Gunter Hampel (born 31 August 1937)[1] is a German jazz vibraphonist, clarinettist, saxophonist, flautist, pianist, and composer. He became dedicated to free jazz in the 1960s, developing a record label (Birth Records) and working with Jeanne Lee, John McLaughlin, Muruga Booker, Laurie Allan, Udo Lindenberg, Pierre Courbois, Archie Shepp, Marion Brown, Steve McCall and Perry Robinson.[1] In 1972, he formed the Galaxie Dream Band.[1]
Gunter Hampel | |
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 Gunter Hampel in 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 31 August 1937 Göttingen, Germany[1] |
| Genres | Free jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vibraphone, clarinet, saxophones, piano, flute |
| Labels | Birth |
Discography edit
- Heartplants (SABA, 1965)
- Music from Europe (ESP, 1968)
- The 8th of July 1969 (Birth, 1969)
- Dances (Paris 1969) (Birth, 1969)
- Espace with Boulou Ferre (Birth, 1970)
- Spirits (Birth, 1971)
- Out of New York (MPS/BASF, 1971)
- Ballet-Symphony No. 5, Symphony No. 6 (Birth, 1971)
- Broadway/Folksong (Birth, 1972)
- Angel (Birth, 1972)
- Waltz for 3 Universes in a Corridor (Birth, 1972)
- I Love Being with You (Birth, 1972)
- Unity Dance (Birth, 1973)
- Journey to the Song Within (Birth, 1974)
- Celebrations (Birth, 1974)
- Ruomi (Birth, 1974)
- Out from Under (Birth, 1974)
- Cosmic Dancer (Birth, 1975)
- Enfant Terrible (Birth, 1975)
- Transformation (Birth, 1976)
- Vogelfrei (Birth, 1976)
- All Is Real (Birth, 1978)
- That Came Down on Me (Birth, 1978)
- Flying Carpet (Kharma, 1978)
- Reeds 'n' Vibes with Marion Brown (Improvising Artists, 1978)
- Freedom of the Universe with Jeanne Lee (Birth, 1979)
- Oasis with Jeanne Lee (Horo, 1979)
- All the Things You Could Be If Charles Mingus Was Your Daddy (Birth, 1980)
- Wellen/Waves (FMP, 1980)
- Life on This Planet (Birth, 1981)
- A Place to Be with Us (Birth, 1981)
- Companion (Birth, 1982)
- Gemini (Birth, 1983)
- Jubilation (Birth, 1985)
- Dialog with Matthias Schubert (Birth, 1992)
- Time Is Now (Birth, 1992)
- Celestial Glory (Birth, 1992)
- Next Generation (Birth, 1995)
- Koln Concert One (Birth, 1997)
- Koln Concert Part 2 (Birth, 1997)
- Solid Fun with Christian Weidner (Birth, 1998)
- The 8th of September (Birth, 1999)
- Survivor (Birth, 2001)
- Earthlings (Birth, 2001)
- The Way Out (Birth, 2003)
- Zeitgeist (Birth, 2006)
- Celestial Travellin'...and Other Ways to Get Around (Birth, 2006)
- Stellar Dust (Birth, 2008)
- Vibes Vibes (Birth, 2009)
- Lifer (Birth, 2009)
- Solo Concert - Brandenburg Concerto (Birth, 2012)
- Holy Lights + Human Rights (Birth, 2014)
- Fukushima (Birth, 2014)
- Psychedelic Lullaby for Artificial Babies (Birth, 2014)
- Bounce (Intuition 2017)
References edit
- ^ a b c d Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 183/4. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
External links edit
- Gunter Hampel – official site
- Gunter Hampel at AllMusic
- Gunter Hampel discography at Discogs
