang with Delle's group in the 1950s.

Various Artists, "Deutsches Jazz Festival 1954/55", Bear Family [Germany] #(G)BCD 15 430-2 (1990).[CD Reissue]

Klaus Ogermann is the pianist on all tracks listed below and also does the solo vocal on "There's No One But You" with the Delle Haensch Jump Combo. Klaus also composed & arranged "Manuskript Blues". Recorded live.

Tracks featuring Delle Haensch Jump Combo:

Moderation (Introduction, spoken)

Manuskript Blues (Ogermann, arr. Ogermann)

Blue Moon

There's No One But You (solo vocal by Ogermann)

Hey (Hey) Good Looking

Flamingo Special

Delle Haensch Jump Combo personnel: Delle Haensch (as); Hugo Strasser (cl, as); Klaus Ogermann (p, voc.); Harry Schell (b); Karl Sanner (d).

LINER NOTES from the CD Reissue [IN BOTH GERMAN AND ENGLISH]:

Jazzfest-liners1.JPG - Liners concerning the Delle Haensch Jump Combo.

Jazzfest-liners2.JPG - Liners concerning the "Midnight In Munich" post-war radio broadcast (pictured and listed elsewhere on this site).

Jazzfest-liners3.JPG - Liners concerning the Kurt Edelhagen Orchestra & Kurt Edelhagen All Stars (talked about elsewhere on this site).

Recorded live in Munich, Germany on May 28, 1955.

Various Artists, "Rock 'N Roll Party 1957-1962 in deutsch", Bear Family Records [Germany] #BCD 15 235 (1991).[Compilation CD]

This CD contains Hannelore Cremer singing "Kuba Rock" accompanied by Die Spree-Singers und Klaus Ogermann und sein Tanzorchester.

Freddy Quinn, "Fernweh Und Sehnsucht", Bear Family [Germany] #BCD 15 586 (unknown year).[8-CD Boxed Set]

Contains tracks recorded in 1965. Even though there are four songs listed, the latter two are Spanish language versions of the first two. The backing instrumental tracks are the same.

Material recorded in May 1965, Bell Sound Studio, New York. Arranged and produced by Claus Ogermann: "Adios Mexico" (nach einer mexikanischen Volksweise) (Günter Loose); Fünftausend Meilen von Zuhaus ("Five Hundred Miles From Home") (Hedy West - Günter Loose)

52381 NH 60115 BCD #15 586-2/13 and BCD #15586-2/14

October 15, 1965, Studio Rahlstedt, Hamburg [Germany]; Arranged by Claus Ogermann; Produced by Heinz Alisch: Freddy Quinn, "Gesang und das Orchester Claus Ogermann", "Adios Mexico" (La Barca de Oro) (nach einer mexikanischen Volksweise: Günter Loose) ("La Barca de Oro")

50984 EPH 50993 BCD #15 586-7/10

"Una Carta de Mama" (Hedy West-Günter Loose) (Original: Five Hundred Miles From Home)

50984 EPH 1266 BCD #15 586-7/11

Bibi Johns mit Erwin Lehn und sein Südfunk-Tanzorchester und Hansen Quartett Chor, "Zwei Herzen im Mai", Bear Family Records #BCD 15 697 AH (1992).[CD]

This CD contains several Ogerman compositions, originally recorded in 1957:

Ein Tag Allein
Mal Regen und mal Sonnenschein
Crazy Dog
Oh, Mr. Dixieland

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