List courtesy of
Lobbykiller and
Keoma, revised and expanded 2024 by me.
German label under Altax Musikverlag-Musikproduktion, presumably founded by Fritz Maldener.
The label was based at different locations in Saarland during its run; initially based at Spiesen-Saar (1001 to AL 1010), it later moved to Ottweiler-Fürth (AL 1020), then to Saarbrücken (c. AL-1023 to AL-5011), and finally to Elversberg (AL-5012 onwards).
Its catalogue is a mix of library records and regular commercial releases; AL 1011, AL-1026, AL-5008, AL-5009, AL-5010, AL 5011, AL-5012, (AL-5013?), AL-5014 and AL-5015 are non-library 7" singles. AL-5002, AL-5006 and AL-5007 are non-library LPs.
LPs:
1001/AL-1001 - Orchester Peter Herbolzheimer/Orchester Peter Jacques (
undated)
1002/AL-1002 - Orchester Peter Herbolzheimer/Sweetie Beatie (
undated)
1003/AL-1003 - Orchester Peter Herbolzheimer/Henry Malberg's Multi-Gitarren (
undated)
1004/AL-1004 - Orchester Dave Martin/Jürgen Klatt, Gitarre (
undated)
1005 -
1006/AL-1006 - The Dave Martin Orchestra (
undated)
AL-1007 - The Kenny Bird Orchestra/Lados Latin Combination (
undated)
AL 1008 - The Kenny Bird Orchestra/Lados Latin Combination Volume 2 (
undated)
1009/AL 1009 - Orchester Lester Mahl/Mc Daniel Service Sound (
undated)
AL 1010 - The Kenny Bird Orchestra/Lados Latin Combination Volume 3 (
undated)
AL 1020 - The Kenny Bird Orchestra/Lados Latin Combination Vol. 4 (
undated)
AL 1021 - Operetten-Reigen im Party-Sound: The Kenny Bird Orchestra Vol. 5 (1979)
AL 1022 - Night Shift (Nacht-Schicht) - Sound Factory Inc. (
undated)
AL-1023 - Sag' es mit Musik: Musik für schåone Stunden ... - Fritz Maldener's New Sound/Orchester Dave Martin/Orchester Peter Herbolzheimer/Orchester Tom „Love Joy“ Mason/Orchester Maurice Pop (1980)
AL-1023 - Musik für schöne Stunden - Fritz Maldener's New Sound/Orchester Dave Martin/Orchester Peter Herbolzheimer/Orchester Tom "Love Joy" Mason/Orchester Maurice Pop (1982)
AL-1024 - Alfred Lora Swingtett - Alfred Lora Swingtett (1981)
AL-1025 - Musik für schöne Stunden! - Orchester Dave Martin (1981)
AL 1027 - Jazz zum Holzwurm - Jazz-Unit (1982)
AL-1028 - Banjo Special: Jazz·Musical·Classic - Bud Wachter (1982)
AL-1029 - Swinging Saarland: Volume 1 (1983)
AL-1029 - Swinging Saarland: Impressionen 1 (1983)
AL 5001 - Straight Ahead - The New Alfred Lora Swingtett (1984)
AL-5003 - Tideswell - Orchester Dave Martin (1984)
AL-5004 - The World in Your Pocket - Fritz Maldener Quintet (1984)
CDs:
AL-5017 - Music for Everytime - The Dave Martin Orchestra (1993)
AL-5018 - Friends Meet Friends - The Vintage Resound Orchestra (1994)
Composers:
1001/AL-1001 - Paul Kuhn/Jacques Delmont (Otto Schütt)/Rico Mandos (Gerhard Mann)/Otto Schütt/Gerhard Mann/Heinz Kiessling/Erwin Lehn/Frank Marbert (Peter Jacques)/Lanzerot (Heinz Kiessling)/Bert Petri (Gerhard Quaas)
1002/AL-1002 - Fritz Maldener/Teddy Leyh/Lars Holmen (Werner Böhm)/Manuel Riga (Fritz Maldener)/Klaus Köster (Klaus Werker)/Rolf Cardello (Rüdiger Piesker)/Dal Finado (Fred Kersten)/Chris Baden (Christian Stalling)/Bert Petri (Gerhard Quaas)/Peter Herbolzheimer/Joe Lafato (Otto Schütt)/Fred Göhlitz (Gerhard Mann)/David Sebro (Fritz Maldener)/Jacques Delmont (Otto Schütt)/Rico Mandos (Gerhard Mann)/A. Lang/Otto Schütt/Gerhard Mann
1003/AL-1003 - Fritz Maldener/David Sebro (Fritz Maldener)/Peter Herbolzheimer/Fred Armbrüster/Fred Kersten/Heinz Kitschenberg/Dieter Reith/Marc Forell (Heinz Kitschenberg)/Nicky Rider (Dieter Reith)/Rolf Karber/Peter Markus (Rolf Karber)
1004/AL-1004 - Fred Armbrüster/Fritz Maldener/Peter Markus (Rolf Karber)/Benny Borgfield (Rolf Karber)/Heinz Laduskow (Fritz Maldener)/Dolf Brandmayer/David Sebro (Fritz Maldener)/Rolf Karber/Manuel Riga (Fritz Maldener)
1005 -
1006/AL-1006 - Peter Markus (Rolf Karber)/Manuel Riga (Fritz Maldener)/Benny Borgfield (Rolf Karber)/Hans Sturm/Rolf Karber/Heinz Laduskow (Fritz Maldener)/Fritz Maldener/David Sebro (Fritz Maldener)/Fred Armbrüster
AL-1007 - Fritz Münzer/Peter Markus (Rolf Karber)/Horst Mühlbradt/Fritz Maldener/Stefan Marein (Jürgen Wolter)/Heinz Laduskow (Fritz Maldener)/Gerald Brown (Fritz Münzer)/Fred Armbrüster/Wolfgang Lauth/Axl Gotha (Jürgen Wolter)/Manuel Riga (Fritz Maldener)/Marc Forell (Heinz Kitschenberg)/José Fernando (Fritz Münzer)/Jürgen Wolter
AL 1008 - David Sebro (Fritz Maldener)/José Fernando (Fritz Münzer)/Manuel Riga (Fritz Maldener)/Rolf Karber/Gerald Brown (Fritz Münzer)/Stefan Marein (Jürgen Wolter)/Fritz Maldener/Jürgen Wolter/Tom Moehlen (Sigrid Volkmann)/Dieter Rasch (Artur Niederbremer)/Walter Genthin (Fred Armbrüster)/Fritz Münzer/Axl Gotha (Jürgen Wolter)/Ronald Sekura (Konrad Wolf)/Wolfgang Lauth
1009/AL 1009 - David Sebro (Fritz Maldener)/Rico Mandos (Gerhard Mann)/Jacques Delmont (Otto Schütt)/Otto Schütt/Gerhard Mann/Fritz Maldener/Fred Göhlitz (Gerhard Mann)/Joe Lafato (Otto Schütt)/Peter Drischel/Mal Assal (Peter Drischel)/Gerald Brown (Fritz Münzer)/Denis Faylon (Klaus R. Nagel)/Roland Heck
AL 1010 - Fritz Maldener/Klaus Fischer (Konrad Wolf)/Hans Scherer/Gerald Brown (Fritz Münzer)David Sebro (Fritz Maldener)/Rolf Karber/Stefan Marein (Jürgen Wolter)/Fritz Münzer/Peter Munzberger (Bert Berger)/Bernd Müller-Franz/José Fernando (Fritz Münzer)/Walter Genthin (Fred Armbrüster)/Manuel Riga (Fritz Maldener)/Erich Kleinschuster/Wolfgang Lauth/Axl Gotha (Jürgen Wolter)
AL 1020 - Manuel Riga (Fritz Maldener)/Gerald Brown (Fritz Münzer)/Rolf Karber/Ginger Jones (Wolfgang Lauth)/Fritz Maldener/José Fernando (Fritz Münzer)/Fritz Münzer/Fred Armbrüster/Bernd Müller-Franz/Wolfgang Lauth/Heinz Laduskow (Fritz Maldener)
AL 1021 - Strauß-v. Suppé-Zeller-Offenbach arr. Fritz Münzer/Strauß-Offenbach-Zeller-v. Suppé arr. Fritz Maldener
AL 1022 - Fritz Münzer/Wolfgang Lauth/Fritz Maldener/Dieter Reith/Pit Löw
AL-1023 - Fritz Maldener/Heinz Laduskow (Fritz Maldener)/Gerhard Jäger/Dal Finado (Fred Kersten)/Phil Free-Mountain (Monika Greif)/Gerhard Spreu/R. Peets/Otto Schütt/Gerhard Mann/Manuel Riga (Fritz Maldener)/Teddy Leyh/Götz Friedrich/Paul Kuhn
AL-1024 - Manuel Riga (Fritz Maldener)/Heinz Laduwskow (Fritz Maldener)/Ernst Vöster/Fritz Maldener/Alfred Lora (Alfred Freiwald)/Siggi Lübke
AL-1025 - Roman Czubaty/Andrej Zylis/Marek Alaszewski/Karol Dragan/Piotr Figiel/Mieczyslaw Wolny/Jan Cichy/Jerzy Milian/Jerzy Wasowski
AL 1027 - Wolfgang Lauth/Gershwin arr. Fritz Münzer/Fritz Münzer/Gillespie-Styne-Cahn-Humpfeld arr. Fritz Münzer
AL-1028 - Original Dixieland Jazzband-Rodgers (no arr.)/Buddy Wachter/Fritz Maldener/Johnson-Henderson-Donaldson-Greer-Johnson-Reser (no arr.)/trad. arr. Buddy Wachter/Kern (no arr.)
AL-1029 - Fritz Maldener/Ernst Vöster/Hans Koller/Heiner Franz/Volker Kriegel
AL 5001 - Alfred Lora (Alfred Freiwald)/Ernst Seyfried (Fritz Maldener)/Gerd Mayer-Mendez/Wolfgang Wack/Patrick Schwahn/Heinz Laduskow (Fritz Maldener)/Fritz Maldener/Manuel Riga (Fritz Maldener)
AL-5003 - Richard Pares (Richard Stuppi)/Robert Ian Harris/Fritz Maldener/Heinz Laduskow (Fritz Maldener)
AL-5004 - Ernst Krug
AL-5017 - Fritz Maldener/David Sebro (Fritz Maldener)
AL-5018 - Otto E. Gerwert
Additional info:
1001/AL-1001:
Side A: © ALTAX
Side B: © Quadriga Music
1002/AL-1002:
Side A: © CERMA
Side B: © ALTAX
Made in Germany by Altaxon
6683 Spiesen-Saar
1003/AL-1003:
Side A: © CERMA
Side B: © KRISTINA/ALTAX
Made in W. Germany by Altaxon
6683 Spiesen-Saar
1004/AL-1004:
Made in W. Germany by Altaxon
6683 Spiesen/Saar
1006/AL-1006:
Arranged by Fritz Maldener
Recorded: Bauer Studio, Ludwigsburg
Engineer: Kurt Rapp
Cover Design: Jürgen Schneider
Made in Germany by Altaxon
6683 Spiesen-Saar
AL-1007:
Side A: © Kurier Musik
Side B: © Aspara Musik
℗ Produced by Hans Schmid
Recorded: Bauer Studio, Ludwigsburg
Engineer: Martin Wieland
Cover Design: Jürgen Schneider
Made in W-Germany by Altaxon
6683 Spiesen-Saar
AL 1008:
Side A: © Kurier Musik
Side B: © Aspara Musik
℗ Produced by Hans Schmid
Recorded: Tonstudio Bauer KG / Bauer Studio, Ludwigsburg
Engineer: Martin Wieland
Made in W-Germany by Altaxon
6683 Spiesen-Saar
1009/AL 1009:
Side A:
Verlag und Produktion: ALTAX-Musikverlag
Side B:
Verlag + Produktion © by Badenia/Vineta-Musik
Made in W. Germany by Altaxon
AL 1010:
hsm Hans Schmid Musikverlage
Side A: © Kurier Musik
Side B: © Aspara Musik
℗ Produced by Hans Schmid
Recorded: Tonstudio Bauer KG / Bauer Studio, Ludwigsburg
Engineer: Martin Wieland
Made in W-Germany by Altaxon
6683 Spiesen-Saar
AL 1020:
Altaxon Records / hsm Hans Schmid Musikverlage
Side A: © Kurier Musik
Side B: © Aspara Musik
℗ Produced by Hans Schmid
Recorded: Tonstudio Bauer KG / Bauer Studio, Ludwigsburg
Engineer: Carlos Albrecht
Made in W-Germany by Altaxon
6682 Ottweiler-Fürth/Saar
AL 1021:
© Kurier Musik
Eine Hans Schmid Produktion
Recorded: Sound Studio „N“, Köln
℗ 1979
AL 1022:
Musicians:
Thomas "Chuck" Tscheschner, Bass
Peter Luebke, Drums & Percussion
Werner "Fetzer" Vetterer, Guitar
Pit Loew, Keyboards & Synthesizers
Rainer Pusch, Tenorsaxophon
Fritz Muenzer, Soprano, Altosaxophon & Flute
Musicians also appearing in the "Second Direction":
Special guests:
Ferenz Aszodi, Trumpet; Gert Lachmann, Trombone
All selections arranged and conducted by FRITZ MUENZER
Produced by HANS SCHMID
Recorded at Studio Bauer / Bauer Studio, Ludwigsburg, in July 1979
Engineered and mixed by Carlos Albrecht.
Coverphoto by Dietrich Truebe.
Photography by Pit Seager.
Special thanks to Hans Schmid
© Kurier Musik
℗ Produced by Hans Schmid
AL-1023 (Sag' es mit Musik):
Ausgewählte Werke aus Produktionen von Fritz Maldener
Zusammengestellt von Tom Young.
Liner notes by: Helwin Peter or Lothar Fischer
and Rüdiger Zakrzewski
℗ 1980 by altaxon-records, 6600 Saarbrücken
AL-1023 (Musik für schöne Stunden):
Verlag:
A1, A2, A4-A6, B1, B3, B4, B6: ALTAX
A3, B2: CERMA
B5: CROFT
℗ 1982 by altaxon records, 6600 Saarbrücken 3, Rotenbühlerweg 13, Telefon 0681-34848
[?]
AL-1024:
Cover Art & Design by [?]
PERSONNEL
Ernst Vöster : Guitar
Fritz Maldener : Keyboards
Rudy Egner : Bass
Siggi Lübke : Drums
Peter Lübke : Percussion
Alfred Lora : Violine
Recorded at Studios S 6 w + m gareis Mannheim
Engineered and mixed by Wolfgang Gareis
℗ 1981 by altaxon records, 6600 Saarbrücken 3, Rotenbühlerweg 13, Telefon 06 81 / 3 48 48
AL-1025:
℗ 1981 by altaxon records, 6600 Saarbrücken 3, Rotenbühler Weg 13, Telefon 06 81 / 3 48 48
© by CROFT GmbH Musikverlag-Musikproduktion
Cover Art & Design by R + P Saarbrücken 3
AL 1027:
Publishers:
A1, A3-A6, B1, B4, B6: Altax
A2: Chappell
B2: Leeds Music
B3: Sands Music
B5: Harris Music
Musicians:
Fritz Münzer, Flute, Alto & Bariton Sax
Hans "Dottler" Laib, Tenor Sax & Piano
Wolfgang Lauth, Piano
Jochen Schaal, Bass
Sigi Lübke, Drums
Special Guests:
Peggy Drake, Vocal
Toni Rabold, Trumpet & Flugelhorn
All tunes arranged and conducted by Fritz Münzer
Recorded & mixed in February '82 in Tonstudio Winfried Leyh - Wieblingen
Cover & Art Deisgn: Ottokar "Charly" Brown
Special thanks to Peter Westermeyer for his moral help
℗ 1982 by altaxon records, 6600 Saarbrücken 3, Rotenbühler Weg 13, Telefon 06 81/3 48 48
AL-1028:
Bud Wachter: Banjo
Harry Kaever: Kontra-bass
Christian Becher: Tuba
Heinz Erdmann: Drums
Fritz Maldener: Piano
Publishers:
A1: Big Three Music Company
A2, B5: Chappel
A3-A5, B4, B6: Altax
B1: Rolf Budde, MDW
B2, B3: Manu
B2: H. Remick & Co
Liner notes: Klaus Peter Dencker
Recorded at Studio S6,14 D-6800 Mannheim
Wolfgang Gareis, Engineer
Recorded April 26, May 4.5, 1982
Produced by Fritz Maldener for Altaxon Records
℗ 1982
Coverdesign by: Peter Ruppel · Creativ Cooperation
Photo: Christian Bernhard
Layoutsatz: Satz + Media Falk GmbH, Saarbrücken, Tl. 06 81 / 4 90 96
Diese Platte gibt es nur bei 2001 im Versand (Postfach - D-6000 Frankfurt a. Main 61, oder in den 2001-Läden.
Frensehproduktion des SR ARD 26. 07. 1982 - 22.00-22.30 Uhr.
AL-1029 (Volume 1):
℗ 1983 Croft-Music - Götz-A. Friedrich, Heldystrasse 16, D-6600 Saarbrücken
Hrsg. der Chef der Staatskanzlei - Abt. Presse und Information
Verlag:
A1, A4-A6, B3, B6: Cerma
A2, B4: Croft
A3, B1, B2, B5: Altax
AL-1029 (Impressionen 1):
Hrsg. der Chef der Staatskanzlei
Abt. Presse und Information
℗ 1983 Croft-Music
Götz-A. Friedrich, Heldystrasse 16
D-6600 Saarbrücken
Design: IDEA, Saarbrücken
Swinging Saarland [?] Geschenk
und [?] verkauft werden.
AL 5001:
PERSONNEL:
Alfred Lora, Violine
Fritz Maldener, Keyboards
Gerd Mayer-Mendez, Bass
Hal Thurmond, Drums
Verlag/Publisher: Altax / Bawack
Recorded at Studio S 6 w + m gareis Mannheim.
Engineered and mixed by Wolfgang Gareis.
℗ MCMLXXIV by altaxon records, 6600 Saarbrücken 3, Rotenbühler Weg 13, Telefon 06 81 / 3 48 48
© by Altax / Bawack Musikverlage
Coverfoto: Thomas Gundelwein
℗ MCMLXXIV BY ALTAX UND BAWACK-MUSIKPRODUKTION
AL-5003:
Verlag/Publisher: Altax
℗ MCMLXXXIV by R.I. Harris
for altaxon records,
Rotenühler Weg 13
D-6600 Saarbrücken 3
Telefon 06 81 / 3 48 48
Coverfoto: Thomas Gundelwein
Kontaktadresse: Wolfgang W. Schmeer
Tel. 06 81 / 89 32 51
AL-5004:
This LP was produced by ERNST KRUG and his long-time friend FRITZ MALDENER, in their beloved GEORGE SHEARING mode.
Die vorliegende LP wurde gemeinsam von ERNST KRUG und seinem langjährigen Freund FRITZ MALDENER in dem von beiden so geschätzten GEORGE SHEARING-Sound produziert.
Alle Kompositionen von ERNST KRUG
All Compositions by ERNST KRUG
Arranged by FRITZ MALDENER
Personnel:
FRITZ MALDENER, piano/Piano
ERNST VÖSTER, guitar/E-Gitarre
MANUEL RIGA, vibes/Vibraphon
GERD MAYER-MENDEZ, bass/Kontra-Baß
JANUSZ STEFANSKI, drums/Schlagzeug
Recorded at IBEX STUDIO, D-5354 Weilerswist
Engineered and mixed by ROLAND BUBLITZ
℗ MCMLXXXIV by altaxon Records
D-6600 SAARBRÜCKEN 3, Rotenbühler Weg 13
Tel. 0681-34848
© MCMLXXXIV by Altax Musikverlag und Musikproduktion
Front Cover design: JOACHIM ICKRATH
Back Cover design: REINER EGELHOF & MICHAEL ALTMEYER
Photos: THOMAS GUNDELWEIN
AL-5017
Recording: ALTAXON TONSTUDIO
Publishing: SEAMANIC Musikverlag
℗ 1993 & © 1993 by SEAMANIC Musikverlag
AL-5018
Produced by OTTO E. GERWERT
All arrangements by FRITZ MALDENER
Art Director: DAVE MARTIN
Cover photo and design: BENNY STRATON
Recording: ALTAXON Tonstudio
Publishing: ALTAX Musikverlag
© 1993 by ALTAX Musikverlag
℗ 1993 by Otto E. Gerwert
