Max Greger

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Max Greger (April 2, 1926, in Munich – August 15, 2015, in Munich) was a German jazz musician, saxophonist, big band bandleader and conductor. He recorded over 150 records in jazz and pop music.^[1][2][3]

In 1948 he founded his first sextet with acclaimed musicians, including Hugo Strasser. In 1959 he was the first western orchestra to tour the Soviet Union. In 1963 he put together a top orchestra for ZDF, which for years supported all major TV shows.^[2]

His son, Max Greger Jr. and grandson, Max Greger Jr.Jr. are accomplished musicians as well.^[2]

• European Jazz Sounds (1963), Brunswick Records 267 918, Polydor 829 257-2
• Yakety Sax (1964), Polydor 237 374
• Maximum (1965), Brunswick, Polydor 825 703-2
• Ball Paré (1965), Polydor 237 483
• Tanz mit mir (1965), Polydor 249 034
• Eine kleine Tanzmusik (1966), Polydor 249 066
• Greger in the Night (1966), Polydor 249 103
• Greger in Rio (196?), Polydor 249 112
• Live – „Tour de dance“ with 28 Hits and Evergreens (196?), Polydor 249 273
• In the Mood for Dancing – 28 Glenn Miller Evergreens (1969), Polydor 249 315
• Sunshine Starshine (1969), Polydor 2371 009
• Gaudi in Bavaria (1970), Polydor 2371 046
• Max Greger plays Glenn Miller (1970), Polydor 2371 047
• Olympia-Dancing ’72 (1971), Polydor 2371 153
• Sax-Appeal (1971), Polydor 2371 197
• Trumpets Trumpets Trumpets (1971), Polydor 2371 198
• Hits marschieren auf – Folge 1 (1972), Polydor 2371 286
• Strictly for Dancing (1972), Polydor 2371 317
• Hits marschieren auf – Folge 2 (1973), Polydor 2371 379
• Tanz und trimm dich fit (1973), Polydor 2371 433^[4]
• Tanz ’74 (1973), Polydor 2371 434
• Hits marschieren auf – Folge 3 (1974), Polydor 2371 485
• Trimm und tanz dich top-fit (1974), Polydor 2371 513
• Tanz ’75 (1974), Polydor 2371 526
• Max, du hast das Tanzen raus (1975), Polydor 2371 570
• Soft-Ice Dancing (1975), Polydor 2371 589
• Top-fit in den Schnee (1975), Polydor 2371 607
• Tanz ’76 (1975), Polydor 2371 609
• Tanz mit mir – Folge 2 (1975), Polydor 2371 630
• Auf geht’s (1976), Polydor 2371 684
• Alles tanzt auf mein Kommando (1976), Polydor 2371 692
• Tanz mit mir – Folge 3 (1976), Polydor 2371 694
• Die Tanzplatte des Jahres ’77 (1976), Polydor 2371 720
• Die Tanzplatte des Jahres ’78 (1977), Polydor 2371 820
• Die Tanzplatte des Jahres ’79 (1978), Polydor 2371 921
• White Christmas (1979), Polydor Spectrum 551 299-2
• Tanz ist Trumpf – The Dancxe Party of the Year (1980), Polydor 2372 040
• Mach mal wieder Tanztag (1980; Sales: + 250,000; DE: gold disc^[5]), Polydor 2475 728
• Klassisches Tanzvergnügen (1984), Polydor 817 857-2
• Max Greger und sein Enzian-Sextett (1984), Polydor 821 650-2
• Supertanzmusik (1984), Polydor 823 687-2
• Traumzeit – Max Greger senior and junior and 100 enchanted violins (1986), Polydor 831 476-2
• Oscar-Melodien zum Tanzen (1987), Polydor 833 009-2
• Lovebird – The Saxy Feeling-Sound (1988), Polydor 833 921-2
• Evergreens im Glenn Miller sound [de] (1988), Polydor 835 916-2
• Tanzen ’89 – Today & Traditional (1988), Polydor 837 316-2
• Mambo-Jambo – Tanzen im Latin-Sound, 1989, Polydor 837 929-2
• Tanzen ’90 – Today & Traditional, 1989, Polydor 841 166-2
• Tanzen ’91 (1990), Polydor 843 932-2
• Zauber der Berge – Max Greger and his Golden Bavaria Orchestra (1990), Polydor 843 933-2
• Laßt uns tanzen – Die klassische Tanzplatte (1991), Polydor 849 021-2
• Tanzen ’92 (1991), Polydor 511 071-2
• Sax in Love (1992), Polydor 513 040-2
• Tanzen ’93 (1992), Polydor 513 992-2
• Eine Reise ins Glück – in Billy Vaughn Sound (1993), Polydor 519 911-2
• Tanzen ’94 (1993), Polydor 519 912-2
• together – Greger und Greger (1995), Polydor 529 156-2
• world wide hits – Greger and Greger (1996), Polydor 533 508-2
• swingtime – Max Greger and the RIAS Big Band [de] (1998), Polydor 559 855-2
• Night Train – Swing & Jazz Forever (1999), Polydor 543 393-2
• Happy Birthday! Max Greger 1980ths – 40 Hits, 2-CD compilation with 11 new titles (2006), Koch Universal 06024 9876941
• Hallo, kleines Fräulein, Compilation 1958 - 1965, „Jazzclub“-Reihe (2007), Universal 06024 9845696
• Greger's Groove Party, Compilation 1965 - 1973, „Jazzclub“-Reihe (2008), Universal 06007 5307296

• 1987: Officers Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[1]
• 2012: Bavarian Order of Merit^[6]
• There is a memorial plaque with his handprints and signature in Berlin-Mitte

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• Max Greger at IMDb
• Max Greger at the Universal Music website