Klaus Doldinger

Klaus Doldinger (born 12 May 1936) is a German saxophonist

Klaus Doldinger
known for his work in jazz and as a film music composer. He was
the recipient of 1997's Bavarian Film Awards.

Contents
Life and work
Selected film and TV scores
References
External links

Life and work Doldinger performing in 2005

Background information
Doldinger was born in Berlin, and entered a Düsseldorf
conservatory in 1947, originally studying piano and then Birth name Klaus Erich
clarinet,[1] graduating in 1957. In his student years, Doldinger Dieter Doldinger
gained professional performing experience, starting in 1953 in the Born 12 May 1936
German Dixieland band The Feetwarmers, and recording with Berlin, Germany
them in 1955. Later that year he founded Oscar's Trio, modeled Genres Jazz
on Oscar Peterson's work. During the 1960s he worked as a tenor Occupation(s) Musician,
saxophonist, working with visiting American jazz musicians and composer
recording in his own right.[1]
Instruments Saxophone,
Doldinger's recurring jazz project Passport, started in 1971 (then keyboards,
called "Klaus Doldinger's Passport"), still enjoys huge success in synthesizer, film
Germany. In its influence it was sometimes called the European composer
version of Weather Report.[2] Associated acts Passport
Website klaus-doldinger
At various times members of Passport included Peter O'Mara
.de (http://klaus-d
(guitar), Roberto DiGioia (keyboards), Patrick Scales (bass, since
oldinger.de)
1994), Ernst Stroer (de:Ernst Ströer) (percussion, since 1989),
Christian Lettner (drums, since 2000), Michael Hornek (keyboard
since 2009), Biboul Darouiche (percussion, since 1995) and others. Guests include Brian Auger (1973),
Johnny Griffin (1973) and Pete York (1973).[3] The first true Passport album had strong ties to Amon
Düül II containing contributions from Olaf Kübler, Lothar Meid and Jimmy Jackson, it remains an off-
the-radar Krautrock essential.

Doldinger contributed film scores to the German U-boat film Das Boot (1981) and later The
NeverEnding Story (1984). He also composed the famous musical theme of the long ongoing German-
Austrian-Swiss series "Tatort" (Crime scene).
Doldinger married Inge Beck in 1960; they have three children, Viola,
Melanie and Nicolas Doldinger. Since 1968 they have resided in
Icking, a small Bavarian village, south of Munich.

Selected film and TV scores

Negresco**** (1968)
Doldinger's jazz band Passport
The Naughty Cheerleader (1970)
(2008)
Baal (1970)
Tatort (1970–)
The Net (1975)
To the Bitter End (1975)
The Swiss Conspiracy (1976)
The Old Fox (1977–)
The Second Awakening of Christa Klages (1978)
Ein Fall für zwei (1981–2013)
Das Boot (1981)
The Roaring Fifties (1983)
The Neverending Story (1984)
Nonni and Manni (1988)
Peter in Magicland (1990)
Salt on Our Skin (1992)
Palmetto (1998)

References
1. Yanow, Scott. "Klaus Doldinger: Biography" (https://www.allmusic.com/artist/klaus-doldinger
-p8425). Allmusic. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
2. "Klaus Doldinger's Passport" (https://web.archive.org/web/20110722073057/http://www.war
nermusic.de/klausdoldingerspassport/bio/). Warnermusic.de. 5 December 1936. Archived
from the original (http://www.warnermusic.de/klausdoldingerspassport/bio/) on 22 July 2011.
Retrieved 22 July 2011.
3. Klaus Doldinger's Homepage (http://www.klaus-doldinger.de/); Flash-based, preventing
deep links – to see the band lineup click "Musiker"

External links
Klaus Doldinger's homepage (http://www.klaus-doldinger.de/)
Klaus Doldinger (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006041/) on IMDb
Fan page (http://www.doldinger.de/)
Interview in Jazzdimensions (http://www.jazzdimensions.de/interviews/portraits/2004/klaus_
doldinger.html)

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