Werner Drexler

Werner Drexler (born July 19, 1928 in Nuremberg ) is a German pianist , composer , arranger and orchestra leader specializing in swing , easy listening and film music .

Live and act

Werner Drexler began his career in American bars in Nuremberg and Munich. After studying music in Munich, he played in the Kurt Edelhagens orchestra from 1953 to 1957 , for which he also worked as an arranger; In 1955 he also took part in SWF sessions with Don Byas and Caterina Valente . From 1959 he worked as a production manager at Südwestfunk . In the following 30 years he recorded over 50 LPs with the station's dance orchestra or associated bands such as Incognito Five or Werner Drexler Sound Combination . He also composed the music for television series such as Fest im Sattel , Butler Parker , Moselbrück or Christian and Christiane , as well as the theme tune for the 1974 World Cup . He also worked with Max Greger and other orchestras.

Discographic notes

• Orchestra Werner Drexler - My Favorite Instruments (Happy Records, 1975), with Max Greger Jr. , Sigi Schwab
• Incognito Five - Tender Touch (Happy Records, 1977)
• Incognito Five - Music in the Ear (Happy Records, 1981), with Günther Gebauer , Todd Canedy , Sigi Schwab, Mladen Franko
• Benny Gebauer / The Werner Drexler Sound - Spotlights (Happy Records, 1981), with Curt Cress
• Swinging Festival (Happy Records, 1983), with Charly Antolini
• Benny Gebauer & The Werner Drexler Sound Combination - New Release (Happy Records, 1983)
• The Werner Drexler Sound Combination - Morning Music (Happy Records, 1983)

literature

• Jürgen Wölfer : Jazz in Germany. The encyclopedia. All musicians and record companies from 1920 until today. Hannibal, Höfen 2008, ISBN 978-3-85445-274-4 .

Web links

• Werner Drexler in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Werner Drexler at Discogs (English)