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Crazy Otto, Crazy Otto

Songs:

01 Piano Derby
Artist: Crazy Otto, His Honky Tonk Jazz Band
Songwriter: Rossini, Hondstein
02 Elektrik Rhapsodie
Artist: Crazy Otto, His Honky Tonk Jazz Band
Songwriter: Koetscher
03 Piano Choo
Artist: Crazy Otto, His Honky Tonk Jazz Band
Songwriter: Schulz, Reichel
04 In The Mood
Artist: Crazy Otto, His Honky Tonk Jazz Band
Songwriter: Joe Garland
05 Basin St. Blues
Artist: Crazy Otto, His Honky Tonk Jazz Band
Songwriter: Williams
06 Crazy Rhythm
Artist: Crazy Otto, His Honky Tonk Jazz Band
Songwriter: Meyer, Kahn, Caesar
07 Paddlin' Madelin'
Artist: Crazy Otto, His Honky Tonk Jazz Band
Songwriter: Harry Woods
08 Smiles
Artist: Crazy Otto, His Honky Tonk Jazz Band
Songwriter: Lee S. Roberts
09 Glad Rag Doll
Artist: Crazy Otto, His Honky Tonk Jazz Band
Songwriter: Milton Ager
10 Whispering
Artist: Crazy Otto, His Honky Tonk Jazz Band
Songwriter: Schonberger, Coburn, Rose
11 Honeysuckle Rose
Artist: Crazy Otto, His Honky Tonk Jazz Band
Songwriter: Waller, Razaf
12 Lights Out
Artist: Crazy Otto, His Honky Tonk Jazz Band
Songwriter: Billy Piel
13 Shine
Artist: Crazy Otto, His Honky Tonk Jazz Band
Songwriter: Ford Dabney
14 Music, Music, Music
Artist: Crazy Otto, His Honky Tonk Jazz Band
Songwriter: Weiss, Baum
15 Hollidays In Spain
Artist: Crazy Otto, His Honky Tonk Jazz Band
Songwriter: Koetscher
16 My Melancholy Baby
Artist: Crazy Otto, His Honky Tonk Jazz Band
Songwriter: Ernie Burnett
17 Pepe, Theme From The Film Of Cantinflas
Artist: Crazy Otto, His Honky Tonk Jazz Band
Songwriter: Wittstaff
18 Picadilly
Artist: Crazy Otto, His Honky Tonk Jazz Band
Songwriter: Wittstaff
19 Rose Of Wasington Square
Artist: Crazy Otto, His Honky Tonk Jazz Band
Songwriter: Hanley
20 They Can't Take That Away From Me
Artist: Crazy Otto, His Honky Tonk Jazz Band
Songwriter: Gershwin

Crazy Otto. Fritz Schulz-Reichel, nacido en 1912. Hijo de un músico de escuela clásica, aprendió a tocar el piano a los seis años, y dos años después sorprendió al desarrollar un particular estilo de ejecutar, marcando el ritmo con su mano derecha mientras la melodía la interpretaba con la izquierda. En contra de los deseos paternos, Crazy Otto dejó la música clásica para dedicarse al Jazz y la improvisación sobre melodías populares.

Su popularidad se extendió por Europa, especialmente por Inglaterra y Francia, donde fue nombrado miembro honorario del Hot Club of France. Después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial triunfó en USA, a partir del éxito de Johnny Maddox, que llevó al segundo lugar de los charts “The Crazy Otto Medley” en 1955.

El interés por Crazy Otto hizo que grabara varios LP en Decca, y que se creara el sello “Crazy Otto Music”, dedicado a las grabaciones de Maddox y otros músicos de ragtime.

Crazy Otto falleció en 1990.

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