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Film & TV
Berlin, Germany
Known for
- Musik liegt in der Luft — Self1991
- Der Schatz im Niemandsland — Orchesterleiter1987
- Verstehen Sie Spaß? — Self1980
- NDR Talk Show — Self1979
- Die drei Klumberger — Alfi Klumberger1977
- Musik ist Trumpf — Self1975
- Die Montagsmaler — Self1974
- Don-Lurio-Show — Self1972
- Euroshow '71: May Day Special — Self1971
- Dalli Dalli — Self - Candidate1971
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1936
- Active to
- 1998
easy listeningjazz
Discography
- Wonderful1959
- Bitte spiel mit mir Klavier / So weit wie die Wolken1962
- Gäste bei Horst Jankowski1962
- Bravo1964
- Jankowski Plays Jankowski1964
- The Genius of Jankowski!1964
- A Walk in the Black Forest1965
- More Genius of Horst Jankowski1965
- Simpel Gimpel / Charming Vienna1965
- Journey in Germany / The Spy With a Cold Nose1966
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 31,470
- Total plays
- 203,865
Tags
easy listeningjazzinstrumentalgermanlounge
Horst Jankowski (January 30, 1936, Berlin - June 29, 1998) was a classically trained pianist most famous for his easy listening music. 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 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Hor
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Horst
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Berlin
- Place of death
- Radolfzell am Bodensee
- Occupation
- bandleader
- Languages spoken
- German
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- piano
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1936-01-30
- date of death
- 1998-06-29
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best New Artist
Sources (2)
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