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Get track He had started out playing classical music, but became an avid listener to dance styles and the jazz that he heard while playing bass on the circuit of clubs for American servicemen that sprang up in Germany after the second world war.In 1948 he formed the six-piece Last-Becker Ensemble, which included his two brothers, Robert and Werner, who had been highly influential in persuading him to become a professional musician.

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He made sure that he always reflected the sounds of new performers somewhere in the set (even if those performers may not have liked what he did to their work).

He joined Hans-Gunther Oesterreich's Radio Bremen Dance Orchestra in 1946, when he was 17 years old.

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I can always read the old sheet music”.In his later years, he continued to release albums, including Eighty Not Out, Music Is My World and My Personal Favourites, a double set released last year. James Last discography and songs: Music profile for James Last, born 17 April 1929.

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James Last (Hans Last, * April 17, 1929 in Bremen, † June, 9, 2015 in Florida) was a …

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