Klaus Voormann & Friends: A Sideman's Journey

A Sideman's Journey tells the story of how the well-known Sideman Klaus Voormann retraces the footsteps of his musical biography back to where everything began.

Double Grammy winner Klaus Voormann has not only left his mark on musical history as a bass player but has also set some milestones as a graphic designer. His name conjures up revolutionary moments in pop history, in the music world as well as in the cover-artwork scene. A Sideman's Journey is the outcome of seven studio sessions in London, Memphis, Hamburg, Los Angeles and Munich together with best of international session-musicians and many stars:

1. I'm In Love Again - Voormann & Friends, Paul McCartney
2. So Far - Voormann & Friends, Bonnie Bramlett
3. Blue Suede Shoes - Voormann & Friends, Don Preston
4. All Things Must Pass - Voormann & Friends, Yusuf Islam
5. Have You Seen My Baby (Hold On) - Voormann & Friends, John Fohl
6. My Sweet Lord - Voormann & Friends, Bonnie Bramlett
7. Mighty Quinn - Voormann & Friends, The Manfreds
8. Short People - Voormann & Friends, Don Preston
9. The Day The World Gets Round - Voormann & Friends, Yusuf Islam
10. Mocking Bird - Voormann & Friends, Bonnie Bramlett, Don Nix
11. Just Like A Woman - Voormann & Friends, The Manfreds
12. You're Sixteen - Voormann & Friends, Max Buskohl
13. Such A Night - Voormann & Friends, Dr. John
14. He Needs Me - Voormann & Friends, Inara George

The bonus DVD "Making of a Sideman's Journey" carries the viewer into the center of the action. This is not a staged production. This DVD is a powerful and passionate documentary showing how this audio-visual work of art came into being.

Some of the proceeds will go to "Water is Life—Lakota Environment and Health Project", a charity project in aid of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. In 1999 Paul Mc Cartney helped launch Voormann's non-profit organization Lakota Village Fund (LVF) in the German TV show "Wetten Dass" For over nine years Christina Voormann supervises all LVF projects together with boardmembers in colaboration with officials and members of the Oglala Lakota Tribe.

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