Greetje Kauffeld

Greetje Kauffeld (born 26 November 1939) is a Dutch jazz singer and Schlager musician.

Greetje Kauffeld
Greetje Kauffeld performing at the Ringfest, Cologne 2005
Background information
Birth name	Greetje Kloet
Born	(1939-11-26) 26 November 1939 Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Singer
Website	greetjekauffeld.nl

Biography

Greetje Kauffeld was born in Rotterdam. As a child she sang hits by popular American singers and participated in school choir. When she was thirteen, she sang in a band for a Radio Hilversum competition. Later, the family moved to Zeeland. At sixteen, she was lead singer of the Skymasters, a popular band which performed on radio and in concert tours. Since the orchestra also accompanied Evelyn Künneke, René Carol, Rudi Schuricke and Fred Bertelmann, she came into contact with pop stars of the time. At the Festival della Canzone in Venice, de:Erwin Lehn invited the band to perform at his radio station, the South German Radio in Stuttgart. He made several recordings with her.

In 1961 de:Heinz Gietz heard her singing during a performance in the Stuttgart Liederhalle and gave her a record contract. She also played in the German television series Game with Fours. In 1961 several tracks were recorded without success. She collaborated with Paul Kuhn. "Every Day I Love You a little Bit More" was the most successful. She was also successful in her home country, the Netherlands. In 1961 she represented the Netherlands at the EuroVision Song Contest singing "Wat een dag" ("What a Day") and finished in tenth place. In 1963 she sang "Nur bei dir" ("Only with You") at the German Schlager Festival in Baden-Baden but failed to qualify for the final. In 1964 she released "We Can Only Write Letters". The song remained for weeks in the charts.

After her contract expired in 1967, she performed in Los Angeles but returned soon after to Europe. In 1970 she married Joop de Roo, who advised her to change her music genre. She switched to jazz and was successful in the Netherlands and later in Germany. She has appeared with jazz musicians and in 1981 recorded a jazz album. In 1980 she was recognized as the best soloist at the Euro-American Nordring radio festival.

In 1986 Kauffeld had her own jazz trio accompanied by tenor saxophone and guitar. The trio received several jazz awards, including the "nl:Gouden Notenkraker" and the Jazz Prize of den Hertogenbosch city. In addition, she became a lecturer at the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht in Hilversum, where she mentored young jazz musicians, including de:Pit Witt.

Since 1993 she has performed in Germany, especially with the Siggi Gerhard-Swingtett, and as guest at many gigs. In 2002, she performed with jazz pianist de:Dirk Raufeisen in the program "A Lovely Way to Spend at Evening". In 2005 she began a collaboration with the Swingin' Fireballs from Bremen. This resulted in a Christmas album that was released by Mons Records in 2006.

In 2006 her memoir Was für Tage... (What for Days) was published by German journalist Ingo Schiweck. In celebration of her 75th birthday in 2014, this book was updated.

In 1999 Kauffeld was honored with the Ridder in De Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw (Order of the Netherlands Lion). In November 2014 she was awarded an Edison Jazz Oeuvre prize. This was presented to her by nl:Joke Bruijs during the Dutch television program Tijd voor MAX (Time for MAX).

Success titles

• Ruf an 1961
• Nur eine schlechte Kopie 1961
• Sunday Melody 1963
• Jeden Tag, da lieb ich dich ein kleines bisschen mehr 1963 (with Paul Kuhn)
• Wir können uns nur Briefe schreiben 1964
• Tanz bitte noch einmal mit mir 1966
• The Song Is You 1988
• Greetje Kauffeld Meets Alan & Marilyn Bergman 1989
• Greetje Kauffeld Meets Jerry von Rooijen et al. 1997
• My Favorite Ballads 1997
• Dreaming 2000
• My Shining Hour 2005

Discography

Album	Tracks A	Tracks B
Sunday Melody Vinyl 12"LP 1965 Columbia SMC 84080 Recorded 1965 Cologne produced by Heinz Gietz/Wolfgang Hirschmann	A1 Sunday Melody A2 Sommerwind A3 Tränen Um Mitternacht A4 An Einem Abend Im April A5 Er Holt Keine Sterne A6 Li'l Darling	B1 Musik Liegt In der Luft B2 Über Die Brücke Der Träume B3 Walzer Mit Jonny B4 Blumen Für Die Dame B5 Gestern B6 Weil Das So Schön Ist
Back Together Diamond Five featuring Greetje Kauffeld Vinyl, LP 1973 recorded May 1973 Sound Push studio Laren produced by Cees Slinger	A1 Sneezy 7:33 A2 Meditation 5:31 A3 Because 7:35	B2 I Fall In Love Too Easily 4:21 B3 Day By Day 6:75 B4 The Beat Goes On 4:40
And Let The Music Play LP 1974 recorded February 1973 Rhenus studio Cologne Polydor 2441 044 produced by Joop de Roo LP, Album, Polydor 2480 228 Germany LP, Album, Polydor MP 2407 Japan LP, Album, Polydor 2441 044 Netherlands LP, Album, Polydor 2441 044 UK LP, Sonorama L-01 Germany 2004 Remix LP (2xCD, Album) Sonorama SONORAMA C-07 Germany 2005 LP, Album, RE Polydor Medium, Universal Music 2441 044, UM3J 009 Japan	1 This Is All I Ask 3:00 2 Day By Day 2:23 3 Cabaret 4:12 4 By Myself 3:00 5 Tristeza 2:25	6 The Greatest Performance 2:33 7 A Time For Love 2:00 8 Morenal 3:39 9 Mr. Bojangles 4:05 10 You And I
He Was a King Uncrowned LP 1976 Dureco studio 1153852 recorded March 1976/ recorded 8–9 January 1965 Cologne Columbia SMC 84080/ CD 1990 produced by Joop de Roo	1 I remember Clifford 5:21 2 It might as well be spring 3:47 3 Tenderly 4:02 4 Darn that dream 4:20 5 Come rain or come shine 3:51	6 Yesterday's 3:59 7 I can't get started 4:22 8 Easy living 5:04 9 Whats new 5:01
Some Other Spring LP 1980 CNR 100 241 recorded March 1980 Sound Push studio Blaricum produced by Joop de Roo Some Other Spring (LP, Album) CNR 655.119 Netherlands 1980 Some Other Spring (Cass, Album) CNR 855.119 Netherlands 1981	1 I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby 3:31 2 Poor Butterfly 2:48 3 When You Wish Upon A Star 2:38 4 Polka Dots And Moonbeams (Around A Pug-Nosed Dream) 3:25 5 Somewhere Over The Rainbow 4:14	6 Some Other Spring 3:25 7 I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes) 3:08 8 I Want To Be Happy 4:50 9 I Didn't Know What Time It Was 4:11 10 Someday My Prince Will Come 5:10
The Metropole String Orchestra - My Romance LP 1986 EMI CDP 746350 (Edison Prize 1987) produced by Joop de Roo	You Must Believe In Spring	Vincent
The Song Is You CD 1987 Munich BMCD 268 recorded August 1987 Farm-Sound studio Munich produced by Joop de Roo	A1 The Song Is You 4:46 A2 Miss Otis Regrets 3:56 A3 The Girl From Ipanema 3:00 A4 Sweet Georgia Fame 3:26 A5 Tenderly 2:51 A6 Get Your Kicks on Route 66 3:15	B1 Fly Me to the Moon 3:31 B2 Bill 4:28 B3 Straighten Up and Fly Right 3:00 B4 They Can't Take That Away from Me 3:20 B5 The Shadow of Your Smile 3:59 B6 Too Marvelous For Words 2:34
On My Way To You LP 1989 Munich BMCD 268 recorded May 1989 Farm-Sound studio produced by Joop de Roo	1 The way he makes me feel 5:17 2 The island 3:59 3 I have the feeling I have been here before 3:41 4 Make me rainbows 3:53 5 The way we were 4:57 6 So many stars 3:53 7 Where do you start 3:00	8 Pretty world 3:39 9 The summer knows 4:50 10 Nice ’n’ easy 4:00 11 On my way to you 4:26 12 I won’t believe my eyes 6:18 13 Like a lover 3:09 14 The trouble with hello is goodbye 3:30
European Windows CD 1992 Riff 850072 recorded January 1992 Basement Audio RIFF CD 850072 produced by Joop de Roo	1 Speak low 4:25 2 Clopin clopant 5:00 3 Autumn leaves (Feuilles mortes, Les) 4:40 4 Glow-worm (Glühwürmchen Idyll) 3:00 5 Yesterday 3:59 6 Who knows why 3:44 7 Mad about the boy 3:20	8 I wish you love (Que reste-t-il de nos amour) 3:30 9 Who can I turn to 3:58 10 Mack the Knife (Und der Haifisch der hat Zähne) 4:36 11 Smile 3:50 12 My man (Mon homme) 3:28 14 Can’t buy me love 2:22
Greetje Kauffeld Live At The Kölner Philharmonie CD 1993 WDR 32816 recorded January 1993 produced by Ulrich Launhardt	1 Blues in the 2 percent 6:30 2 I’m getting sentimental over you 2:35 3 A tisket, a tasket 2:20 4 Strike up the band 3:52 5 Peanut vendor 6:10 6 Route 66 3:36 7 You turned the tables on me 2:54	8 I can’t get started 5:43 9 Poor butterfly 3:52 10 My man (Mon homme) 3:28 11 Birth of the blues 3:22 12 Porgy & Bess 10:17 13 With a song in my heart 3:09
The Real Thing CD 1994 Riff 85031-2 recorded January 1994 Studio 88 Hilversum produced by Greetje Kauffeld	1 Kansas City 3:13 2 It had to be you 4:05 3 Golden earrings 4:27 4 I’m gonna sit right down and write myself a letter 2:34 5 You are getting to be a habit with me 2:38 6 Bang bang 3:02 7 Your mind is on vacation 2:57	8 Bei dir war es immer so schön 3:50 9 I can’t believe that you’re in love with me 2:08 10 In Germany (before the war) 3:37 11 You don’t know 3:56 12 Real thing 5:15 13 Witchcraft / That old black magic 4:25 a) Witchcraft b) That old black magic 14 Close enough for love 3:54
Greetje Kauffeld Meets Jerry Van Rooijen With Jiggs Whigham And His Rias Big Band CD 1996 Mons Records MR 874 786 recorded September 1996 SFB Studio Berlin released 19 August 1997 produced by Joop de Roo	1 New York State of Mind 6:28 2 But Beautiful 4:58 3 Manha de Carnaval/Aqua de Beber/How High the Moon 8:03 4 Nature Boy 4:00 5 Chicago 3:25 6 Strike up the Band 4:09	7 The Hungry Years 6:16 8 On the Sunny Side of the Street 4:16 9 All the Things You Are/The Song Is You/Polka Dots and Moonbeams/So ...13:16 10 Stella by Starlight 4:27 11 Shiny Stockings 3:44
Jeden Tag Da Liebe Ich Dich Ein Kleines Bischen Mehr CD 1997 Bear Family, BCD 146 AH 16’’ recorded May 1997 Produced by Kurt Feltz, Heinz Gietz	1 Leider Nur Eine Schlechte Kopie 2 Ruf An (Ich Bin Immer Da Für Dich) 3 Oh, Charly Boy 4 Nur Wer Liebt Ist Nie Allein 5 Lebewohl, Konny 6 Jeden Tag, Da Lieb' Ich Dich Ein Kleines Bisschen Mehr 7 Jonny 8 Sunday-Melody 9 Benny's Doodlin' Band 10 Der Braune Boy Im Baumwollfeld 11 Junge Liebe Im Mai 12 Wir Können Uns Nur Briefe Schreiben 13 Musikant, Lass Die Geigen Erklingen 14 Lieber Guter Alter Mond 15 Melodie Poesie	16 I Love You 17 Tanz Bitte Noch Einmal Mit Mir 18 Blue Honeymoon 19 Nur Am Abend 20 Das Ist So Schön, Das Wünsch' Ich Mir 21 Nur Bei Dir Fühl Ich Mich Zu Haus 22 Wenn Es Nacht Wird 23 Groschen-Polka 24 Hey, Hey Big Boy 25 Kopenhagen Serenade 26 Komm' Doch Zurück Zu Mir 27 Blonder Liebling 28 Ich Lieb' Immer Nur Dich 29 Die Stunde Der Liebe 30 Ich Bin Immer Die Andere 31 I Love You, Good Bye
Uit Liefde En Respect Voor Gershwin CD 1997 EMI 859 199-2 recorded December 1995 Studio Oosterman produced by Robert Long and Koos Mark ©Sound Of The Seas Ltd.	1 Niks Voor Mij (But Not For Me) 2:19 2 Man Van Mijn Hart (The Man I Love) 4:05 3 Lekker Tempo (I Got Rhythm) 2:36	4 Doe 'T Nog Es Een Keer (Do It Again) 3:46 5 Kom Binnen (Love Walked In) 3:58
My Favorite Ballads CD 1998 KOCH 3-6902-2 recorded NOS studio Hilversum produced by Joop de Roo and Jan van Riemsdijk	1 The charm of you 4:16 2 My man (Mon homme) 3:18 3 Yesterday I heard the rain 5:15 4 If 3:38 5 The good life 2:58 6 Vincent 5:50 7 Black is the color 3:37	8 A child is born 3:39 9 All the things you are 5:16 10 Didn’t we 3:44 11 You must believe in spring 4:50 12 Martine 2:42 13 Where do you start 5:10 14 Sei lieb zu mir 4:41
On The Sunny Side Of Swing CD 1998 GEMA LC 5593 recorded December 1997 Harenberg City-Center Dortmund GEMA LC 5593 produced by Hilbert Homberg and Peter Jürgens	1 Airmail special 8:40 2 On the sunny side of the street 4:14 3 Fly me to the moon 5:53 4 It’s allright with me 4:46 5 I remember Clifford 5:12 6 ’s Wonderful 5:21	7 Seven come eleven 5:19 8 They can’t take that away from me 3:33 9 How high the moon 4:41 10 The shadow of your smile 4:39 11 Avalon 7:42 12 Please don’t talk about me when I’m gone 4:28
Dutch Jazz Giants : Volume 1 CD 1999 Point Entertainment MCPS 0966 recorded September 1999 produced by Joop de Roo	1 Route 66 3:16 2 They can’t take that away from me 3:26 3 I get along without you very well (except sometimes) 3:10 4 It might as well be spring 3:47 5 I’m gonna sit right down and write myself a letter 2:36 6 So many stars 3:53 7 When you wish upon a star 2:42 8 All the things you are 6:31	9 Nice ’n’ easy 3:58 10 Smile 3:51 11 Fly me to the moon 3:32u" 12 Tenderly 4:01 13 It had to be you 4:06 14 Poor butterfly 2:51 15 The shadow of your smile 4:01 16 I wish you love (Que reste-t-il de nos amour) 3:30
Dreaming CD 2000 Mons Records NR 874-323 recorded December 1999 Studio 88 Hilversum Mons Records NR produced by Joop de Roo	1 When I Grow Too Old To Dream 2 Put Your Dreams Away 3 All I Do Is Dream Of You 4 Deep In A Dream 5 This Times The Dreams On Me 6 Darn That Dream 7 Daydream	8 I Have Dreamed 9 The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams 10 Dream A Little Dream Of Me 11 I'll Buy That Dream 12 Pieces Of Dreams 13 You Stepped Out Of A Dream
Devil May Care CD 2002 Blue Jack Jazz Records, BJJR 006 recorded February 2002 Theater Regentes The Hague produced by Henk Toorenvliet	1 Devil may care 4:43 2 Someone like you 3:31 3 All the things you are 5:44 4 All the way 5:38 5 You leave me breathless 7:09 6 Growing up 5:33	7 Frim fram sauce 3:51 8 Somebody loves me 4:10 9 Falling in love with love 5:20 10 More than you know 4:28 11 For all we know 5:30 12 Just in time 5:44
My Shining Hour CD 2005 In And Out Records 7705-6 recorded 24–25 September 2004 at Muddy's Club Studiobühne, Weinhein, Germany produced by Frank Kleinschmidt	1 Happiness Is A Thing Called Love 2 It's Only A Paper Moon 3 A Sleepin' Bee 4 Harold Arlen Medley Between the devil and the deep blue sea I’ve got the world on a string Stormy weather Come rain or come shine	5 My Shining Hour 6 Over The Rainbow 7 That Old Black Magic 8 Ill Wind 9 Out Of This World 10 Last Night When We Were Young 11 Let's Fall In Love 12 One For My Baby
Hallo Paulchen! Hallo Greetje! 1966 Vinyl, LP EMI SMVP 60 produced by Heinz Gietz/Wolfgang Hirschmann Germany	A1 Der Pianist vom Grand-Hotel A2 Lebewohl, Konny A3 Ja, nur bei dir fühl’ ich mich zu Haus A4 Amor, Amor, Amor A5 Lieber guter alter Mond A6 Abends muß ich tanzen	B1 Cara-Caramel Chocolat B2 Nur bei dir B3 Junge Liebe im Mai B4 Nur wer liebt, ist nie allein B5 Führerschein der Liebe B6 Blue Honey Moon
Play it Again Paul 1966 Paul Kuhn trio with Greetje Kauffeld and Toots Thielemans recorded August 2000 Klangstudio Leyh, Sandhausen In and Out Records LC 07588 produced by Frank Kleinschmidt	1 Falling in love with love 4:25 2 Tenderly 5:42	3 They can’t take that away from me 5:03 4 You make me feel so young 4:18
In the Mood for Christmas 2006 Swingin’ Fireballs Feat 2006 Mons Records	CD #1 1 Let it snow 2:33 2 The Christmas song 4:10 3 Get happy 2:30 4 I’ve got my love to keep me warm 3:47 5 Santa Claus is coming to town 3:19 6 Have yourself a merry little Christmas 4:23	CD #2 7 The Christmas waltz 3:51 8 A child is born 3:36 9 Saturday night is the loneliest night of the week 2:36 10 Baby it’s cold outside 4:16 11 Silent night 3:34
Heaven’s Open 2011 Sonorama C64 L64 released 20 December 2012	1 The Way We Were 2 Miss Otis Regrets 3 Dear Death 4 You Must Believe In Spring 5 Spring Is Here 6 Andorinha	7 Vincent 8 Polka Dots & Moonbeams 9 The Way You Look Tonight 10 I Can't Give You Anything But Love 11 The Way We Were - Wordless
Over the Rainbow EP 2011 Greetje Kauffeld & Xaver Fischer Trio Sonorama SONORAMAD01	1 Somewhere Over the Rainbow 5:12 2 A Time for Love 3:31 3 You and I 4:57
Young Girl Sunday Jazz Released CD 29 May 2015 LP 19 June 2015 Sonorama C-89/L-89 recorded 1990 Released CD 29 May 2015 LP 19 June 2015 Sonorama C-89/L-89 recorded 1990	1 Almost Like Being in love 2:18 2 Saturday Night 2:12 3 Fever 2:57 4 Handful of Soul 2:25 5 Orange Colored Sky 2:30 6 Love For Sale 2:05 7 Shining Stockings 4:03 8 Deed I Do 1:50	9 My Blue Heaven 2:16 10 Day In Day Out 2:51 11 Makin' Whoopee 2:02 12 You And I (Você E Eu) 2:14 13 It's Alright With Me 1:24 14 Who Knows Why 4:22 15 Almost Like Being In Love 2:18
Tender Meditation 2008 L29 C29 released 1 February 2008 Sonorana Germany	1 Tenderly 4:02 2 When You Wish Upon A Star 2:42 3 What's New 5:03 4 The Beat Goes On 4:40 5 I Get Along Without You Very Well 3:11 6 I Fall In Love Too Easily 4:21	7 Poor Butterfly 2:53 8 Come Rain Or Come Shine 3:53 9 Somewhere Over The Rainbow 4:18 10 It Might As Well Be Spring 3:49 11 Some Other Spring 3:34 12 Meditation 5:33
My Kinda’ World 1969 LP Decca – 349 001 EHY produced by Tony Vos Netherlands	1 Moments With You 2 This Girl's In Love With You 3 Funny Man 4 This Lonesome Train 5 This Little Town 6 My Kinda' World	7 A Handful A' Soul 8 Honky-Tonk Piano 9 World Of Tomorrow 10 Ev'Ry Heart Gets The Chance To Be Won 11 Dear Death 12 I Should Have Known
Niet Voor Mij / Elke Dag 1960 Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single Apr 1960 Decca – FM 264 310	A- Niet voor mij	B- Elke Dag
Nur Eine Schlechte Kopie 1961 Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single Polydor – 24 619 Germany	A- Nur Eine Schlechte Kopie	B- Melodie Poesie
Nur Bei Dir / Lebewohl, Konny 1963 Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single Columbia – C 22 412, Columbia – 45-DW-6128 Germany	A- Nur Bei Dir	B- Lebewohl, Konny
Jeden Tag, Da Lieb' Ich Dich Ein Kleines Bißchen Mehr 1963 Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single Columbia – C 22 608, Columbia – 45-DW 6204 Germany	A- Benny’s Doodlin’ Band	B- Jeden Tag, da liebe ich dich ein kleines Bißchen mehr
Junge Liebe Im Mai> 1964 Vinyl, 7", Single Columbia – C 22 709 Germany	A- Junge Liebe Im Mai	B- Ja, Nur Bei Dir Fühl`ich Mich Zu Haus
Wir Können Uns Nur Briefe Schreiben / Am Rande Der Nacht (Komm Und Tanz Mit Mir) 1964 Vinyl, 7", Single, 45 RPM Columbia – C 22 716, Columbia – 45-DW 6259 Germany	A- Wir Können Uns Nur Briefe Schreiben	B- Am Rande Der Nacht (Komm Und Tanz Mit Mir)
Lass Uns Freunde Sein / Wer Sich Verliebt Ist Selber Schuld 1964 Vinyl, 7", Single, 45 RPM Columbia – C 22 765, Columbia – 45-DW 6280 Germany	A- Laß Uns Freunde Sein	B- Wer Sich Verliebt, Ist Selber Schuld
Nur Am Abend / Hey, Hey Big Boy 1964 Vinyl, 7", Single, 45 RPM Columbia – C 22 765, Columbia – 45-DW 6280 Germany	A- Nur Am Abend	B- Hey, Hey, Big Boy
Tanz Bitte Noch Einmal Mit Mir 1965 Vinyl, 7", Single, 45 RPM Columbia – C 23 142, Columbia – 45-DW 6425 Germany	A- Tanz Bitte Noch Einmal Mit Mir	B- Er Holt Keine Sterne
Komm Doch Zurück Zu Mir (I'm Coming Back To You) / Das Ist So Schön, Das Wünsch' Ich Mir (Just Dance On By) 1966 Vinyl, 7", Single, 45 RPM Columbia – C 23 232, Columbia – 45-DW 6454 Germany	A- Komm Doch Zurück Zu Mir (I'm Coming Back To You) 2:27	B- Das Ist So Schön, Das Wünsch' Ich Mir (Just Dance On By)
Damals Hast Du Mich Geliebt / Ich Hab' Lang Genug Um Dich Geweint 1967 Vinyl, 7", Single, 45 RPM Columbia – C 23 448, Columbia – C 23448 Germany	A- Damals Hast Du Mich Geliebt	B- Ich Hab' Lang Genug Um Dich Geweint
Ich Bin Immer Die Andere / Solang Die Welt Sich Dreht 1967 Vinyl, 7", Single, 45 RPM Columbia – C 23 582, Columbia – 45-DW 6600 Germany	A- Ich Bin Immer Die Andere 2:28	B- Solang Die Welt Sich Dreht 2:16
Schrikkeljaar 1968 Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM Decca – AT 10 353 Netherlands	A- Schrikkeljaar	B- Honky Tonk Piano
Wenn Es Nacht Wird (The Bend) 1966 Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single Columbia – C 23 353 Germany	A- Wenn Es Nacht Wird (The Bend) 2:34	B- Die Stunde Der Liebe 2:35
Tristeza (Mansfield Re-Edit / Original Version) 1994 Vinyl, 12" 524 Records – RMELP-007 Japan	A- Tristeza - Mansfield (Re-edit)	B- Tristeza - Mansfield (Original Version)
Tony Vos Quartet – Makin' Whoopee 1960 Vinyl, EP, 45 RPM, 7" Decca – V 63081 Netherlands	A1 Makin' Whoopee A2 Almost Like Being In Love	B1 Orange Coloured Sky B2 Who Knows Why

External links

• Greetje Kauffeld's website