Klaus Doldinger
Klaus Doldinger, best-known for leading the excellent fusion group Passport in the 1970s and '80s, has had a diverse and episodic career. He started out studying piano in 1947 and clarinet five years later, playing in Dixieland bands in the 1950s. By 1961, he had become a modern tenor saxophonist, working with such top visiting and expatriate Americans as Don Ellis, Johnny Griffin, Benny Bailey, Idrees Sulieman, Donald Byrd, and Kenny Clarke, recording as a leader for Philips, World Pacific, and Liberty. However, in 1970, he initiated a long series of fusion-oriented sessions for Atlantic that featured his tenor, soprano, flute, and occasional keyboards with an electric rhythm section. In addition to writing music for films (including Das Boot) and television in Europe, Doldinger has remained active as a player who occasionally explores his roots in hard bop into the late '90s, but because he has always lived in Europe, he remains underrated in the U.S.
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Discography
8 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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The First 50 Years of Passport (Remastered Edition)
Jazz - Released by WM Germany on May 7, 2021
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
The Never Ending Story
Klaus Doldinger, Giorgio Moroder
Pop - Released by Parlophone UK on Jan. 1, 1984
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Live At Blue Note Berlin
Jazz - Released by Boutique on Jan. 1, 1963
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Doldinger In New York
Jazz - Released by WM Germany on Aug. 19, 1994
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Salz auf unserer Haut (Original Score)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Königskinder on Sep. 14, 1992
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Nonni Und Manni - Original Soundtrack
Soundtracks - Released by Kino Klassik on Sep. 1, 2023
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo