A Walk in the Black Forest - Sheet Music
by Jankowski, Horst
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good condition - label on front cover, staining on back cover/none
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About This Item
A Walk in the Black Forest - Sheet Music
by Horst JankowskiMRC Music Inc. 1965
# 043558.5 x 11 inches, 3 pages
Horst Jankowski (30 January 1936 – 29 June 1998) was a classically trained German pianist, most famous for his internationally successful easy listening music.
Born in Berlin, Jankowski studied at the Berlin Music Conservatory and played jazz in Germany in the 1950s, serving as bandleader for singer Caterina Valente.
Jankowski's fame as a composer of easy listening pop peaked in 1965 with his tune "Eine Schwarzwaldfahrt", released in English as "A Walk in the Black Forest". The tune became a pop hit, reaching #1 on the US easy listening chart, #12 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and #3 on the UK Singles Chart. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. The track was featured on the BBC's review of the 1960s music scene, Pop Go The Sixties, broadcast on BBC One and ZDF, on 31 December 1969. It can be heard years before in 1965 episodes of Perry Mason (1957 TV series).
The Genius of Jankowski album, released in 1965, was also a million seller. This track has become a signature song at Plymouth Argyle F.C., being played at the end of each game as the fans leave the grounds. The song also featured as a running joke in the episode Radio Goodies of the 1970s BBC TV series The Goodies, as the only record possessed by the group's radio station. Jankowski went on to score a string of successful albums, but moved on in the 1970s to concentrate more on jazz, including covers of pop and rock hits. Between 1989 and 1994 Jankowski composed and performed easy listening music for Sonoton, Germany.
Jankowski died of lung cancer in 1998, at the age of 62.
by Horst JankowskiMRC Music Inc. 1965
# 043558.5 x 11 inches, 3 pages
Horst Jankowski (30 January 1936 – 29 June 1998) was a classically trained German pianist, most famous for his internationally successful easy listening music.
Born in Berlin, Jankowski studied at the Berlin Music Conservatory and played jazz in Germany in the 1950s, serving as bandleader for singer Caterina Valente.
Jankowski's fame as a composer of easy listening pop peaked in 1965 with his tune "Eine Schwarzwaldfahrt", released in English as "A Walk in the Black Forest". The tune became a pop hit, reaching #1 on the US easy listening chart, #12 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and #3 on the UK Singles Chart. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. The track was featured on the BBC's review of the 1960s music scene, Pop Go The Sixties, broadcast on BBC One and ZDF, on 31 December 1969. It can be heard years before in 1965 episodes of Perry Mason (1957 TV series).
The Genius of Jankowski album, released in 1965, was also a million seller. This track has become a signature song at Plymouth Argyle F.C., being played at the end of each game as the fans leave the grounds. The song also featured as a running joke in the episode Radio Goodies of the 1970s BBC TV series The Goodies, as the only record possessed by the group's radio station. Jankowski went on to score a string of successful albums, but moved on in the 1970s to concentrate more on jazz, including covers of pop and rock hits. Between 1989 and 1994 Jankowski composed and performed easy listening music for Sonoton, Germany.
Jankowski died of lung cancer in 1998, at the age of 62.
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- Seller
- Worldwide Collectibles (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 0629202210
- Title
- A Walk in the Black Forest - Sheet Music
- Author
- Jankowski, Horst
- Book Condition
- Used - Good condition - label on front cover, staining on back cover
- Jacket Condition
- none
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- MRC Music Inc
- Date Published
- 1965
- Pages
- 320
- Size
- 8.5 x 11 inches
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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