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Karel Vlach Orchestra

Band, *1939
Jazz and Pop
A.k.a. Orchestr Karla Vlacha Filmový Taneční Orchestr Variety Theatre Orchestra

Czech big band. Originally formed by saxophonist Karel Vlach in 1939. Reorganized in 1945, with continuous focus on big band swing à la Glenn Miller And His Orchestra. Engagement at the “Karlín Musical Theatre” 1948–1953, often credited as the Variety Theatre Orchestra, sometimes also as Filmový taneční orchestr or “Filmový jazzový orchestr” (“Film Dance/Jazz Orchestra”). Since the 1950s the orchestra has also backed pop vocalists on records and on stage, they have performed with nearly all “major” Czech singers at one time or another, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s. Leader and conductor Karel Vlach died in 1986. The orchestra was still actively performing as of 2007.

Members

	Gery Scott voc *1923 GB
	Eugen Illin sax 1924-1985 DE
	Karel Krautgartner as, cl 1922-1982 DE
	Karel Vlach sax 1911-1986 CZ
	Felix Slováček ss, as, cl *1943
	Miloslav Bureš tr 1930-1978
	Milan Pilar b, eb *1934 CZ
	Ladislav Pikart tb 1930-1980
	Václav Týfa tr *1943
	Miroslav Kefurt g *1920 CZ
	Vlastimil Hála tr 1924-1985 CZ
	Zdeněk Novák ts *1938
	Jaromír Honzák as, cl *1929
	Jiří Jelínek tr, voc 1922-1984 CZ
	Jaroslav Dřevikovský voc, p, tr *1936
	Karel Vágner eb *1942 CZ
	Zdeněk Pulec tb 1936-2010 CZ
	Jaroslav Lautner tr
	Miroslav Krýsl cl, as 1928-1988
	Jan Arnet cb, b *1934 US
	Richard Kubernát tr 1924-1981 CZ
	Ivo Preis tr *1929 DE
	Miloslav Ducháč p 1924-2008
	Pavel Staněk dr, bgo 1937-1969
	Leopold Korbař p 1917-1990
	Vladimír Tymich ts 1921-1987 CZ
	Jan Rychlík dr 1916-1964 CZ
	Milan Ulrich ts, sax *1924
	Yvetta Simonová voc *1928 CZ
	Jiří Jirmal g *1925
	Kamil Behounek acc 1916-1983 CZ
	Vladimír Žižka dr 1927-2009
	Vincenc Kummer b, cb *1941 CH
	Rudolf Výborný dr
	Kamil Hála p 1931-2014 CZ
	Vladimír Hruška bs, sax
	Jiří Baur p 1923-2005
	Vladimír Tomek g 1923-1984
	Miroslav Rücker sax, ts
	Milan Chladil voc 1934-1984 CZ
	Zdeněk Kopecký tb
	Rudolf Plachý tb
	Václav Irmanov voc 1919-1995 RU
	Josef Vitouš sax
	František Plichta tb
	Kamil Lochman ts, sax, dr 1919-1983
	Josef Poslední dr 1922-1968
	Jiří Verberger voc, p 1918-1973
	Vladimír Horčík p 1916-1963
	Jaroslav Král cb, b
	Karel Šidla tr
	Vladimír Raška tb *1920
	Jaroslav Kopáček cl, sax
	Václav Křehla ts, sax
	Jaroslav Štrudl ts 1926-1968
	Pavel Husička tr
	Jan Novák tr
	Zdeněk Barták 1928-2018
	Mirek Vrba dr 1918-1976
	Václav Kozel voc, sax *1940
	Ivan Matějček tb
	Oto Hercík tb
	David Holý voc
	Miloslav Novotný as, sax
	Jan Smolík as *1965
	Miroslav Kopta tb, b
	Václav Soukup g, tb