Hans Salomon

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Hans Salomon at a concert at Porgy & Bess in Vienna (2003)

Hans Salomon (born September 10, 1933 in Vienna ) is an Austrian jazz musician , band manager and composer who played for a long time in the swing jazz band Fatty George (1927–1982) and with Gulda and later (around 1980) founded his own quintet .

The versatile instrumentalist ( alto saxophone , clarinet , soprano and tenor saxophone ) is considered a "living legend of Austria's jazz scene". In 1954 he co-founded the Austrian All Stars with Joe Zawinul and, in addition to many years of work in the ORF Big Band, was also head of the Vienna Big Band Machine , the Blue Note Big Band and Lady P & Friends .

Musical career

Hans Salomon (Vienna, 2008)

Salomon began his jazz activities in 1945 with Fatty George and the Johannes Fehring Big Band , and then played with Vera Auer . In addition to cooperation with Friedrich Gulda and the sextet of Erich Kleinschuster he long played in the Big Band of the ORF . He wrote the theme melody for Gerhard Bronner's television program The Big Bell . Gerhard Bronner wrote the text Wia a Glock'n in 1970 , which, sung by Marianne Mendt , is considered to be the initial spark for Austropop and the Austrian “dialect wave”.

Salomon was also increasingly active internationally - among others with Louis Armstrong , Arturo "Chico" O'Farrill and Gerry Mulligan , Sarah Vaughan and Sidney Bechet . Other collaborations were with Ray Charles , Lou Rawls , Barry Manilow , Ella Fitzgerald , Marlena Shaw , Lionel Hampton , Mel Lewis , Ron Carter , Julian Cannonball Adderley , JJ Johnson , Johnny Griffin , Hans Koller , Slide Hampton , Art Farmer . He also appeared on TV shows and tours with Peter Alexander , Udo Jürgens and Shirley Bassey . Cooperation with Richard Oesterreicher and Robert Opratko . In 1958 he became a member of the Newport International Band.

From 1965 to 2000 Salomon was a member of the orchestra of the United Theaters of Vienna. At the same time he played in the band of Lady "P" and in many appearances with changing groups. For a while he was head of the “Vienna Big Band Machine” and the “Blue Note Big Band” with Frank Main .

Salomon arranged albums for Art Farmer , Stan Getz , "Toots" Thielemans and Toni Stricker . He also took over the direction of “Romantic Symphony” with the Austrian Radio Orchestra. He also released two albums of his own : Speak Low - Romantic Jazz Vol.1 (2000) and Midnight Lady - Romantic Jazz Vol.2 (2001).

From 2001 to 2011 he supported the hip-hop band of his son Roman ( DeWieners ). In October 2005, Hans Salomon was the mentor and co-designer of the jazz festival at the opening of the jazz museum in Vienna- Donaustadt .

Salomon lives in Vienna-Floridsdorf.

Awards

Selection discography

Publications

  • with Horst Hausleitner: jazz, women and again jazz. Autobiography, Seifert Verlag, Vienna 2013, ISBN 978-3-902924-04-9 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
  2. ↑ Theater magician Erwin Piplits and jazz veteran Hans Salomon honored . City hall correspondence of April 10, 2014, accessed on December 21, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Salomon, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian jazz musician, band manager and composer
DATE OF BIRTH September 10, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna