1992 the first album of your cooperation with Jay Heye (Blue Knights – Blue Night). How was this project developed?
I first met Jay Heye 1992. He played in smoky clubs piano at night. Some of his titles already had the Spirit of “Blue Knights “. I told him about the success in USA, at that time California Groove had landed on number 6 of the Billboard-Charts. I had an idea, that I couldn’t realize with “Dancing Fantasy”. The project should be more groove-oriented and a guitar or a piano should be put in as main-instrument. Since until then Jay Heye is the absolutely most groovy pianist, that I ever listen to or have seen, he fited into my ideas wonderfully. He is a solid component of “Blue Knights” since then and, to imagine away from the group no longer. Without Jay Heye, I probably would still be on the search. By the way we took with the second album “Red Night” number15 in the USA Billboard-Charts. The most played song is still „Soft Silk“. It is also unbelievable how many stations are still playing this song. I have already suspected that during the production.
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