The Ultimate Collection

~ Release by James Last (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD
2▶CD
3▶CD: Classics
4▼CD: Last goes Latin-American
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1La cucaracha
recording of:
La Cucaracha (arr. James Last)
arranger:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
arrangement of:
La cucaracha
2:06
2The Girl From Ipanema
3:11
3Blue Tango
3:09
4La Bamba
recording of:
La bamba (additional lyrics by Ritchie Valens)
additional lyricist:
Ritchie Valens
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ritchie Valens
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Longitude Music and M.P.A. (M.P.A.)
version of:
La bamba
3:37
5El condor pasa
recording of:
El cóndor pasa (The Condor Passes)
anthem of:
Peru
lyricist:
Jorge Milchberg
writer:
Manuel Clavero Lopez Quiroga
composer:
Daniel Alomía Robles (in 1913)
publisher:
Charing Cross Music Inc. (Paul Simon’s publishing company), Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) and Pattern Music Ltd (publisher)
3:11
6Siboney
2:12
7Der einsame Hirte
producer:
Zamfir (Romanian pan flute musician)
pan flute and solo pan flute:
Gheorghe Zamfir (Romanian pan flute musician)
orchestra:
James Last Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1977)
recording of:
Einsamer Hirte (The Lonely Shepherd)
composer:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
publisher:
Happy Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG, Tutti Intersong Éditions musicales, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
4.254:26
8La Paloma
recording of:
La paloma
arranger:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
arrangement of:
La paloma (Spanish original)
3:06
9The Lonely Bull
3:11
10Tico Tico
3:14
11Guantanamera
cover recording of:
Guantanamera
additional lyricist and additional composer:
Julián Orbón (Cuban composer)
lyricist:
José Martí (cuban poet)
composer:
Joseíto Fernández (Cuban singer and songwriter)
arranger:
Héctor Angulo (Cuban composer) and Pete Seeger
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 36102)
version of:
Guajira guantanamera
3:52
12La Cumparsita
arranger:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
instrumental recording of:
La cumparsita (original Spanish version)
lyricist:
Pascual Contursi (in 1924), Enrique Maroni (in 1924) and Gerardo Matos Rodríguez (in 1924)
composer:
Gerardo Matos Rodríguez (in 1924)
3:42
13Ai no corrida
recording of:
Ai no corrida
writer:
Chaz Jankel (English musician and songwriter) and Kenny Young
publisher:
Lazy Lizard Music Inc.
2:32
14Viva Espana
arranger:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
James Last (German big band leader & composer, 1929–2015) (in 1992)
instrumental cover recording of:
Eviva España (German version)
lyricist:
Leo Rozenstraten (Actor, playwright, songwriter)
composer:
Leo Caerts (Leo Caerts Sr; Belgian songwriter, producer)
translator:
Hans Bradtke
publisher:
Les Ed. International Basart
translated version of:
Eviva España (1971 song)
recording of:
Eviva España (German version)
lyricist:
Leo Rozenstraten (Actor, playwright, songwriter)
composer:
Leo Caerts (Leo Caerts Sr; Belgian songwriter, producer)
translator:
Hans Bradtke
publisher:
Les Ed. International Basart
translated version of:
Eviva España (1971 song)
23:42
15Mambo No.5
recording of:
Mambo No. 5 (original, 1949)
composer:
Pérez Prado (Cuban bandleader, singer, organist, pianist and composer)
publisher:
Peer Int'l Corp. (BMI)
3:15