James Last, Bandleader Known for ‘Happy Sound,’ Dies at 86. (The New York Times, 6/12/2015)
Primarily an arranger, Mr. Last purveyed a style he called “happy sound,” characterized by jaunty brass; lush, swirling strings; a pulsating beat; and the homogenization of his musical sources into the aural equivalent of comfort food. The result won him hordes of enthusiasts and a thicket of detractors.
Among Mr. Last’s best-known original compositions is “The Lonely Shepherd”...
3 of his albums appeared on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart:
- Music From Across the Way
- February 19, 1972, debut
- peaked at #160
- charted for 5 weeks
- Well Kept Secret
- August 16, 1975, debut
- peaked at #172
- charted for 3 weeks
- Seduction
- June 28, 1980, debut
- peaked at #148
- charted for 8 weeks
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