Werner Twardy

Werner Twardy (born December 28, 1926 in Oberhausen ; † January 16, 1977 in Kleineichen near Cologne ) was a German composer , arranger , pianist , organist , conductor and music producer . He also appeared under the pseudonyms Daddy Monrou , TW Ardy and Dicky Gray .

life and work

Twardy studied harmony and composition at the Folkwang School in Essen and initially worked as a jazz pianist , especially in American officers' casinos. He was a member of a smaller formation of the trumpeter Charly Tabor , which also included the saxophonists Delle Haensch , Max Greger and Paul Martin as well as the drummer Teddy Paris. He also worked with trumpeters Fred Bunge and Hanne Wilfert , trombonist Otto Bredl and saxophonists Paul Biste and Bubi Aderhold in Joe Wick's band . Since 1950 he has been part of one of Fred Bunge's smaller formations. With this formation, the Fred Bunge And His Dixieland Band , a record was made in 1951 (Blues Improvisation / Shine, Astra Schall AW 4000). After a brief engagement with Fred Spannuth , a radio engagement took him to Hamburg in 1950, where he worked for NDR a . a. worked with Bert Kaempfert and the orchestra leader and singer Hans Köpke and also studied at the Heinrich Schenker Academy with Felix-Eberhard von Cube. At the end of 1952, Twardy then received an engagement as a pianist in Kurt Edelhagen's orchestra at the SWF in Baden-Baden . He was Heinz Kiessling's successor here , but was replaced by Werner Drexler in 1953 . As part of his engagement with Kurt Edelhagen, there were also recordings on April 24 and June 22, 1953, in which Twardy acted as a soloist (An American in Paris / Summertime, Brunswick 82755 and Hawaiian War Chant / Tenderly, Brunswick 82768). Twardy wrote numerous arrangements for Edelhagen's band and between 1952 and 1955 was also a pianist member of the jazz combo Edelhagen All Stars , who played modern jazz and arranged for other formations, among others. a. for Adalbert Luczkowski , Franz Thon and Alfred home . From 1953 up to and including 1960 he was a member of the small dance and entertainment orchestra of the WDR . In 1954 he toured as a pianist with the Helmut Weglinski Sextet . In 1956 he took part in the recordings for the soundtrack of the film Die Halbstarken (music: Martin Böttcher ) as the pianist of the Mister Martins Band , where he played alongside greats such as Horst Fischer , Fatty George , Ernst Mosch , Werner Baumgart , Gerald Weinkopf , Cornelis op den Zieken , Bill Grah , Siegfried Enderlein, Rolf Ahrens and Hans Last . In 1957 Twardy joined Edelhagen's move to WDR in Cologne, where he occasionally worked as an arranger for the Edelhagen Orchestra. Changing engagements between the WDR and the NDR meant that he commuted between Hamburg and Cologne for several years. So he took u. a. In 1958 he took part as a pianist in the first concert of the NDR jazz workshop initiated by Hans Gertberg , which continued the NDR studio jazz concert series that had existed since 1952. Here Twardy played with well-known jazz greats of his time, such as Fred Christmann , Albert Mangelsdorff , Glen Buschmann , Attila Zoller , Hans Last, Peter Trunk and Karl Sanner . Around 1960 Twardy was co-founder, arranger and pianist of the Willi Surmann Saxtett at NDR , to which Hans Last and Rolf Ahrens also belonged. According to Tom Lord, Twardy was involved in a total of five recordings as a pianist in the field of jazz music between 1951 and 1960, although significantly more recordings can be documented. Since the late 1950s, Twardy has also directed his own studio and accompanying orchestra, with which he has numerous titles, including a. for the record labels Heliodor , Polydor , Vogue and Electrola recorded and arrangements, etc. a. for Peter Alexander and Bill Ramsey , wrote. With his recording of the title Geisterreiter (Riders in the Sky / Columbia) composed by Stan Jones , he reached number 21 in the German single charts with his orchestra on May 6, 1961.

At the end of 1958 he worked for the producer Kurt Feltz in Cologne , for whose production he also appeared as a composer for the first time. a. with titles for Margot Eskens and Margrit Imlau. From 1961 he worked almost without exception for the producer and orchestra director Hans Bertram , for whose successful music production he worked as a composer, arranger, conductor and organist. From then on, Twardy concentrated primarily on composing. He created numerous titles, often in collaboration with the lyricist Lilibert , whose pseudonym was Elisabeth Bertram, the wife of Hans Bertram. He achieved his first respectable successes and chart placements with compositions for Will Brandes , Trude Herr and the medium trio . He was the creative head behind the popular babysitter wave, which began with the German recording of the babysitter boogie by Ralf Bendix , which was recorded in 1961 under the direction of Hans Bertram in the Electrola studio in Cologne. Twardy's clever arrangement of the American title by Buzz Clifford, in which Bertram's daughter Elisabeth took over the baby part as "little Elisabeth", not only established a series of similar titles, but also became a global success of millions. In the wake of this success, Twardy achieved two more respectable successes in the following years. With Will Brandes and little Elisabeth, the Boogie was followed by a Baby-Twist (1962) and a Baby-Babbel-Bossa-Nova (1963), with the already tried and tested background (producer Bertram, copywriter Lilibert and the not quite so little Elisabeth) became bestsellers. By far the greatest success of his career was achieved by Twardy with his compositions for Roy Black and Chris Roberts , for which he wrote several hits and whose characteristic style he shaped. With titles like "It's nice to be in the world" (Roy Black and Anita), "Your most beautiful gift" (Roy Black) and "I'm in love with love" (Chris Roberts), he celebrated his greatest successes as a composer for the "Hitfabrik Bertram". Twardy was the man in the background all his life. So he accompanied z. B. Roy Black on all his tours as a pianist and orchestra leader until 1973, B. also in 1971 together with the Jochen Brauer sextet on a Mediterranean cruise on the Neckermann ship. Between 1969 and 1972, Twardy was also responsible for the music for some films in which the popular pop singers starred. For the record label Polydor , Bertram produced a whole series of long-playing records in big band and easy listening sound (above all the instrumental series In Gold , e.g. Hammond in gold , clarinet in gold , trumpet in gold , piano in gold , Trombone in gold ), for which Twardy contributed numerous arrangements and played the Hammond organ under the pseudonym TW Ardy . During this time he worked with well-known instrumentalists such as Henry Arland , Horst Fischer , Marek & Vacek , Fritz Schulz-Reichel , Heinz Schachtner , Leif Uvemark , Otto Bredl and Jiggs Whigham and recorded two instrumental singles under the pseudonym Dicky Gray. He also wrote numerous arrangements for the Günter Kallmann Choir , the Fischer Choirs and the Medium Trio.

After separating from successful producer Bertram in 1973, Twardy, who was called the “white giant” because of his “snow-white Caesar's head” and his stature - a trademark that Roy Black gave him - seldom worked for the Polydor. But he remained an all-rounder. In addition to hit compositions for Paola , Manuela , Roberto Blanco , Bert Beel , Lars Berghagen and lesser-known performers such as Maren, Hans-Gerd Fischer, Manuel Beck, Mario Aita and Frank Marwin, instrumental couplings with his orchestra and a smaller formation, among others Werner Dies , Karl-Heinz Kästel, Jean Warland , Ferdy Klein and Ronnie Stephenson belonged to other labels. The eponymous Seasons in White of his long-playing record from 1975 was used in the 14th episode of the crime series Derrick ( The Day After the Murder ). During this time he also appeared several times as a music producer and was active in promoting young talent. With his title, Applause for a totally crazy house , interpreted by Maggie Mae , he achieved third place in the German preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest . Most recently he was the musical director for the ZDF broadcasts Musik ist Trumpf with Peter Frankenfeld and Spiel mir eine Alte Melody with Lou van Burg . Twardy had his last television appearance as the orchestra leader of the show Musik ist Trumpf on November 27, 1976 in Berlin.

Twardy died of liver failure at the age of only 50.

Awards

• 1970: Europe, awarded by the radio station Europawelle Saar (show prize) for the composition of the title "Your most beautiful gift", awarded on September 13, 1970
• 1971: Europe, awarded by the radio station Europawelle Saar (author's prize) for the composition of the title “For you alone”, awarded on October 14, 1971
• 1971: Europe, awarded by the radio station Europawelle Saar (author's prize) for the composition of the title “I am in love with love”, awarded on October 14, 1971

Discography (selection)

Compositions for Roy Black

• In one day (with Rolf Arland ; text: Lilibert ), 1969
• Until the end of all days (Text: Lilibert), 1973
• Stay with me (Text: Lilibert), 1967
• Concerto d'amour (Text: Lilibert), 1969
• Counting the days (text: Norman Newell ), 1967
• Your best present (Text: Lilibert), 1969
• Think of something dear (Text: Lilibert), 1970
• The kiss goodbye from you (as Daddy Monrou; Text: Ingo Kilian), 1968
• The show begins (text: Lilibert), 1969
• You are there (with Rolf Arland, text: Lilibert), 1968
• You are my happiness (Text: Lilibert), 1971
• An evening with you (text: Lilibert), 1970
• A love story (text: Lilibert), 1971
• I'll give you a rose (Text: Lilibert), 1972
• One will come (text: Lilibert), 1966
• Lonely without you (Text: Lilibert), 1973
• It hurts so much (text: Lilibert), 1970
• Just ask your heart (as Daddy Monrou; Text: Lilibert), 1966
• For all time (as Daddy Monrou; text: Jill Jordans ), 1968
• For yourself (you can't have everything) (Text: Lilibert), 1970
• Believe in me (as Daddy Monrou; text: Lilibert), 1965
• I am your world (text: Lilibert), 1967
• I love being with you so much (Text: Lilibert), 1969
• I love the world (Text: Lilibert), 1973
• I'm looking for you (Text: Lilibert), 1965
• In your eyes (text: Lilibert), 1968
• No 10 horses (text: Lilibert), 1971
• Nobody knows what tomorrow is (Text: Lilibert), 1968
• Lara (text: Lilibert), 1969
• Put your heart in my hands (as Daddy Monrou with Rolf Arland; text: Lilibert), 1966
• Love is not a fairy tale (Text: Lilibert), 1973
• Love means suffering (text: Lilibert), 1972
• Lovely Lady (Text: Lilibert), 1968
• Make up your mind (Like the Sun) (Text: Jill Jordans ), 1970
• My love for you (Counting the Days) (Text: Lilibert), 1967
• Merry-Go-Round (Text: Lilibert), 1971
• My little girl (text: Lilibert), 1964
• Take my hand (as Daddy Monrou; text: Lilibert), 1967
• Just you (Text: Lilibert), 1969
• Without you (as Daddy Monrou; text: Lilibert), 1967
• Rhythm and Blues (as Daddy Monrou; text: Jill Jordans), 1968
• Say you to me (Text: Lilibert), 1967
• Say yes (text: Lilibert), 1971
• Tell me the truth (text: Lilibert), 1971
• It's nice to be in the world (with Anita ; text: Lilibert), 1971
• Just like you (text: Lilibert), 1970
• Dreams Hand in Hand (Text: Lilibert), 1973
• Dreams in sand and silk (Text: Lilibert), 1972
• Love is infinite (Text: Lilibert), 1970
• To be in love (Text: Lilibert), 1966
• Lost Time (Text: Lilibert), 1972
• I'm at home for Christmas (as Daddy Monrou; Text: Lilibert), 1968
• Do you remember (as Daddy Monrou; text: Jill Jordans ), 1971
• This world is like a song (Text: Lilibert), 1972
• When you are with me (text: Lilibert), 1970
• Where are you (text: Lilibert), 1971
• Cell 110 (text: Lilibert), 1969

Compositions for Chris Roberts

• Your teddy bear (text: Lilibert), 1970
• You watch out (Text: Lilibert), 1971
• A girl made to measure (Text: Lilibert), 1970
• One joy drives away 100 worries (Text: Lilibert), 1973
• A fugue by Bach (text: Lilibert), 1972
• Give me a chance (as Daddy Monrou with Rolf Arland; text: Lilibert), 1967
• Did I tell you today that I love you? (Text: Lilibert), 1971
• Have sun in my heart (Text: Lilibert), 1972
• Hello Darling (Text: Lilibert), 1972
• Witch (text: Lilibert), 1971
• A light burns behind every window (text: Lilibert), 1973
• I'm in love with love (Text: Lilibert), 1970
• I'll go with you (Text: Lilibert), 1972
• I take all the hurdles (Text: Georg Buschor ), 1970
• I only see you (as Daddy Monrou; text: Jill Jordans ), 1971
• Come back to me (Text: Lilibert), 1971
• Love me (text: Lilibert), 1972
• Ma chérie (text: Lilibert), 1972
• My name is Hase (Text: Lilibert), 1971
• My darling, you are a stunner! (Text: Lilibert), 1972
• Only love is good (with Rolf Arland; text: Kurt Hertha ), 1968
• Oh so sweet (Text: Lilibert), 1971
• Play me, gypsies, a song (text: Lilibert), 1972
• Satisfy my hunger (text: Lilibert), 1971
• Super is fashion (Text: Lilibert), 1973
• Troubadour of love (text: Lilibert), 1971
• Our secret is nobody's business (together with Rolf Arland; text: Lilibert), 1969
• Gone, the first love (Text: Lilibert), 1969
• When do you believe me (Text: Georg Buschor), 1970
• To fall in love (together with Rolf Arland; text: Kurt Hertha), 1971

Compositions for other artists

• Addio mein Napoli (for Paola ; text: Jean Frankfurter ), 1974
• Adriano (for Maren; text: Jean Frankfurter), 1974
• Aloha Oe (for Paola; text: Jean Frankfurter), 1974
• Applause for a totally crazy house (for Maggie Mae ; text: Dieter Liffers), 1976
• From a little sin (for Bert Beel ; text: Jean Frankfurter), 1974
• Motorist Blues (for Trude Herr ; Text: Heinz Korn ), 1962
• Baby-Babbel-Bossa-Nova (for Will Brandes and little Elisabeth; text: Lilibert), 1963
• Baby, Kiss Kiss (for The Sharks; Text: Kurt Hertha and Lothar Birk), 1966
• Baby-Twist (for Will Brandes and little Elisabeth; text: Lilibert), 1962
• Barcarole on the palm beach (for Jonny; text: Kurt Feltz), 1961
• I'm in love (for Tony Mark; Text: Lilibert), 1968
• The mountains are blue (for medium trio; text: Lilibert), 1962
• Blue Melody from Tennessee (for Blue Capris; Text: Lilibert), 1963
• Bumba Girl (as Daddy Monrou with Rolf Arland for Jack White ; text: Kurt Hertha), 1966
• Cowboy homeless (for Ken Morris; text: Kurt Hertha), 1963
• Cowboy Susie (for Anita; text: Lilibert), 1971
• The foxes say goodnight to each other (for Manuela ; text: Jean Frankfurter), 1973
• Dalli, Dalli, Dalli (as Daddy Monrou for The Scooters; Text: Kurt Hertha as Felix Prost), 1965
• Then came love (for Paola; text: Jean Frankfurter), 1975
• Danny (for Anita; text: Lilibert), 1973
• Happiness in life is a treasure (for Paola; text: Jean Frankfurter), 1975
• Das goldene Band (as Daddy Monrou with Rolf Arland for Jack White - Brigitt Petry ; text: Kurt Hertha), 1967
• That can't be a coincidence (for Dieter Hufschmid; text: Fred Weyrich ), 1974
• I still have to think about it (for Liane; text: Jürgen Bernsdorf), 1964
• The Schifferklavier (for Korina; Text: Kurt Feltz), 1961
• It's going to be a great weekend (for Petra Beck; Text: Fred Weyrich), 1974
• The King of Trumpets (for Lars Berghagen; Text: Kurt Feltz), 1977
• Love, carelessness, booze (with Willi Astroth for Willy Millowitsch; text: Rolf Piro), 1962
• Love has a thousand names (for Manuela; text: Heinz Korn ), 1973
• The red roses (for medium trio ; text: Hans Bertram as Axel Weingarten), 1961
• The wonderful lie (for Dunja Rajter , text: Kurt Feltz), 1975
• Three old cowboys (for medium trio; text: Peter Buchenkamp ), 1963
• You alone (for Franz Beckenbauer : Text: Lilibert), 1966
• You are happiness (for Franz Beckenbauer; text: Lilibert), 1967
• You are the love of my life (for Frank Marwin; text: Günter Loose ), 1974
• You are my great love (for Bert Beel ; text: Günter Loose), 1974
• You mustn't cry (as Daddy Monrou for Will Brandes; text: Lilibert), 1966
• You alone are to blame for it (love does everything) (for Monika Grimm ; text: Kurt Hertha), 1963
• You leave me alone for far too long (for Manuela; text: Joachim Relin ), 1973
• You are only born once (for Roberto Blanco ; text: Jean Frankfurter), 1975
• A good star (for Will Brandes - Monika Grimm; text: Lilibert), 1963
• A good star (for Mario Aita; text: Jean Frankfurter), 1974
• A song sounds through the night (as Daddy Monrou after Beethoven's “Violin-Romance in F” for Manuel Beck; text: Jean Frankfurter), 1975
• A girl made to measure (for Michael; text: Lilibert), 1962
• A ship with white sails (for Manuela; text: Jean Frankfurter), 1973
• A 1 for love (for Liane Covi; text: Heinz Korn), 1967
• A lady of 18 years (for Mandalena; text: Pablo Pencil), 1977
• A swallow doesn't make a summer (for Anita; text: Lilibert), 1973
• Elisa (for Will Brandes; text: Lilibert), 1962
• Once upon a time there was a guitar (for Lars Berghagen ; text: Kurt Feltz ), 1975
• It was love at first sight (for Dieter Hufschmid; text: Fred Weyrich), 1974
• I can hardly speak French at all (with Alex Condra for Trude Herr; text: Kurt Schwabach), 1963
• Happy Weekend (for Margrit Imlau; Text: Bartels), 1959
• They are all crooks (for Inge Brandenburg ; Text: Bodo Baum), 1962
• Winning is easy (for Paola; text: Günter Loose), 1974
• Glück in der Taschen (for Anita; Text: Lilibert), 1972
• Golden Dreams (as Daddy Monrou for Manuela; Text: Joachim Relin), 1973
• Happy-End in Hamburg (for Manuela; Text: Günter Loose), 1973
• Heissa, Marie (for Ray Miller ; text: Jean Frankfurter), 1975
• Raise your cups (for Ray Miller; text: Jean Frankfurter), 1975
• A hundred years later (for Manuela; text: Günter Loose), 1973
• I thank you (with Rolf Arland for Pompilia, text: Georg Buschor), 1969
• Me a little - you a little (for Willy Millowitsch ; text: Axel Weingarten ), 1962
• I saw the fire (for Mario Aita; text: Jean Frankfurter), 1974
• I've never been so happy (for Manuela; text: Kurt Hertha), 1973
• I wish you luck (for Günter Kallman Choir; text: Lilibert), 1966
• The violinist Franz plays in the café (for Lou van Burg ; text: Hans Hubberten ), 1976
• In the attic room (for Manuel Beck; text: Jean Frankfurter), 1975
• It's written in the stars (for Frank Marwin; Text: Günter Loose), 1973
• Isabella from Madrid (for medium trio; text: Karl Heinz Kroell), 1962
• Isabelle (for Mac Donald ; text: Lilibert), 1963
• The longer the better (for Anita; text: Lilibert), 1973
• Jimmy the Bandit (for Anita; Text: Lilibert), 1973
• Jonny Miller (for Mechthild; text: Lilibert), 1966
• Julia (for Hans-Gerd Fischer; text: Jean Frankfurter), 1975
• Young girls (for Will Brandes; text: Hans Bertram as Axel Weingarten), 1961
• Don't be afraid of my kisses (for Uwe Spier; text: Busch), 1965
• Nobody is waiting for you when you leave (for Margot Eskens ; text: Kurt Feltz), 1959
• Come again (for Manuela; text: Lilibert), 1972
• Come again (for Petra Beck; Text: Fred Weyrich), 1974
• Come on, let's do a Rhine tour (with Dietmar Kivel for Dietmar Kivel; text: Fred Conta), 1962
• Kiss me (for Jack White; text: Lilibert), 1966
• Let me go too (for Willy Millowitsch; Text: Helbig), 1962
• Leder-Lilly (for Bibi Johns & Jonny (Wolfgang Graf); text: Kurt Feltz), 1961
• Love for a Whole Life (for Frank Marwin; Text: Günter Loose), 1973
• To love and to be loved (as Daddy Monrou for Manuela; Text: Günter Loose), 1973
• Love adventures (for Maren; text: Jean Frankfurter), 1975
• Love song for Leila (for Lars Berghagen; text: Kurt Feltz), 1976
• Mama, he's here again (for Trude Herr; text: Jürgen Bernsdorf), 1964
• Manana Amigo (for Hans-Gerd Fischer; text: Günter Loose), 1975
• Manolito's masterpiece (for Roberto Blanco; text: Jean Frankfurter), 1975
• Mandolins on the beach (for Paola; text: Günter Loose), 1974
• My best friend is called Luxi (for Trude Herr; text: Gustav Schellhardt, Rolf Kauka), 1963
• My heart is cracking (for Liane Covi; text: Carl Ulrich Blecher), 1966
• My darling, your place is next to me (for Maren; text: Jean Frankfurter), 1974
• Minou (with Rolf Arland for Tony Mark; text: Georg Buschor), 1968
• With music and humor (for Roberto Blanco; text: Günter Loose), 1974
• With timpani and trumpets (for Tobby Mahler; text: Erich Liessmann ), 1973
• Mondschein und Guitars (with Alex Condra for medium trio; text: Lilibert), 1963
• Mony (for Mario Aita; text: Jean Frankfurter), 1974
• Mulle-Mulle-Mäus'chen (for Willy Millowitsch; Text: Lilibert), 1968
• Music to fall in love with (for Günter Kallmann Choir ; text: Axel Weingarten ), 1961
• After the third bottle (for Trude Herr; text: Fred Kraus), 1965 (first published in 2011)
• No, I will not be photographed (with Franz von Suppè for Trude Herr; text: Jürgen Bernsdorf), 1964
• Nur die Liebe (for medium trio; text: Lilibert), 1965
• For only one summer (for Pompilia Stoian; text: Lilibert), 1968
• Oh Smoky, Oh Smoky (for Margot Eskens; text: Lilibert), 1963
• Oh sunshine, oh sunshine (for Anita; text: Lilibert), 1973
• Oh Valentino (for Will Brandes; Text: Lilibert), 1963
• Papi and Mami (for Anita; text: Lilibert), 1971
• Pearls are tears (as Daddy Monrou for Manuela; text: Joachim Relin), 1973
• Remember I love you (for Ken Dodd ; English text: Norman Newell = music to fall in love with ), 1964
• Rose Rosalie (Rose of the Prairie) (for medium trio; text: Axel Weingarten), 1962
• Schätze (with Rolf Arland for Medium Terzett; text: Lilibert), 1968
• Give me a weekend (for Lars Berghagen; text: Kurt Feltz), 1976
• Give me roses (for Anna Silva; text: Lilibert), 1963
• Schone your wife (as Daddy Monrou with Heinz Schumacher for Chris Howland ; text: Artur Niederbremer as Ralf Arnie), 1967
• Schwarzer Peter (for Margrit Imlau; text: Axel Weingarten), 1962
• Seaman's Blues (with Heinz Schachtner for Heinz Schachtner), 1961
• Señorita Española (for Frank Marwin; text: Günter Loose), 1974
• You need glasses (for the trip to Berlin) (for Fred Bertelmann ; text: Hans Bradtke ), 1962
• She was solid (as Daddy Monrou with Lindenbrandt for Will Brandes; text: Kurt Hertha), 1967
• Such a man is a strange plant (for Trude Herr; Text: Kurt Schwabach), 1963
• It has never been like this (for Maren; Text: Jean Frankfurter), 1975
• As beautiful as today and tomorrow (for Maren; text: Jean Frankfurter), 1973
• Sun, moon and stars (for Ralf Bendix ; text: Robert Jung ), 1961
• Spiegel-Twist (for Trude Herr; text: Peter Buchenkamp ), 1962
• Stars of Love (for Manuel Beck; Text: Joachim Relin), 1975
• Swanee (for Will Brandes; Text: Lilibert), 1964
• Tokyo (for The 5 Liverpools; Text: Lilibert), 1964
• Twingel Dingel Dee (for Manuela; text: Günter Loose), 1973
• Everywhere a girl kisses me (with Heino Gaze , Hagenstein and Axel Weingarten for Fred Bertelmann), 1961
• At midnight (for Inge Brandenburg; text: Karl Heinz Kröll), 1962
• And then you came (for Liane Covi; text: Walter Rothenburg), 1966
• Our first dance should not be the last (for Manuel Beck; text: Jean Frankfurter), 1975
• From Tahiti to Hawaii (for Blue Capris; Text: Axel Weingarten), 1961
• When can I see you (for Nathalie von Mayen; Text: Lilibert), 1971
• What do you ask for (for Willy Millowitsch; text: Peter Buchenkamp), 1962
• What did you do (for Manuela; text: Lilibert), 1972
• What is not today (for Paola; text: Jean Frankfurter), 1974
• Because the wheel of time keeps turning (for Renate Kern ; Text: Jean Frankfurter), 1974
• White annemones (for Petra Kühn; text: Lilibert), 1964
• White Chief (for medium trio; text: Karl Lauterbach and Lilibert), 1963
• When dreams come true (as Daddy Monrou for Tony Mark; text: Lilibert), 1968
• When spring awakens in the homeland (for the home singers; text: Lilibert), 1962
• If my daddy were chancellor (for Anita; text: Lilibert), 1973
• How time flies (as Daddy Monrou for Chris Howland ; text: Kurt Hertha and Lilibert), 1967
• How time flies (for Paola; text: Jean Frankfurter), 1974
• How beautiful a Sunday can be (for Maren; Text: Fred Weyrich), 1974
• We're getting married (for Lars Berghagen; Text: Kurt Feltz), 1975
• Throw your dreams in the fire (as Daddy Monrou for Buschkötter Players; Text: Kurt Hertha and Lothar Birk), 1966
• Where the sun shines (for Pompilia Stoian; text: Lilibert), 1970
• Show me the star of love (for Paola; text: Günter Loose), 1974
• Zigeunerbraut (The Black Nicolo) (for Lars Berghagen; Text: Kurt Feltz), 1976
• Too young (for Liane Covi; text: Lilibert), 1966
• (I'll remember) When tomorrow comes (as Daddy Monrou for Tony Mark; English text: Norman Newell = When dreams come true ), 1968

Compositions for the Werner Twardy Orchestra

• Just another song , 1976
• Seasons in White , 1974
• Mexican Hat Dance ( 1971; Polydor 3158 014 )

Singles

• Orchestra Werner Twardy - Geisterreiter / Papa O Papa (1961; Columbia C 21 782)
• Dicky Gray - L'Amour / Tartüff (1966; Polydor 52 669)
• Orchestra Dicky Gray - Hoppel-Poppel / Anytime (Poppel-Hoppel) (1967; Polydor 52 775)

LPs

• Medium Terzett - Was die Alten sungen ... (1964; Polydor 237 290) (Arrangements)
• Roy Black 2 (1967; Polydor 249 451) (arrangements)
• Hello Dolly (1967; Polydor 249 143) (arrangements)
• Henry Arland - Clarinet in Gold (1967; Polydor 249 194) (arrangements)
• The Gunter Kallmann Chorus - Call it Love (1967; 4 Corners of the World FCS-4242) (Arrangements)
• The Gunter Kallmann Chorus - sings in german 28 Christmas Songs (1967; 4 Corners of the World FCS-4245) (Arrangements)
• The Gunter Kallmann Chorus - Live for Love (1968; 4 Corners of the World FCS-4248) (Arrangements)
• The Gunter Kallmann Chorus in Hollywood (1968; 4 Corners of the World FCS-4254) (arrangements)
• The Gunter Kallmann Chorus - Love is Blue (1968; 4 Corners of the World FCS-4256) (Arrangements)
• Hammond in Gold (1968; Polydor 249 233) (as TW Ardy)
• Otto Bredl and Jiggs Whigham - Trombone in Gold (1969; Polydor 249 317) (arrangements)
• Franz Löffler - Guitar in Gold 2 (1969; Polydor 249 318) (arrangements)
• Heinz Schachtner - Trumpet in Gold 3 (1969; Polydor 249 325) (arrangements)
• Fritz Schulz-Reichel - Piano in Gold (1969; Polydor 249 332) (arrangements)
• Roy Black - Concerto d'amour (1969; Polydor 249 340) (arrangements)
• Heinz Schachtner - Festive Trumpet in Gold , (1969 Polydor 249 348) (Arrangements)
• Hammond Happiness (1970; Polydor 2371 045) (as TW Ardy)
• Heinz Schachtner - Trumpet in Gold 4 (1970; Polydor 2371 086) (arrangements, 10 tracks)
• Roy Black - In the Land of Songs (1970; Polydor 2371 017) (arrangements)
• Roy Black - Where are you? (1971; Polydor 2371 088) (arrangements)
• Chris Roberts - Chris Roberts (1971; Polydor 2371 121) (arrangements)
• Marek & Vacek - Classical & Pop Pianos (1971; Polydor 2371 160) (arrangements)
• Hammond Fascination (1971; Polydor 2371 207) (as TW Ardy)
• Henry Arland - Clarinet Fascination (1972; Polydor 2371 208) (arrangements)
• Orchestra Kurt Edelhagen - Big Band Fascination '72 (1972; Polydor 2371 244) (arrangements)
• White Giant in Pop (1972; Polydor 2371 277)
• Paola - Paola (1974; CBS 80157) (arrangements)
• Seasons in White (1974; BASF Quadrophonie SQ 20 22 145-8)
• Romantic Seasons (1974; Acanta Quadro BB 23.170) = Seasons in White (BASF)
• The Entertainer (1975; RCA International PJL 1-4057) = Midnight Dancing - Piano Party with W. Twardy & his Combo
• Midnight Dancing - Piano Party with W. Twardy & his Combo (1975; SR Discoton 64021)
• Pop & Oldies Instrumental (1976; UFA 304 Promo, 3 tracks by the Werner Twardy Orchestra)
• Pop Instrumental Vol. 1 - Werner Twardy Orchestra (1976; UFA 305 Promo)
• Play me an old melody - orig. Recording from d. like ZDF broadcast with Lou van Burg (1977; EMI Electrola 1C 134-32 048/49) (arrangements)
• Werner Twardy - Twenty Successes (1987; Papagayo / EMI promotional copy F.669.546)
• Modern Sound of Today (n.d.; UFA 302 Promo, 8 tracks by the Werner Twardy Orchestra)

CDs

• The Fantastic Sound of Werner Twardy (2010; Universal Music Group )

Filmography

• 1969: Our doctor is the best
• 1969: Help, I love twins! (only songs, film music: Gerhard Heinz )
• 1970: Our timpanists go up in the air (only songs, film music: James Last and Bobby Schmidt )
• 1970: when you're with me
• 1970: He who laughs last laughs best
• 1971: When my darling hits the drum
• 1971: Reverend turns a blind eye (only songs, film music: Gerhard Heinz)
• 1972: Pediatrician Dr. Happy
• 1972: My daughter - your daughter (only songs, film music: Gerhard Heinz)
• 1973: Alter Kahn and young love (songs, musical arrangement: Peter Schirmann)

Lexical entries

• Matthias Bardong, Hermann Demmler, Christian Pfarr (Hrsg.): The lexicon of the German hit. Series music. Schott, Mainz 1993, ISBN 3-7957-8208-2
• Jürgen Wölfer : The great lexicon of entertainment music. Popular music from the 19th century to the present day - from the Viennese waltz to swing, Latin music and easy listening. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf: Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-89602-272-5
• 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 Twardy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Works by and about Werner Twardy in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

1. ^ A pseudonym is documented in Günther, M. and Lotz, G .: A name like music. The Polydor singles Germany 1953-1970. Bear Family Records 2001
2. ↑ Blurb of the LP The Entertainer. 28 hits in the dance bar , RCA International
3. ↑ See O. Blackstone. Playback, Vols. 2-3, 1949, p. 91
4. ↑ Cf. Tom Wohlert, Musician Macher Machos Mafiosi: From Amateur Musicians to Cologne Studio Scene 2010, p. 86; Twardy's membership in Joe Wick's band is also evidenced by the short biography on the EMI / Papagayo LP "Werner Twardy - Twenty Successes" (1987), which was created in cooperation with the two music publishers with whom Twardy was under contract (Gerig Musikverlag / UFA music and stage publishers)
5. ^ Horst H. Lange : Jazz in Germany. The German Jazz Chronicle 1900–1960. Berlin: Colloquium Verl. 1966, p. 141.
6. ↑ Erik Raben: Jazz Records: 1942-80: a discography. Volume 3, Copenhagen n.d., p. 215
7. ↑ Cover text for the Papagayo / EMI LP "Werner Twardy - Twenty Successes"; also evidenced in the article by Lutz Kuessner "Werner Twardy - the << white giant >>". In: et cetera. Publishing magazine of UFA music and stage publishers, No. 20/1988
8. ↑ Michel Ruppli: The Decca Labels. A discography. Volume 5. Country Recordings, Classical Recordings & Reissues. Westport 1996: Greenwood Press, p. 834
9. ^ ^{A b} Matthias Künnecke (with the assistance of Suitbert Kempkes and Christopher Klaese): text accompanying the CD The Fantastic Sound of Werner Twardy . Universal Music Group. 2010.
10. ↑ See Jürgen Wölfer: Jazz in Germany - The Lexicon. All musicians and record companies from 1920 until today. Höfen 2008, p. 340
11. ↑ Blurb of the Papagayo / EMI LP "Werner Twardy - Twenty Successes"
12. ↑ See label of the Columbia EP SEGW 21-7819: Film music Die Halbstarken : Original music from the Interwest Union film of the same name
13. ↑ See http://www.plosin.com/milesahead/Tapes.aspx?s=19580221 and http://jazzrealities.blogspot.de/2015/12/ndr-jazz-workshops-start-of-listing-i .html
14. ↑ Cover text for the Papagayo / EMI LP "Werner Twardy - Twenty Successes"; Formation also evidenced in Wolfram Knauer: Darmstadt Contributions to Jazz Research 8. Improvisation. 2004, p. 155
15. ↑ Tom Lord Jazz Discography
16. ↑ Hit balance sheet. German chart singles 1956–1980. Hamburg 1990: Taurus Press, p. 208
17. ↑ Babysitter Boogie - the great success for Ralf Bendix. Retrieved April 24, 2014 . 
18. ↑ Blurb of the Polydor LP Weisser Riese in Pop
19. ^ Billboard Newspaper, June 16, 1973
20. ↑ Cf. Vollberg, A .: From Trizonesia to the Starlight Era: Popular Music in North Rhine-Westphalia. Agenda Verlag 2003, p. 157
21. ↑ Blurb of the Papagayo / EMI LP "Werner Twardy - Twenty Successes"
22. ^ Cover text on the RCA International LP "The Entertainer. Werner Twardy and his rhythm section "
23. ^ BASF, RCA International, UFA
24. ↑ He produced a. a. for Manuela the long-playing record I was never so happy , BASF 202118430 (1973), for Maren the titles Mein Schatz, dein Platz ist bes mich , ARIOLA 13048 T (1973) and Adriano , BASF 06121032 (1974), for Hans-Gerd Fischer the title Julia , CBS 2945 (1975), for Tobby Mahler the title Mit Pauken und Trompeten , CBS 1823 (1973), for Mario Aita the titles Mony , CBS 2763 (1974) and Ein gute Stern , CBS 2273 (1974), for Bert Beel the title You are my great love , BASF 06 12054-0 (1974), for Frank Marwin the title In den Sternen is written , BASF 05 11878-3 (1973), for Roberto Blanco the title Manolito's masterpiece , CBS 3316 ( 1975), for Ray Miller the title Hoch die Tassen , CBS 2944 (1975) and together with Horst Hornung for Maggie Mae the title Applause for a totally crazy house , EMI 16755 AT (1976)
25. ↑ Blurb of the LP Pop Instrumental Vol. 1 - Werner Twardy Orchestra . UFA 305 Promo. 1976; Credits on the double LP Sing me an old tune. Orig. Recording from d. the same. ZDF broadcast with Lou van Burg . EMI Electrola 1C 134-32 048/49. 1977
26. ↑ See J. Glassman: The Year in Music. Columbia House 1977, p. 296
27. ^ Billboard Newspaper, October 3, 1970, p. 62, information from Saarländischer Rundfunk