James Last CD Collection Album The Essential Genre Pop Folk Country Gift Vintage Music German Composer

James Last

Title: The Essential

Released: UK

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Label: Metro Doubles

Genre: Pop Folk Country

Condition Used: Disc in excellent condition, some scratches on the case.

James Last (born Hans Last; 17 April 1929 – 9 June 2015), also known as Hansi, was a German composer and big band leader of the James Last Orchestra. Initially a jazz bassist (Last won the award for "best bassist" in Germany in each of the years 1950–1952), his trademark "happy music" made his numerous albums best-sellers in Germany and the United Kingdom, with 65 of his albums reaching the charts in the UK alone. His composition "Happy Heart" became an international success in interpretations by Andy Williams and Petula Clark.