Axel Zwingenberger

Axel Zwingenberger (born May 7, 1955, Hamburg, Germany) is a blues and boogie-woogie pianist,and songwriter. He is considered one of the finest boogie-woogie music masters in the world.
Zwingenberger enjoyed eleven years of conventional piano training. In 1973 he listened to recordings of boogie-woogie pianists Albert Ammons, Meade "Lux" Lewis, and Pete Johnson. He soon joined piano playing partners Hans-Georg Moeller, Vince Weber and Martin Pyrker, and word about the four friends began to spread. In 1974, he played at the First International Blues-and-Boogie Woogie Festival of the West German Radio Station in Cologne which was followed by Hans Maitner's annual festival Stars of Boogie Woogie in Vienna.
By 1975, Zwingenberger received his first recording contract, issuing such solo recordings as Boogie Woogie Breakdown, Power House Boogie, and Boogie Woogie Live, as well as lending his talents to recordings by such artists as Lionel Hampton, Jay McShann, Big Joe Turner, Lloyd Glenn, Joe Newman, Sippie Wallace, Mama Yancey, Champion Jack Dupree, Sammy Price, Ray Bryant, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman Vince Weber, and the Mojo Blues Band, among others. In addition to issuing other solo recordings, Zwingenberger continues to tour all over the world. He has also authored several publications about blues/boogie-woogie music and musicians as well as Boogie Woogie: Piano Solo, a book of 12 of his compositions, exactly transcribed.
In spring 2009, coordinated by young pianist Ben Waters from the UK, Axel renewed his relationship with Charlie Watts, drummer of The Rolling Stones. Together with bassist Dave Green, they play joint concerts labeled as "The ABC&D of Boogie Woogie" with increasing fun in front of enthusiastic audiences in the UK and abroad! 
   




Axel Zwingenberger & Big Joe Turner
"Let's Boogie Woogie All Night Long" (1978)













1. Roll'em Boy
2. New Goin' Away Blues
3. In The Evening
4. Corrine Corrina Boogie
5. Arbor Place Blues
6. Rock The Joint Boogie
7. John's And Louis' Blues
8. Jelly Jelly Blues
9. The L. A. Boogie Chase
10. (Sit Down) On Your Daddy's Knee
11. The Chicken And The Hawk Boogie
12. Low Down Dog

Let's Boogie Woogie All Night Long

Axel Zwingenberger & Big Joe Turner

"Boogie Woogie Jubilee" (1981)

1 - Hide And Seek Boogie 
2 - Back Door Getaway
3 - Chains Of Love
4 - Flip, Flop And Fly
5 - California Crawl
6 - Cherry Red
7 - St. Louis Blues
8 - Boogie Woogie 'round The Clock
9 - Piney Brown Blues
10 - Backyard Boogie
11 - Back Door Getaway (2nd Version)
12 - Boogie Woogie Jubilee
13 - Cimarron St. Breakdown

Boogie Woogie Jubilee


Axel Zwingenberger & Champion Jack Dupree
"On Stage With Champion Jack Dupree" (1990)

1. I Hate To Be Alone
2. No Dog No More
3. Do You Think Of Me?
4. Jack's Boogie Woogie
5. Driftin' Boogie
6. I Left My Mother
7. Everyday I Have The Blues
8. Diggin' My Potatoes
9. Bring Me Flowers
10. The Drinker

On Stage With Champion Jack Dupree