Fatty George Und Silke Schwinger – Trip(1972 Austria Psychedelic, Funk, Musical, Soul-Jazz)Full

Fatty George (born Franz Georg Pressler on April 24, 1927, in Vienna; died March 29, 1982, in Vienna) was an Austrian clarinetist and jazz musician. He "was one of the leading musical figures of the European Jazz Revival," popularized swinging mainstream jazz in Austria, and created a distinctive synthesis of different jazz styles. Life and Work Fatty George began learning alto saxophone in 1942 before switching to the clarinet, which he studied at the Vienna Conservatory and the Vienna Academy of Music. Stylistically, he was initially influenced by Benny Goodman before developing his own personal style, which also reflected the modern jazz of Lee Konitz. After World War II, he initially played in officers' clubs of the occupying powers, first for the Red Army, then for the US Army. Due to the difficult economic situation, he moved to Germany with his band in 1949. There he developed the concept of playing both Dixieland and Cool Jazz with the same band; hence he called the band, which also included Oscar Klein, the Two-Sounds Band. With this band, he achieved his artistic breakthrough throughout Europe in the 1950s and began recording records in 1954. In 1955, he returned to Vienna with this band (which also included Joe Zawinul). In 1952, he opened the first "Jazz Casino" in Innsbruck, and in 1955, the Jazz Casino in St. Annahof (Vienna), where he performed with his Two-Sounds Band. In 1958, he founded Fatty’s Saloon, also in the capital, where he hosted jam sessions with international jazz greats such as Lionel Hampton, Art Blakey, and Ella Fitzgerald, and otherwise focused on Dixieland. His regular band at that time included Oscar Klein, Willy Meerwald, Bill Grah, Heinz Grah, Bob Blumenhoven (drums), and occasionally Franco Manzecchi and Al Fats Edwards (vocals). In 1963, he had to close his saloon for financial reasons and played temporarily in Berlin from 1964. In 1967, he returned to Vienna, founded a new band, and hosted the radio programs Jazz Casino and Swing and Dixieland on ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation). From 1977, he also had the television program Fatty Live, in which he and his band spontaneously fulfilled viewer requests received by telephone. In 1980, he reopened Fatty’s Saloon for the second time. After an Italian tour with Cat Anderson, he retired from performing for health reasons. In the mid-1960s, he and his band also accompanied Helmut Qualtinger's Villon production. In 1972, he co-wrote the pop opera Trip with Silke Schwinger (featuring Ronny Williams, Su Kramer, Julia Migenes, and the ORF Big Band). He died of a heart attack on March 29, 1982, and is buried in an honorary grave at the Vienna Central Cemetery (Group 40, Number 1). A1 Straßenfahrt Durch Wien 00:00 A2 Ich Habe Tränen 02:27 A3 Tempelmusik 04:11 A4 Gospelsong 06:57 A5 Wir Sind Hier Auf Einer Insel 09:00 A6 Weißer Sand 12:26 A7 Ich Kann's Nicht Glauben 16:11 A8 Jazzwiese 21:29 B1 Ein Körper Sind Wir 28:19 B2 Song Ohne Worte 30:54 B3 Sexsong 32:42 B4a Der Teufel Hole... 35:24 B4b Wie Ein Kristall In Einer Schale 37:54 B5 Hey Boy, Come On 42:10 B6 Macht Die Augen Auf 44:28 B7 Spiegellied 48:03 B8 Schlußmusik 52:47 Bass – Josef Pitzek, Ronald Pisarkiewicz Clarinet, Leader – Fatty George Drums – Erich Bachtraegel* Gong, Percussion, Solo Vocal – Walter Frey Guitar – Julius Scheybal, Richard Schönherz Guitar, Sitar – Karl Ratzer Keyboards – Peter Wolf Leader [Strings] – Hans Grötzer Reeds – Felix Hanusik, Leszek Zadlo, Peter Klinger Strings – Streicher Der Wiener Volksoper* Trombone – Butch Kellem, Heinz Czadek Trumpet – Edward Holnthaner*, Robert Politzer, Toni Maier