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{{Short description|Hungarian jazz guitarist}} |
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| name = Attila Zoller |
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| birth_name = Attila Cornelius Zoller |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|06|13}} |
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| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist |
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| birth_place = [[Visegrád]], Hungary |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1998|01|25|1927|06|13}} |
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| death_place = [[Townshend, Vermont]], U.S. |
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| genre = [[Jazz]], [[free jazz]] |
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| occupation = Musician, inventor, educator |
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| instrument = [[Guitar]] |
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| occupation = Musician, inventor, educator |
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| label = [[Enja Records|Enja]] |
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| label = [[Enja Records|Enja]] |
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| associated_acts = [[Lee Konitz]] |
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'''Attila Cornelius Zoller''' (June 13, 1927 – January 25, 1998) was a [[jazz]] guitarist |
'''Attila Cornelius Zoller''' (June 13, 1927<ref name="LarkinJazz">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-580-8|page=444}}</ref> – January 25, 1998)<ref name="Kelsey" /> was a Hungarian [[jazz]] guitarist. After World War II, he escaped the Soviet takeover of Hungary by fleeing through the mountains on foot into Austria. In 1959, he moved to the U.S., where he spent the rest of his life as a musician and teacher. |
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==Music career== |
==Music career== |
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[[File:Zoller Attila jazz gitárművész szülőháza emléktábla, 2018 Visegrád.jpg|thumb|Plaque at Zoller's birthplace in Visegrád, Hungary]] |
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Zoller was born in [[Visegrád]], Hungary |
Zoller was born in [[Visegrád]], Hungary.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> As a child, he learned violin from his father, a professional violinist.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> While in school, he played [[flugelhorn]] and bass before choosing guitar.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> He dropped out of school and played in jazz clubs in Budapest while [[Russian-Hungarian relations, 1945-1991|Russia occupied Hungary]]. He fled Hungary in 1948 as the [[Soviet Union]] was establishing [[communist]] military rule.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> He escaped on foot, carrying his guitar through the mountains into Austria.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> He settled in [[Vienna]], became an Austrian citizen, and started a jazz group with accordionist [[Vera Auer]].<ref name="Kelsey">{{cite web|last1=Kelsey|first1=Chris|title=Attila Zoller {{!}} Biography & History|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/attila-zoller-mn0000056405/biography|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=6 November 2016}}</ref> |
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In the 1950s, Zoller moved to Germany and played with German musicians [[Jutta Hipp]] and [[Hans Koller]]. When American jazz musicians passed through, such as [[Oscar Pettiford]] and [[Lee Konitz]], they persuaded him to move to the United States. He moved to the U.S. after receiving a scholarship to the [[Lenox School of Jazz]]. One of his teachers was guitarist [[Jim Hall (musician)|Jim Hall]] and his roommate was [[Ornette Coleman]], who got him interested in [[free jazz]].<ref name="Kelsey" /> |
In the mid-1950s, Zoller moved to Germany and played with German musicians [[Jutta Hipp]] and [[Hans Koller]].<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> When American jazz musicians passed through, such as [[Oscar Pettiford]] and [[Lee Konitz]], they persuaded him to move to the United States.<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> He moved to the U.S. after receiving a scholarship to the [[Lenox School of Jazz]].<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> One of his teachers was guitarist [[Jim Hall (musician)|Jim Hall]] and his roommate was [[Ornette Coleman]], who got him interested in [[free jazz]].<ref name="Kelsey" /> |
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From 1962–1965, Zoller performed in a group with flautist [[Herbie Mann]], then Lee Konitz and [[Albert Mangelsdorff]]. Over the years, he played and recorded with [[Benny Goodman]], [[Stan Getz]], [[Red Norvo]], [[Jimmy Raney]], [[Herbie Hancock]], [[Ron Carter]], [[Shirley Scott]], [[Cal Tjader]], |
From 1962–1965, Zoller performed in a group with flautist [[Herbie Mann]], then Lee Konitz and [[Albert Mangelsdorff]].<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> Over the years, he played and recorded with [[Benny Goodman]], [[Stan Getz]], [[Red Norvo]], [[Jimmy Raney]], [[Herbie Hancock]], [[Ron Carter]], [[Shirley Scott]], [[Cal Tjader]], [[Jimi Hendrix]], and in New York City jazz clubs in the 1960s with pianist [[Don Friedman]]<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=attila-zoller-p9291/credits|pure_url=yes}}|title=Attila Zoller Recording Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2010-10-23}}</ref> |
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In 1974, he started the Attila Zoller Jazz Clinics in Vermont, later named the [[Vermont Jazz Center]], where he taught until 1998. He invented a bi-directional [[Pickup (music technology)|pickup]],<ref name="LarkinJazz"/> designed strings and a signature guitar series. Between the years 1989 and 1998, he played more and more with the German vibraphonist [[Wolfgang Lackerschmid]]. They also did recordings together.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Attila Zoller & Wolfgang Lackerschmid: Live Highlights '92 (remastered) (LP) – jpc|url=https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/jazz/detail/-/art/attila-zoller-wolfgang-lackerschmid-live-highlights-92/hnum/8414187|access-date=2021-06-23|website=Jpc.de|language=de}}</ref> He performed with [[Tommy Flanagan (musician)|Tommy Flanagan]] and [[George Mraz]] in New York City three weeks before his death in 1998 in [[Townshend, Vermont]].<ref name="Kelsey" /> |
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In 1974, he started the Attila Zoller Jazz Clinics in Vermont, later named the [[Vermont Jazz Center]], where he taught until 1998. |
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He invented a bi-directional [[Pickup (music technology)|pickup]], designed strings and a signature guitar series. He performed with [[Tommy Flanagan]] and [[George Mraz]] in New York City three weeks before his death in 1998 in [[Townshend, Vermont]].<ref name="Kelsey" /> |
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==Awards and honors== |
==Awards and honors== |
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* Lifetime Achievement Award, New England Foundation for the Arts<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enjarecords.com/bio.php?artist=Attila%20Zoller |title=Zoller Receives Lifetime Achievement Award | |
* Lifetime Achievement Award, New England Foundation for the Arts<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enjarecords.com/bio.php?artist=Attila%20Zoller |title=Zoller Receives Lifetime Achievement Award |website=Enjarecords.com |access-date=2010-10-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617072135/http://www.enjarecords.com/bio.php?artist=Attila%20Zoller |archive-date=2011-06-17 |df= }}</ref> |
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* ''Message to Attila'', tribute album featuring Zoller's compositions performed by guitarists [[John Abercrombie (guitarist)|John Abercrombie]], [[Gene Bertoncini]], [[Peter Bernstein (guitarist)|Peter Bernstein]], [[Pat Metheny]], and [[Mike Stern]]<ref name="Tribute">{{cite web|title=Message to Attila: The Music of Attilla Zoller|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/message-to-attila-the-music-of-attilla-zoller-mw0002850396|website=AllMusic| |
* ''Message to Attila'', tribute album, coordinated and produced by guitarist [[David Becker]], featuring Zoller's compositions performed by guitarists [[John Abercrombie (guitarist)|John Abercrombie]], [[Gene Bertoncini]], [[Peter Bernstein (guitarist)|Peter Bernstein]], [[Pat Metheny]], and [[Mike Stern]]<ref name="Tribute">{{cite web|title=Message to Attila: The Music of Attilla Zoller|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/message-to-attila-the-music-of-attilla-zoller-mw0002850396|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=6 November 2016}}</ref> |
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==Discography== |
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==Selected discography== |
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=== As leader === |
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* 1964: ''Jazz und Lyrik'' ([[Philips Records|Philips]]) |
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* ''The Horizon Beyond'' ([[Emarcy Records|Emarcy]], 1965) |
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* ''Zoller Koller Solal'' with Hans Koller & Martial Solal (SABA, 1966) |
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* 1965: ''The Horizon Beyond'' ([[EmArcy Records|EmArcy]]/[[ACT Music|ACT]]) with [[Don Friedman]], [[Barre Phillips]], [[Daniel Humair]] |
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* ''Katz & Maus'' (SABA, 1967) |
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* 1965: ''The Big Beat'' with [[Klaus Doldinger]] |
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* 1966: ''Katz und Maus'' ([[SABA (electronics manufacturer)|SABA]]) |
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* ''Gypsy Cry'' (Embryo, 1970) |
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* 1966: ''Metamorphosis'' ([[Prestige Records|Prestige]]) with Don Friedman |
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* ''Dream Bells'' (Enja, 1976) |
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* ''Common Cause'' (Enja, 1979) |
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* ''Jim & I'' with Jimmy Raney (L+R, 1980) |
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* ''The K & K 3 in New York'' with Hans Koller & George Mraz (L+R, 1980) |
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* ''Conjunction'' (Inner City, 1981) |
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* 1979: ''Jim and I'' (L&R) with [[Jimmy Raney]] |
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* ''Jim & I Live'' with Jimmy Raney (L+R, 1981) |
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* ''Memories of Pannonia'' (Enja, 1986) |
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* ''Overcome'' (Enja, 1988) |
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* 1986: ''Overcome'' (Enja) |
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* ''When It's Time'' (Enja, 1995) |
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* 1986: ''Memories of Pannonia'' (Enja) with [[Michael Formanek]] and Daniel Humair |
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* ''Lasting Love'' (Acoustic Music Records, 1997) |
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* 1994: ''When It's Time'' (Enja) with [[Santi Debriano]], Yoron Israel, Lee Konitz, [[Larry Willis]] |
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* ''Common Language'' (Acoustic Music Records, 2002) |
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* 1995: ''Thingin'' (Hatology) with Don Friedman and Lee Konitz |
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* ''Jazz Soundtracks'' (Sonorama, 2013) |
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* 1998: ''Trinity'' (L&R) with Hans Koller & [[Roland Hanna]] |
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===As sideman=== |
=== As sideman === |
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'''With [[ |
'''With [[Klaus Doldinger]]''' |
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* ''Doldinger in Sud Amerika'' (Philips, 1965) |
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* ''[[Herbie Mann Live at Newport]]'' ([[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]], 1963) |
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* ''Jubilee'' (Atlantic, 1973) |
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* ''Monday Night at the Village Gate'' (1966) |
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'''With [[Don Friedman]]''' |
'''With [[Don Friedman]]''' |
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* ''[[Dreams and Explorations]]'' ( |
* ''[[Dreams and Explorations]]'' (Riverside, 1965) |
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* ''[[Metamorphosis (Don Friedman album)|Metamorphosis]]'' (Prestige, 1966) |
* ''[[Metamorphosis (Don Friedman album)|Metamorphosis]]'' (Prestige, 1966) |
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'''With [[ |
'''With [[Hans Koller]]''' |
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* ''Exclusiv'' (SABA, 1963) |
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* ''Trinity'' (L+R, 1979) |
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'''With [[Albert Mangelsdorff]]''' |
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* ''Albert Mangelsdorff and His Friends'' (MPS, 1977) |
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* ''Mainhattan Modern Lost Jazz Files'' (Sonorama, 2015) |
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* ''The Jazz Sextet'' (Moosicus, 2017) |
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'''With [[ |
'''With [[Herbie Mann]]''' |
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* ''[[Herbie Mann Live at Newport]]'' ([[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]], 1963) |
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* ''[[My Kinda Groove]]'' (Atlantic, 1965) |
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* ''The Oscar Pettiford Quartet'' (Ex Libris, 1958) |
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* ''The Legendary Oscar Pettiford'' (Black Lion, 1975) |
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'''With others''' |
'''With others''' |
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* [[Gary Crosby (actor)|Gary Crosby]], ''Gary Crosby'' (World Pacific, 1957) |
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* [[Lajos Dudas]], ''Monte Carlo'' (Rayna, 1981) |
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* 1960 ''Swing, Swing, Swing'', [[Benny Goodman]] |
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* [[Lee Konitz]] & Don Friedman & Attila Zoller, ''Thingin'' (hat ART, 1996) |
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* [[Emil Mangelsdorff]], ''Meditation'' (L+R, 1994) |
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* 1982 ''Urban Blues'', Lajos Duda |
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* 1992 ''From Newport to Nice'', Lee Konitz |
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* [[Cal Tjader]], ''[[Soul Burst]]'' (Verve, 1966) |
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* [[Michal Urbaniak]], ''We'll Remember Komeda'' (MPS/BASF, 1973) |
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== Bibliography == |
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* Simon Géza Gábor: Mindhalálig gitár - Zoller Attila élete és művészete. Budapest, 2002. {{ISBN|963-204-716-8}} |
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* Géza Gábor Simon: Immens gut, Attila Zoller. Sein Leben und seine Kunst. Budapest 2003. {{ISBN|963-206-928-5}} |
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* Heinz Protzer: Attila Zoller. Sein Leben, seine Zeit, seine Musik. Erftstadt 2009. {{ISBN|978-3-00-026568-6}} |
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* Géza Gábor Simon: Guitar Forever - Attila Zoller Discography, Budapest 2011 |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Zoller/ Attila Zoller discography] at JazzDiscography.com |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110607151144/http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Zoller/ Attila Zoller discography] at JazzDiscography.com |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070206210619/http://www.vtjazz.org |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070206210619/http://www.vtjazz.org/about/attila.html Vermont Jazz Center on Zoller] |
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Latest revision as of 20:16, 4 January 2025
Attila Zoller | |
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Birth name | Attila Cornelius Zoller |
Born | Visegrád, Hungary | June 13, 1927
Died | January 25, 1998 Townshend, Vermont, U.S. | (aged 70)
Genres | Jazz, free jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, inventor, educator |
Instrument | Guitar |
Years active | 1960–1998 |
Labels | Enja |
Attila Cornelius Zoller (June 13, 1927[1] – January 25, 1998)[2] was a Hungarian jazz guitarist. After World War II, he escaped the Soviet takeover of Hungary by fleeing through the mountains on foot into Austria. In 1959, he moved to the U.S., where he spent the rest of his life as a musician and teacher.
Music career
[edit]Zoller was born in Visegrád, Hungary.[1] As a child, he learned violin from his father, a professional violinist.[1] While in school, he played flugelhorn and bass before choosing guitar.[1] He dropped out of school and played in jazz clubs in Budapest while Russia occupied Hungary. He fled Hungary in 1948 as the Soviet Union was establishing communist military rule.[1] He escaped on foot, carrying his guitar through the mountains into Austria.[1] He settled in Vienna, became an Austrian citizen, and started a jazz group with accordionist Vera Auer.[2]
In the mid-1950s, Zoller moved to Germany and played with German musicians Jutta Hipp and Hans Koller.[1] When American jazz musicians passed through, such as Oscar Pettiford and Lee Konitz, they persuaded him to move to the United States.[1] He moved to the U.S. after receiving a scholarship to the Lenox School of Jazz.[1] One of his teachers was guitarist Jim Hall and his roommate was Ornette Coleman, who got him interested in free jazz.[2]
From 1962–1965, Zoller performed in a group with flautist Herbie Mann, then Lee Konitz and Albert Mangelsdorff.[1] Over the years, he played and recorded with Benny Goodman, Stan Getz, Red Norvo, Jimmy Raney, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Shirley Scott, Cal Tjader, Jimi Hendrix, and in New York City jazz clubs in the 1960s with pianist Don Friedman[3]
In 1974, he started the Attila Zoller Jazz Clinics in Vermont, later named the Vermont Jazz Center, where he taught until 1998. He invented a bi-directional pickup,[1] designed strings and a signature guitar series. Between the years 1989 and 1998, he played more and more with the German vibraphonist Wolfgang Lackerschmid. They also did recordings together.[4] He performed with Tommy Flanagan and George Mraz in New York City three weeks before his death in 1998 in Townshend, Vermont.[2]
Awards and honors
[edit]- Lifetime Achievement Award, New England Foundation for the Arts[5]
- Message to Attila, tribute album, coordinated and produced by guitarist David Becker, featuring Zoller's compositions performed by guitarists John Abercrombie, Gene Bertoncini, Peter Bernstein, Pat Metheny, and Mike Stern[6]
Discography
[edit]As leader
[edit]- The Horizon Beyond (Emarcy, 1965)
- Zoller Koller Solal with Hans Koller & Martial Solal (SABA, 1966)
- Katz & Maus (SABA, 1967)
- Zo-Ko-Ma with Lee Konitz & Albert Mangelsdorff (MPS, 1968)
- Gypsy Cry (Embryo, 1970)
- Dream Bells (Enja, 1976)
- Common Cause (Enja, 1979)
- Jim & I with Jimmy Raney (L+R, 1980)
- The K & K 3 in New York with Hans Koller & George Mraz (L+R, 1980)
- Conjunction (Inner City, 1981)
- Jim & I Live with Jimmy Raney (L+R, 1981)
- Memories of Pannonia (Enja, 1986)
- Overcome (Enja, 1988)
- Live Highlights '92 (Bhakti, 1992)
- When It's Time (Enja, 1995)
- Lasting Love (Acoustic Music Records, 1997)
- The Last Recordings (Enja, 2000)
- Common Language (Acoustic Music Records, 2002)
- Jazz Soundtracks (Sonorama, 2013)
As sideman
[edit]With Klaus Doldinger
- Doldinger in Sud Amerika (Philips, 1965)
- Jubilee (Atlantic, 1973)
With Don Friedman
- Dreams and Explorations (Riverside, 1965)
- Metamorphosis (Prestige, 1966)
With Hans Koller
- Exclusiv (SABA, 1963)
- Trinity (L+R, 1979)
With Albert Mangelsdorff
- Albert Mangelsdorff and His Friends (MPS, 1977)
- Mainhattan Modern Lost Jazz Files (Sonorama, 2015)
- The Jazz Sextet (Moosicus, 2017)
With Herbie Mann
- Herbie Mann Live at Newport (Atlantic, 1963)
- My Kinda Groove (Atlantic, 1965)
- Our Mann Flute (Atlantic, 1966)
- Impressions of the Middle East (Atlantic, 1967)
- The Beat Goes On (Atlantic, 1967)
With Oscar Pettiford
- The Oscar Pettiford Quartet (Ex Libris, 1958)
- The Legendary Oscar Pettiford (Black Lion, 1975)
With others
- Gary Crosby, Gary Crosby (World Pacific, 1957)
- Lajos Dudas, Monte Carlo (Rayna, 1981)
- Lee Konitz & Don Friedman & Attila Zoller, Thingin (hat ART, 1996)
- Emil Mangelsdorff, Meditation (L+R, 1994)
- Dave Pike, Manhattan Latin (Decca, 1964)
- Shirley Scott, Roll 'Em: Shirley Scott Plays the Big Bands (Impulse!, 1966)
- Tony Scott, Tony Scott (Verve, 1968)
- Cal Tjader, Soul Burst (Verve, 1966)
- Michal Urbaniak, We'll Remember Komeda (MPS/BASF, 1973)
Bibliography
[edit]- Simon Géza Gábor: Mindhalálig gitár - Zoller Attila élete és művészete. Budapest, 2002. ISBN 963-204-716-8
- Géza Gábor Simon: Immens gut, Attila Zoller. Sein Leben und seine Kunst. Budapest 2003. ISBN 963-206-928-5
- Heinz Protzer: Attila Zoller. Sein Leben, seine Zeit, seine Musik. Erftstadt 2009. ISBN 978-3-00-026568-6
- Géza Gábor Simon: Guitar Forever - Attila Zoller Discography, Budapest 2011
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 444. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
- ^ a b c d Kelsey, Chris. "Attila Zoller | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Attila Zoller Recording Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
- ^ "Attila Zoller & Wolfgang Lackerschmid: Live Highlights '92 (remastered) (LP) – jpc". Jpc.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ "Zoller Receives Lifetime Achievement Award". Enjarecords.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
- ^ "Message to Attila: The Music of Attilla Zoller". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
External links
[edit]- Attila Zoller discography at JazzDiscography.com
- Vermont Jazz Center on Zoller