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Track: Praia leme
Artist: Klaus Doldinger's Passport
Album: Iguacu

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Name: Klaus Doldinger's Passport
Spotify Genres: jazz fusion, krautrock, jazz funk
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German Jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and composer of TV and movie soundtracks and scores; husband of [a=Inge Doldinger], father of [a4393745]. Born May 12, 1936 in Berlin, Germany, Died October 16, 2025 in Icking, Germany. Doldinger was best known as a Fusion musician in the 1970s with his band [a179059] and as a famous composer of film soundtracks ([url=https://www.discogs.com/master/55391-Klaus-Doldinger-Das-Boot-Die-Original-Filmmusik]Das Boot[/url], [url=https://www.discogs.com/master/25847-Giorgio-Moroder-Klaus-Doldinger-The-NeverEnding-Story-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack]The Neverending Story[/url]) as well as the title melody of Germany's famous TV series "[url=https://www.discogs.com/master/162884-Klaus-Doldinger-Tatort]Tatort[/url]". Doldinger started studying piano and clarinet at the age of 16 in Düsseldorf at the [l385944]. In 1952, he became a member of a Dixie-band called "[a668744]". In 1955, he founded his first Jazz band called [a1757222], named after his idol [a254394]. At the same time, he studied sound engineering and eventually, from 1960 to 1962, went on a tour through the United States, where he earned a honorary citizenship in New Orleans. In 1962, he founded [a595610]. This band was a popular Jazz ensemble in the 1960s and recorded a couple of influential albums. In 1968, he turned to Jazz Rock and Fusion and founded a new band called [a804721] together with e.g. [a86472] and [a338810]. In 1971, the band evolved into the successor band [a179059], which became one of the most influential bands of German Fusion Rock in the 1970s. With changing line-ups the band was active between 1971 and 1985 and again from 2016 until 2021. In the 1960s, Doldinger also worked as a composer of advertisement scores. In 1970 he wrote his memorable "Tatort" theme, which remained the theme tune of this German detective series until today. As composer of the soundtracks for "The Neverending Story" and "Das Boot", he received international acclaim.

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