Jerzy Milian

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Jerzy Stanisław Milian (* 10. April 1935 in Poznań ; † 7. March 2018 in Katowice ) was a Polish vibraphonist , composer of modern jazz and painter.

Live and act

After attending the music school in his hometown, Milian led a quintet from 1953 to 1955, which included Stanisław Chwiłkowski, Ryszard Czaplicki, Jerzy Piątek and Stanisław Lisek. Between 1956 and 1958 he was part of Krzysztof Komeda's quartet and then played in Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski's quintet until 1960 . He recorded with both ensembles. Then he worked as the director of the radio and television orchestra in Katowice . He also led a trio that included Jacek Bednarek and Grzegorz Gierłowski. His composition Memory of Bach , stylistically reminiscent of the Modern Jazz Quartet , was very popular in Poland.

In 1973 Milian directed the International Song Festival in Sopot. He also wrote ballet and film music and was repeatedly active abroad as a guest soloist (now also documented on CD); In 1971 and 1972 he played at Jazz in the Kammer . He also performed at the Warsaw Jazz Jamboree festival with the Berliner Rundfunk dance orchestra . Milian was involved in 44 recordings between 1956 and 2003.

Discographic notes

  • Ashkhabad Girl (OBUH Records V23, 1967–1972; ed. 2003)
  • Blues for Praha (GAD Records CD 007, with the orchestra Gustav Brom as well as Ted Curson and Bill Moody , 1965, ed. 2013)
  • Muzyka taneczna / For Dancing (Polskie Nagrania - Pronit XL, SXL 0791, 1969)
  • Jerzy Milian Trio Baazaar , (Polskie Nagrania Muza / GAD Records, 1969)
  • When Where Why (GAD Records CD 005, with the Rundfunk-Tanzorchester Berlin under the direction of Günter Gollasch , 1972–1979, ed. 2012)
  • Muzyka baletowa i filmowa (Polskie Nagrania Muza SXL 0950, 1973)
  • Jerzy Milian Orkiestra Rozrywkowa PRiTV w Katowicach (Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 1278, 1975)
  • Orkiestra Rozrywkowa PRiTV w Katowicach Dyrygent: Jerzy Milian (Polskie Nagrania - Pronit SX 1543, 1978)
  • Stratus Nimbus (GAD Records CD 009, with the BRT Jazzorkest under Etienne Verschueren , 1982–1987, ed. 2013)
  • Milianalia (OBUH Records V27, Polskie Nagrania Muza, 2003, ed. 2005)

literature

  • Danuta Lubina-Cipińska Nie tylko jazz… Biesiady z Jerzym Milianem Katowice, 1997
  • International Who's Who in Music and Musicians' Directory , Vol. 7. Melrose Press, 1975

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ JERZY MILIAN 1935 - 2018 - Polish Jazz. Retrieved March 23, 2019 (pl-PL).
  2. ↑ Jerzy Milian nie żyje , accessed March 8, 2018
  3. ^ Adrian Thomas Polish Music since Szymanowski Cambridge 2005 p. 205
  4. ^ Billboard April 28, 1973, p. 44
  5. ↑ Jerzy Milian in the Internet Movie Database (English)
  6. ↑ Rainer Bratfisch Free Töne: The Jazz Scene in the GDR Ch. Links Verlag, Berlin 2005, p. 104f.
  7. ↑ Interview with Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky . In: R. Bratfisch Free Töne: The Jazz Scene in the GDR Berlin 2005, p. 130
  8. ^ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography
  9. ↑ The new edition 2014 also contains 4 pieces from 1967 as radio recordings
personal data
SURNAME Milian, Jerzy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Milian, Jerzy Stanislaw
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish jazz musician (vibraphone, composition)
DATE OF BIRTH April 10, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Poznań
DATE OF DEATH March 7, 2018
Place of death Katowice