Orchestr Gustava Broma ( Gustav Brom Orchestra )
active from year 1940
Gustav Brom was jazz conductor, composer, musician and singer. In 1940, he founded jazz bigband in Brno, one of the most famous in the Czech Republic within next 50 years. The band went through many changes absorbing new styles (bop,cool, jazz west coast),developing its own progressive style and, at the same time, playing dixieland and dance music. The cooperation with top Czech pop singers (Gott, Korn, Vondrackova, Elefteriadu sisters etc.) was not as interesting as the presence on the first albums of Hana and Petr Ulrych.
Members:
Gustav Brom-Frkal (1940-1995) , conductor
Milan Ulrich (1943-1943, 1949-1954)
Jan Kulisek (1947-1963)
Frantisek Navratil (since 1947) , saxophones, clarinet
Stanislav Vesely (1953-1966)
Jaromir Hnilicka (since 1956) , trumpets
Vaclav Skala (1958-1986) , percussion, drums
Zdenek Novak (1959-1973) , saxophones, flute
Josef Audes (since 1959) , saxophones
Oldrich Blaha (1960-1965)
Helena Bleharova (1964-1968)
Josef Blaha (1965-1973) , keyboards, oboe
Miloslav Petr (since 1966) , saxophones
Mojmir Bartek (since 1967) , trombone, arrangement
Igor Vavrda (since 1972) , el.guitar, keyboards, percussion
Jan Hubacek (1974-1981) , bass guitar, double-bass
Milan Vidlak (1974-1984) , keyboards, piano
Jindrich Smek (1976-1979) , trumpets
Dusan Huscava (since 1985)
Ctibor Hlinensky (1987-1990)
Oldrich Smid "Alfa"
Josef Pelc "Joe"
Brom jr. Gustav, trombone
Jan Formanek, trombone
Vitezslav Vavrda, drums
Vera Martinova-Solinova
Artur Pavlicek, trumpets
Milan Michna, trumpets
Jiri Budar, trumpets
Theodor Zawicki, trombone
Vaclav Holub, trumpets
Gustav Brom, Jr., trombone
Discography:
Gery Scott , Supraphon 1960
Orchestr Gustava Broma ( Gustav Brom Orchestra ) , Supraphon 1963
Gustav Brom Jazz , Supraphon 1965
Chvile lasky ( Moments of Love ) , Supraphon 1969
Manyard a Gustav ( Manyard and Gustav ) , Supraphon 1969
Chvilka pro pisnicku ( Time for a Song ) , Supraphon 1970
Svetove evergreeny s texty Josefa Kainara ( World Evegreens with Lyrics by Josef Kainar ) , Supraphon 1970
Svetove evergreeny s texty Josefa Kainara ( World Evergreens on Josef Kainar Lyrics ) , Supraphon 1970
Moravska svatba ( Moravian Wedding ) , Supraphon 1975
Audio-Foire 77 , Supraphon 1977
Polymelomodus , Supraphon 1977
Tancujte s nami 1-5 ( Dance with Us ) , Opus 1977
Gustav Brom hraje swing ( G.B. Plays Swing ) , Supraphon 1978
Yesterday's song , Opus 1984
compilations / live recs.:
Eva ( Pilarova, Eva ) , Supraphon 1986
(nejen) tichy hlas ( (not only) silent voice ) ( Ulrychova, Hana ) , Supraphon 2006 , 
samplers etc.:
Aerotaxi / ... , Supraphon-Artia 1965
Ceskoslovensky jazz 1965 ( Czechoslovak jazz 1965 ) ( Jazzove kvarteto Ladislava Gerhardta - Ladislav Gerhardt Jazz Quartet ) , Supraphon 1966
Zlaty slavik 1969 ( Golden Nightingale 1969 ) ( Vox ) , Supraphon 1970
Dvanast do tucta-Diskoteka Opusu 2 ( Orchester Milosa Oberuca ) , Opus 1978
Obelisk , Supraphon 1978 ,
SP / EP:
Teta Klara / Slunecnik ( Nerusilova, Vera ) , Supraphon 1964
Aerotaxi / ... ( Skupina Karla Duby - Karel Duba Band ) , Supraphon/Artia 1965
Vune / Don't You Break It Again ( Ulrychovi, Hana a Petr ) , Supraphon 1970
Ideal / Chtel jsem hledat cistou studanecku ( Ulrychovi, Hana a Petr ) , Panton 1972
Orli hnizda / Visute zahrady Semiramis ( Ulrychovi, Hana a Petr ) , Panton 1973
Byt slunce ma tvych vickach / Hra zvana laska ( Spinarova, Vera ) , Supraphon 1975
participation:
Hej, damy, deti a pani ( Hey, Ladies, Kids and Gentlemen ) ( Ulrychovi, Hana a Petr ) , Panton 1972 ,
Modre kralovstvi ( Blue Kingdom ) ( Martha a Tena Elefteriadu - Martha and Tena Elefteriadu ) , Panton 1973
Nikola Suhaj loupeznik ( Ulrychovi, Hana a Petr ) , Panton 1974 ,
Pavel Novak ( Novak, Pavel ) , Panton 1974
Pojdte dal, chci byt chvili s vami... ( Come On In, I Want To Spend A While With You ) ( Ulrychova, Hana ) , Panton 1976
Jazzovy dum ( Jazz House ) ( Kerndl, Vladimir ) , Surf 1995
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