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Karel Vlach Orchestra
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Album 1964 on Supraphon label
Jazz (Bop, Big Band, Swing, Easy Listening)

Graphical arrangement of the album © 1964 Photos © 1963 Designs © 1964 Notes © 1963 Made in Czechoslovakia ——— Gatefold sleeve with an 8-page booklet glued inside, extensive liner notes in English, Russian, German and French (several musicians’ names are misspelt in the English liner notes). PZO Artia export release. Also released as Supraphon DV 10149, identical matrix numbers. Czech track titles: Periskop, Příjemný způsob, Ples dřevorubců, Improvizace, Povím to tancem, Elmerova melodie, 12° nad nulou, Všechno je možné, Umíte Madison?, Měsíc nad Vermontem, Sám já chodívám rád, Siluety dvou, Cestou ke hvězdám, Talisman Uncredited recording dates: December 17, 1960 (A4), May 14, 1963 (A6), May 15, 1963 (A3), June 12, 1963 (A7), June 14, 1963 (A1). Side B was recorded in 1962–1963. Note: exact recording line-up is unconfirmed, the main credits list the 1964 orchestra line-up only.

     
Musicians
PortraitKarel Vlach Orchestra , *1939
album by
Miloslav Horský
double bass
PortraitVladimír Žižka dr, 1927-2009
drums, soloist, drums
PortraitJiří Jirmal g, *1925
guitar
PortraitKarel Vlach sax, 1911-1986 CZ
leader
PortraitJiří Baur p, 1923-2005
piano, soloist, piano, arranged by, composed by
PortraitJaromír Honzák as, cl, *1929
reeds, soloist, alto saxophone
PortraitJaroslav Kopáček cl, sax,
reeds
PortraitMiroslav Rücker sax, ts,
reeds, soloist, tenor saxophone
PortraitVladimír Hruška bs, sax,
reeds
PortraitVladimír Tymich ts, 1921-1987 CZ
reeds
PortraitIvan Matějček tb,
trombone
PortraitOto Hercík tb,
trombone
PortraitVladimír Raška tb, *1920
trombone, soloist, trombone
PortraitZdeněk Kopecký tb,
trombone
PortraitMiloslav Bureš tr, 1930-1978
trumpet, soloist, trumpet, muted
Rudolf Přibík
trumpet
PortraitVáclav Král tr,
trumpet
PortraitVáclav Týfa tr, *1943
trumpet, soloist, trumpet, soloist, trumpet, muted
PortraitJaroslav Dřevikovský voc, p, tr, *1936
composed by, arranged by
PortraitJosef Vobruba , 1932-1982 CZ
composed by, arranged by
PortraitVlastimil Hála tr, 1924-1985 CZ
arranged by
PortraitKamil Hála p, 1931-2014 CZ
arranged by, composed by
PortraitMiloslav Ducháč p, 1924-2008
composed by, arranged by
Producers
Jiří Jelínek design, designs
Josef Kalousek layout, graphical arrangement
Zdeněk Borovec liner notes
Bohumil Hába photography by
Mirek Frank photography by
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1The PeriscopeKarel Vlach OrchestraJaroslav Dřevikovský, Josef Vobruba
2A Lovely Way To Spend An EveningKarel Vlach OrchestraJimmy McHugh
3The Woodchoppers' BallKarel Vlach OrchestraWoody Herman
4ImprovisationKarel Vlach OrchestraMiloslav Ducháč
5I'll Say It With A DanceKarel Vlach OrchestraAlfons Jindra
6Elmer's TuneKarel Vlach OrchestraDick Jurgens, Elmer Albrecht, Sammy Gallop
712° Above ZeroKarel Vlach OrchestraJiří Baur
8Anything GoesKarel Vlach OrchestraCole Porter
9Do You Dance The Madison?Karel Vlach OrchestraKamil Hála
10Moonlight In VermontKarel Vlach OrchestraKarl Suessdorf
11I Like To Walk AloneKarel Vlach OrchestraEman Fiala
12The Two SilhouettesKarel Vlach OrchestraBedřich Nikodem
13Stairway To The StarsKarel Vlach OrchestraFrank Signorelli, Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish
14TalismanKarel Vlach OrchestraMiloslav Ducháč
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