German Konstantinowitsch Lukjanow

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German Konstantinowitsch Lukjanow ( Russian Герман Константинович Лукьянов ; born August 23, 1936 in Leningrad ; † July 5, 2019 ) was a Russian jazz bandleader, composer , flugelhorn player and trumpeter of modern jazz . He was one of the most prominent representatives of the Russian jazz scene of the post-Stalinist era of the 1950s and 1960s.

Live and act

German Lukjanow was born in Leningrad in 1936 as the son of a marine and a pianist. In 1952 he turned to jazz and had an influential quintet in Leningrad. After studying composition at the Leningrad Conservatory for several years , he moved to Moscow in 1957 to continue his studies at the Conservatory there. There he attended Aram Khachaturian's composition class until 1960 . His diploma thesis consisted of a concerto for trumpet and orchestra . After 1958 he founded a septet with Alexei Subow , Georgi Garamin and others, which turned to polyphonic experiments based on Gerry Mulligan . Later his trios (without bass) in particular brought him great recognition; in these the drummer Vladimir Vasilikov and the pianist Leonid Chizhik participated . His composition "Useless Conversation" is of particular interest. Lukyanov's trumpet chops a kind of repetitive Morse code onto a note, accompanied by sparse piano chords and a cymbal rhythm. One discovers traces of Miles Davis in Lukjanow, especially in his use of short phrases, which he always plays slightly behind the beat (Starr). In the 1970s he formed the formation Cadence (Russian KADANS , actually an abbreviation for Kamerny dschasowy ansambl ).

Discographic notes

German Lukyanov Trio (Трио Германа Лукьянова)

The recordings of the German Lukyanov Trio appeared on several compilations with recordings from the Moscow Jazz Festival:

  • "Бесполезный Разговор" on Jazz 66 (Джаз 66. На Концерте III Московского Фестиваля Молодежных Джазовых Ансамблеена). Further recordings with Dixieland by Vladislav Grachev, Boris Frumkin Quintet, the Igor Bril Trio and the KM quartet .
  • “Третий День Ветер” on Jazz 67 (Джаз 67. Четвертый Московский Фестиваль Молодежных Джазовых Ансамблей. Вкаратиана). Further recordings with Evgeniy Malyshev Quartet, Leonid Garin Quartet, Dixieland by Albert Mekonov, Boris Rychkov Trio, Gennadi Golstein / Konstantin Nosow Quartet
  • "Третий День Ветер" on IV Московский Фестиваль Молодежных Джазовых Ансамблей, 1968. Further recordings a. a. with Vladimir Kull Quartet, Oleg Lundstrem Orchestra, Mikhail Kull Quintet, Vadim Sakun Quintet, George Garanian Quartet, Evgeniy Malyshev Quartet, Dixieland by Albert Mekonov, Leonid Garin Quartet, Gennadiy Golstein – Konstantin Nosow Quartet, Boris Rychkov Trio, Alexei Kootzlov Quartet / Tovmasyan Quintet, Alexei Kuznetsov Trio and Vadim Ludvikovsky's Concert Variety Ensemble
Albums under your own name
  • Prekadans (Art Beat, 1962/66), with Mikhail Terentiev, Alfred Grigorovich and Leonid Chizhik , Vladimir Vasilkov, Konstantin Nosov, Konstantin Bakholdin, Alexei Zoubov, Vladimir Smolyanitsky, Mikhail Kurdryashov
  • German Lukianov & The Moscow Chambers Jazz Ensemble: Kadans (MFSL, 1979–1987)
  • Ivanushka the Fool (Melodiya, 1981), with Nikolai Panov, Yuri Yurenkov, Boris Rukniglus, Mikhail Okun, Mikhail Smola, Valeri Kaplun
  • The Way to Olympus (Melodiya, 1983), with Nikolai Panov, Yuri Yurenkov, Vadim Akhmetgareyev, Mikhail Okun, Alexander Veremiev, Stanislav Korostelev
  • What a Snowy Spring (Melodiya, 1985), with Yuri Yurenkov, Vadim Akhmetgareyev, Feodor Levinstein, Andrei Bodnarchuk, Stanislav Korostelev, Anatoly Sobolev, Oleg Dobronravov
  • Sign of Blues (Melodiya, 1988), with Stanislav Grigoriev, Victor Kizelev, Vadim Akhmetgareyev, Andrei Bodnarchuk, B. Kartavitski, V. Avaliani
  • German Lukianov & his Kadans Sextet: In Black and White (Evergreen Jazz, 2007), with Alexey Kruglov , Roman Sokolov, Igor Butman , Ivan Farmakovsky, Vladimir Nesterenko, Yakov Okun, Makar Novikov, Alexey Becker
  • Herman Lukyanov and his Kadans: Stable Quantity (2010), with Alexey Kruglov, Anton Zaletayev, Alexey Becker, Makar Novikov, Alexander Zinger
More shots
  • Czechoslovak Radio Jazz Orchestra: Jazz Ludvikovsky in Prague (Panton, 1972)

literature

  • S. Frederick Starr : Red and Hot. Jazz in Russia 1917-1990 . Vienna, hannibal, 1990. ISBN 3-85445-062-1 .
  • S. Frederick Starr: Jazz in the USSR . In: That's Jazz - The Sound of the 20th Century (exhibition catalog), Darmstadt, 1988

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Short biography at www.rin.ru (Russian)
  2. ↑ In Memoriam. Легенда советского джаза Герман Лукьянов (1936-2019). jazz.ru, July 7, 2019, accessed on July 17, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Meister der Trompete , Ogonjok No. 33, August 21, 2006  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Russian)@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.ogoniok.com  

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personal data
SURNAME Lukjanow, German Konstantinowitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lukjanow, German; Lukianov, German; Lukyanov, German
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian jazz trumpeter, flugelhorn player, composer and band leader
DATE OF BIRTH August 23, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Leningrad
DATE OF DEATH 5th July 2019