2-CD set with 2 complete albums recorded in 1983 & 1987.
Volker Kriegel – a visionary and multi-talent. As a guitarist, he
helped jazz rock make its breakthrough all over Europe. He was the
powerhouse in Dave Pike Set, was the head of his own innovative
bands, such as Spectrum and Mild Maniac orchestra, accompanied the
likes of Klaus Doldinger and brought new tones to United Jazz +
Rock Ensemble with his distinctive, elegant playing. Before his musical
career began, Volker Kriegel studied Sociology. In the later years
before he died of cancer in 2003, he also won acclaim as a cartoonist,
an illustrator, translator and author of children‘s books. |