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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gerhard Rochus Dudek |
| Born | 28 September 1938 |
| Died | 3 November 2022 (aged 84) |
| Genres | jazz |
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Gerhard Rochus "Gerd" Dudek (28 September 1938 – 3 November 2022)[1] was a German jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist.
Dudek studied clarinet privately and attended music school in the 1950s, before joining a big band led by his brother Ossi until 1958.[2] During the early 1960s, Dudek played in the Berliner Jazz Quintet, in Karl Blume's group and in Kurt Edelhagen's orchestra until 1965.[2] He then became interested in free music and joined Manfred Schoof's quintet.[1] Dudek took part in the first sessions of The Globe Unity Orchestra in 1966,[1] and played with them at various times into the 1980s.[2] He also worked with many other European free musicians and composers, including Alexander von Schlippenbach,[1] Loek Dikker and The Waterland Ensemble And European Jazz Quintet.[2]
Dudek was best known for his work with Manfred Schoof, Wolfgang Dauner, Lala Kovacev, the Globe Unity Orchestra, Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra,[1] Albert Mangelsdorff,[1] Don Cherry and George Russell.[3]
Dudek died on 3 November 2022, at the age of 84.[4]
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Discography
As leader
- 'Smatter (Psi, 2002)
- Day and Night (Psi, 2012)
- With You (JazzJazz, 2023)
As co-leader
- Flying to the Sky (Trio, 1971) with Takehiro Honda
- Morning Rise (Ego, 1977) with Alan Skidmore, Adelhard Roidinger, and Branislav Kovačev
- Open (FMP, 1979) with Buschi Niebergall and Edward Vesala
- After All (Konnex, 1991) with Ali Haurand and Rob van den Broeck
- Pulque (Konnex, 1993) with Ali Haurand and Rob van den Broeck
- Crossing Level (Konnex, 1997) with Rob van den Broeck, Ali Haurand and Tony Levin
- Schinderkarren Mit Büffet (Konnex, 2002) with Paul Eßer, Ali Haurand and Jiri Stivin
- The Art of Duo (Laika, 2005) with Michael Mikolaschek
- Lyrik & Jazz Cascaden (Konnex, 2006) with Ingeborg Drews and Ali Haurand
- Sound Solutions (self-released, 2013) with Max Bolleman and Rob van den Broeck
- Nunc! (Nemu, 2014) with Misha Mengelberg, Dirk Bell, Ryan Carniaux, Joscha Oetz, and Nils Tegen
- Two of Us Are One (Shaa, 2015) with Stefan Heidtmann
- Live (self-released, 2021) with the Hans Koller Trio
As sideman
With the Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra
- Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra (ECM, 1990)
- Live in Japan '96 (DIW, 1997)
With Wolfgang Dauner
- Free Action (SABA, 1967)
- Requiem / Psalmus Spei (MPS, 1969)
With the European Jazz Ensemble
- 20th Anniversary Tour (Konnex, 1997)
- 25th Anniversary Tour (Konnex, 2002)
- 30 Years on the Road (Konnex, 2006) DVD
- 35th Anniversary Tour (Konnex, 2011)
With the European Jazz Quintet
- Live At Moers Festival (Moers, 1977)
- European Jazz Quintet (Ego, 1978)
- European Jazz Quintet III (Fusion, 1982)
With the German All Stars
- Live at the Domicile (MPS, 1971)
- Out of Each/German All Stars in Japan (Columbia, 1971)
With the Globe Unity Orchestra
- Live in Wuppertal (FMP, 1973)
- Evidence, Vol 1 (FMP, 1976)
- Into the Valley, Vol 2 (FMP, 1976)
- Pearls (FMP, 1977)
- Jahrmarkt / Local Fair (PTR/JWD, 1977)
- Improvisations (Japo, 1978)
- Compositions (Japo, 1979)
- Hamburg '74 (FMP, 1979)
- Intergalactic Blow (Japo, 1983)
- Rumbling (FMP, 1991)
- 20th Anniversary (FMP, 1993)
- Globe Unity 67 & 70 (Atavistic, 2001)
- Globe Unity 40 Years (Intakt, 2008)
- Live In Berlin (Jazzwerkstatt, 2010)
- Baden-Baden '75 (FMP, 2011)
- ...Und Jetzt Die Sportschau (Trost, 2013)
- Globe Unity 50 Years (Intakt, 2018)
With Alexander von Schlippenbach
- Globe Unity (SABA, 1967)
With Manfred Schoof
- Voices (CBS, 1966)
- Manfred Schoof Sextet (Wergo, 1967)
- European Echoes (FMP, 1969)
- The Early Quintet (FMP, 1978)
- Reflections (Mood, 1984)
With others
- With Peter Brötzmann: Fuck de Boere (Atavistic, 2001)
- With Jack Bruce: Somethin Els (CMP, 1993)
- With Can: The Lost Tapes (Spoon, 2012)
- With Gabi Delgado: Mistress (Virgin, 1983)
- With Drum Circus: Magic Theatre (Garden Of Delights, 2003)
- With Kurt Edelhagen and His Orchestra: The Unreleased WDR Jazz Recordings 1957 - 1974 (Jazzline, 2021)
- With Kurt Edelhagen and Wolfgang Sauer: Kurt Edelhagen - Wolfgang Sauer (Amiga, 1965)
- With European Jazz Trio: European Jazz Trio (Konnex, 2013)
- With Four for Jazz: Sunday Child (Spiegelei , 1972)
- With Peter Giger: A Drum Is a Woman - The Best of Peter Giger (Intuition, 2006)
- With Guru Guru: Mani und seine Freunde (Atlantic, 1975)
- With Ján Hajnal: Dedication (Hevhetia, 2020)
- With Hellmut Hattler: Bassball (Harvest, 1977)
- With Ali Haurand: Ballads (Konnex, 2005)
- With Horns Ensemble (Günter Christmann, Albert Mangelsdorff, Paul Rutherford, Manfred Schoof, Kenny Wheeler): Horns (FMP, 1979)
- With Knut Kiesewetter: Stop! Watch! and Listen! (MPS, 1970)
- With Joachim Kühn: This Way Out (MPS, 1973)
- With Lerryn: Goya Malt Karl IV (Columbia, 1978)
- With Albert Mangelsdorff: Birds of Underground (MPS, 1973)
- With Krzysztof Penderecki and Don Cherry: Actions (Philips, 1971)
- With Oscar Pettiford: We Get the Message (Sonorama, 2015)
- With Dieter Reith: Reith On! (Motor, 1999)
- With Irmin Schmidt: Villa Wunderbar (Spoon, 2013)
- With Wolfgang Schmidtke: Monk! (Jazzwerkstatt, 2018)
- With Tobias Sudhoff: Polarlichter (Laika, 2004)
- With Third Eye: Connexion (Ring, 1977)
- With various artists: Gittin' to Know Y'All (MPS, 1970)
- With various artists: Free Zone Appleby 2005 (Psi, 2006)
- With the Wunsch / Strauch Sextet: Joana's Waltz (Jazz'N'Arts, 2005)
References
- ^ a b c d e f Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 741. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ a b c d "Gerd Dudek | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather, Brian Priestley, Jazz: The Rough Guide, The Rough Guides, 1995, p. 181 (ISBN 1-8582-8137-7)
- ^ Jazz-Saxofonist Gerd Dudek gestorben Archived 2022-11-05 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
External links
- Dudeks FMP releases
- Gerd Dudek discography at Discogs
- Gerd Dudek at IMDb
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