Frank Hudec

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Name = Frank Hudec


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Instrument = drums
Genre = Jazz
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Years_active = 1950s-1970s
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Associated_acts = Al Hirt, Stan Seltzer
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Frank Hudec was a drummer that was part of the Stan Seltzer Trio and he recorded on Decca Records. He was born in Cicero, Illinois and studied with Frank Pechl and played with Al Hirt. [cite book |last=Schmidt |first=Paul William |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=History of the Ludwig Drum Company |year= |publisher= |quote= | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=hPAWVE8di5gC&pg=PA158&lpg=PA158&dq=%22Frank+Hudec%22+jazz&source=web&ots=CmTcTaVoUb&sig=xR5C1Yq1_YImSr3-2gsuBspEkhY |isbn= ]

tan Seltzer Trio

*Stan Seltzer, piano
*Red Mitchell, bass
*Frank Hudec, drums cite web |url=http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=mnsh2wpbjs&ref=browse.php&refQ=kwfilter%3DCommand%26amp%3Bincl_oos%3D1%26amp%3Bincl_cs%3D1%26amp%3Bformat%3Dall |title=Stan Seltzer |accessdate=2008-02-23 |quote=Stan Seltzer's a great talent on the keys of the piano -- one who's clearly got some high-end training somewhere back in his career, but who also manages to keep things nice and lean in this small combo set! The album's the only one we've seen by Seltzer -- a well-recorded date for the Hi Fi label in LA -- with backing from Red Mitchell on bass and Frank Hudec on drums, and an overall sound that's rich in feeling, but never too flowery or overly emotive. Stan's got a great command of the piano -- flowing across the keys with a rich understanding of its tones -- and he brings out a sound here that's way more than just simple cocktail tinkling, and which almost has the evocative power of a deeper soundtrack score of the time. Titles include "A Foggy Day", "Crissy's Blues", "Speak Low", "Have You Met Miss Jones", "Let's Fall In Love", and "Easy To Love". |publisher=Dusty Groove ]

Discography

*Our Man In New Orleans [cite web |url=http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1132466/a/Honey+In+The+Horn%2FOur+Man+In+New+Orleans.htm |title=Our Man In New Orleans |accessdate=2008-02-25 |quote=Al Hirt (trumpet); Marty Paich (conductor); Jerry Hirt (trombone); Pee Wee Spitelera (clarinet); Ronnie Dupont (piano); Lowell Miller (bass); Frank Hudec (drums). |publisher= ]
**Al Hirt, trumpet
**Frank Hudec, drums
*Al Hirt at the Mardi Gras (1962)
**Al Hirt, trumpet
**Frank Hudec, drums

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