A Sideman's Journey

Klaus Voormann | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 18, 2011)
• Original Release Date: 2011
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mercury/Universal Germany
• ASIN: B0028RFC2O
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,045 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I'm In Love Again - With Paul McCartney

2. Blue Suede Shoes - With Don Preston

3. All Things Must Pass - With Yusuf Islam

4. Have You Seen My Baby (Hold On) - With John Fohl

5. My Sweet Lord - With Bonnie Bramlett

6. Mighty Quinn - With The Manfreds

7. Short People - With Don Preston

8. The Day The World Gets Round - With Yusuf Islam

9. So Far - With Bonnie Bramlett

10. You're Sixteen - With Max Buskohl

11. Such A Night - With Dr. John

Editorial Reviews

A Sideman's Journey is an 11-track album by renowned German graphic designer, illustrator, musician and producer, Klaus Voormann. Recorded with more than 30 musicians, including Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yusuf (Cat Stevens), members of Manfred Mann and Dr. John, the album tells the story of how well-known sideman, Klaus Voormann retraced the footsteps of his musical biography back to where it all began.

Klaus Voormann has not only left his mark on musical history as a bass player but has also set milestones as a graphic designer. He won Grammy Awards for The Beatles LP cover, Revolver and the cover of George Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh. He has exhibited his work all over the world and as well as The Beatles has designed covers for the Bee Gees, Turbonegro, Wet Wet Wet and many more.

He first became involved with The Beatles back in their Hamburg days in the early 1960s. Over the ensuing years he became a member of both Manfred Mann and the Plastik Ono Band and worked as a musician and producer in the UK and USA with John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Carly Simon, Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman, Eric Clapton and BB King to name just some. Since 1981, he has worked as a producer in his native Germany for many artists, including Trio (DaDaDa and many more hits) and in 2003 he published his autobiography, ? Warum spielst Du Imagine nicht auf dem weisen Klavier, John(Why don't you play Imagine on the white Piano, John?).

Voormann and his wife, Christina are involved with many local and international charities and some of the proceeds from A Sideman's Journey will go to Water is Life - Lakota Environment and Health Project, a charity project in aid of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A basslegend looks back, September 29, 2009

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Bodhi Heeren (Copenhagen) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Sideman's Journey (Audio CD)

The discreet yet always inventive and funky bassplaying by Klaus Voormann has graced so many classic rock albums, most notably George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" and "Living In The Material World". As well as the two first solo-albums from John Lennon, especially on the "Plastic Ono band" where Voormann's rock solid bass fits perfectly with Ringo Starr's primordial drums.

Here is a relaxed and laid back effort to commemorate his many years in the music business bringing together old friends like Dr. John, bonnie Bramlett,Paul McCartney, Ringo, Joe Walsh in a set of mostly rock 'standards'. Good fun very much in the vein of Ringo & His All Star Band.

The artistic highlights no doubt Yusef Islam (Cat Stevens)'s heartfelt renditions of Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" and "The Day The World Gets 'Round"where we enter quite another dimension.

Part of the proceedings go to charity.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally, October 2, 2009

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David E. Keller "eddyc75" (South Florida) - See all my reviews
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Klaus Voorman played bass on so many brilliant, essential albums. All Things Must Pass, Living In The Material World, The Concert for Bangla Desh, Ringo, Plastic Ono Band, Imagine. Lots of others. His playing with Manfred Mann. I have been waiting for DECADES to hear what he would do with his own album. He has enlisted help from his friends from all these great albums, and the result is a fun, great sounding journey through the past. Thank you, Klaus (and friends) for an album that like "Ringo" back in 1973 made me smile from beginning to end.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sideman, March 4, 2010

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Olen H. Goble Jr. - See all my reviews
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A Sideman's Journey by Voormann & Friends is to me a great way of paying tribute to one of the best sidemen of all-time. For a Beatles' completist, it is a must have cd.