- Karel Krautgartner
Karel Krautgartner (
July 20 ,1922 -September 20 ,1982 ) was a Czech jazz and classicalclarinetist ,saxophonist , arranger,composer ,conductor and teacher.Life
He was born in
Mikulov ,Moravia in the family of a postmaster. In 1930 he began to playpiano , but after moving toBrno in 1935 he found interest mainly in the radio broadcasting and specially injazz . He began to studyclarinet on private basis with Stanislav Krtička and founded the student orchestra "Quick band" in 1936. In 1942 he signed his first professional contract as a saxophonist in theGustav Brom orchestra in the hotel Passage in Brno. In 1943 he progressively created "Dixie Club" and started to arrange in theBenny Goodman andGlenn Miller style. The core of the "Dixie Club" moved gradually toPrague during 1945 - 1955 and became part ofKarel Vlach orchestra. Krautgartner achieved a privileged position as a leader of saxophone section here and started to contribute with his own compositions. In 1956 he founded "Karel Krautgartner Quintet" together withKarel Velebný , the group played in various line-ups, modern jazzswing ,dixieland and accompanied popular singers as well. During 1958 - 1960 he performed with "All star band", the orchestra playing in west-coast style, with "Studio 5", (dixieland band, won the 1st place in the category of small orchestras at 7ht Youth Festival inWienna , 1959). Between 1960 - 1968 he became the head of "Taneční orchestr Československého rozhlasu" (Dance Orchestra of Czechoslovakia Radio), in 1967 the orchestra was renamed to "Karel Krautgartner Orchestra". He emigrated toVienna ,Austria in 1968, right after theSoviet invasion of Czechoslovakia , and became the chief conductor of "0RF Bigband". Later he moved toCologne ,Germany . He died in 1982 in Germany.Recordings
*"Případ ještě nekončí" CD. Prague, RADIOSERVIS. FR 0131-2 [http://www.radioservis-as.cz/katalog/zbozi.php?detail=954]
*"Karel Krautgartner a Jazzový orchestr Čs. rozhlasu" CD. Prague, RADIOSERVIS. FR 0132-2 [http://www.radioservis-as.cz/katalog/zbozi.php?detail=955]
*"Docela všední, obyčejný den" CD. Prague, RADIOSERVIS. FR 0179-2 [http://www.radioservis-as.cz/katalog/zbozi.php?detail=1097]
*"Jazz kolem Karla Krautgartnera" LP. (Supraphon 1965)References
Karel Krautgartner: "Případ ještě nekončí" CD (Sleeve note) Praha, RADIOSERVIS. FR 0131-2
External links
*http://www.svet.czsk.net/clanky/osobnosti/krautgartner.html
*http://www.cfn.cz/detail_osoba.php?oid=34386
*http://www.muzikus.cz/klasicka-hudba-jazz-clanky/Karel-Krautgartner-Jeden-z-osudu-ceskeho-jazzu~04~cerven~2002/
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