Hans Reffert

Hans Reffert
Hans Reffert in 2006
Background information
Born19 July 1946
Ludwigshafen am Rhein
OriginGermany
Died21 February 2016 (aged 69)
GenresKrautrock
Occupation(s)Musician
Guitarist
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1960–2016
Website[1]

Hans Reffert (19 July 1946 – 21 February 2016) was a German musician and composer.

Although possibly best known for his work with Guru Guru, Reffert was involved with a number of ensembles, including Flute & Voice, Zauberfinger, Sanfte Liebe, and Schrammel & Slide. Reffert studied guitar with Sigi Schwab and flute and composition in Mannheim.[1] He also created commissioned works for the National Theatre Mannheim and other theaters, as well as for cinema and television productions.[2] He died on 22 February 2016 in Mannheim aged 69.

Discography

Solo

  • 1988 Total Normal: Musik für Adolf Wölfli
  • 2008 Westlich Bb9

With Flute & Voice

  • 1970 Imaginations of Light
  • 1995 Hello Rabbit (recorded 1973)
  • 1996 Drachenlieder (material from 1974 to 1975)

With Thomas Vogel

  • 1976 Lieder des Thomas Vogel
  • 1978 Flüstern im Geschrei

With Werner Pöhlert

  • 1976 Kollektiv Alte Musik

With Zauberfinger

  • c.1980 Slide
  • 1980 Shizzo Rock
  • 1981 Zauberfinger 2

With Borgward

  • 1980 Perplex
  • 1982 Bermuda Dreieck / Vorwiegend Heiter

With Schlauch

  • 1981 Grosse Gemeinsamkeit
  • 1984 Wenn die Stadt erwacht

With Idole

  • 1982 Die Idole
  • 1982 Hautnah / Pfahl im Fleisch

With Guru Guru

See: Guru Guru During 1988, and again from 1997 to 2000[1]

With Sanfte Liebe

  • 1987 Sanfte Liebe
  • 1991 New Flowers

With Schrammel & Slide

  • 1991 Deffert + Rörsam
  • 1993 Deux
  • 1995 HellBillies from Venus
  • 1997 Ja Ja
  • 1999 Famous for Not Being Famous
  • 2003 Pow Wow
  • 2011 Sieben/Seven

With Claus Boesser-Ferrarri

  • 2003 Nachmittag eines Fauns

With Mani Neumeier

  • 2010 Der Teufel und sein Guru

With Werner Goos

  • 2011 Stone Cold & Broken
  • 2014 I Can't Stop the Voices in My Head

With Michael Bauer & Wolfgang Schuster

  • 2015 Weltunnergangsblues

References

  1. ^ a b Jukebox, God's. "Listen to 'Für Jim Hall by Hans Reffert' on God's Jukebox". www.godsjukebox.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
  2. ^ "Chromatic Babylon Hans Reffert". Chromatic-babylon.de. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-02-24.