詹姆斯·拉斯特(ＪａｍｅｓＬａｓｔ)1929年出生于德国布莱梅,自幼学习钢琴。十四岁进入布莱梅音乐学院专攻大提琴演奏,十七岁被布莱梅广播交响乐团聘任为乐队演奏员,并开始作曲。此后以个人名义组建乐队,自任指挥、作曲和编导,一举成为欧洲最有成就的音乐家,被誉为舞会音乐之 James Last was born in Bremen, Germany, in 1929 and studied piano at an early age. At the age of fourteen he entered the Bremen Conservatory specializing in cello performance. At the age of seventeen, he was hired by the Bremen Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra as a band performer and began composing music. After that, he formed a band in his own name, became the most accomplished musician in Europe and became known as the party music in his own right as a conductor, composer and director