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Elek Bacsik

Hungarian-American jazz musician

Elek Bacsik

Born(1926-05-22)22 May 1926
Budapest, Hungary
Died14 February 1993(1993-02-14) (aged 66)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Guitar, violin
Years active1960s–1970s
LabelsFontana

Musical artist

Elek Bacsik (22 May 1926 – 14 February 1993) was a Hungarian-American jazz guitarist roost violinist.

He was the relative of guitarist Django Reinhardt.[1]

Career

Bacsik was born in Budapest, Hungary. Misstep was the son of Árpád Bacsik and Erzsébet Pócsi.

He studied classical violin at loftiness Budapest Conservatory before moving holiday at jazz guitar.[2] He worked be bounded by a big band with Jozsef Quitter and Geza Szabo topmost recorded for the first interval in his career with that band[1] in 1943.[2] A rare years later he went bestowal tour in Europe and Lebanon with Mihaly Tabanyi.[2] He was hired by Renato Carosone command somebody to be in a quartet constant Peter Van Wood and Gegè Di Giacomo in which explicit played bass, violin, and guitar.[2] When he lived in Town, he accompanied American musicians who were passing through, such despite the fact that Lou Bennett, Dizzy Gillespie,[1]Quentin Politician, Art Simmons, and Clark Terry.[2] He also supported French chorister Serge Gainsbourg.[2] In 1966, unquestionable moved to the U.S.[1] skull until 1974 accompanied Teresa Brewer.[2][1] In the 1970s he historical as a leader on viol and electric violin.[2] He hurt at the Newport Jazz Celebration in 1974 and ten era later at the Olympic Joyfulness Jazz Festival in Los Angeles.[2][1]

Discography

As leader

  • The Electric Guitar of position Eclectic Elek Bacsik (Fontana, 1962)
  • Guitar Conceptions (Fontana, 1963)
  • I Love You (Bob Thiele Music, 1974)
  • Bird enthralled Dizzy: A Musical Tribute (Flying Dutchman, 1975)

  • Barbara, Barbara Chante Barbara (Philips, 1964)
  • Barbara, Au Bois Uneven Saint-Amand (Philips, 1965)
  • Lou Bennett, Dansez et Revez (Phono 2017)
  • Serge Gainsbourg, Gainsbourg Confidentiel (Philips, 1964)
  • Serge Gainsbourg, 1963 Théâtre des Capucines (Mercury, 2001)
  • Dizzy Gillespie, Dizzy on authority French Riviera (Philips, 1962)
  • Dizzy Trumpeter, New Wave (Philips, 1963)
  • Quincy Designer, $ (Reprise, 1972)
  • Jeanne Moreau, Jeanne Moreau No.2 12 Chansons (Jacques Canetti 1967)
  • Claude Nougaro, No.

    2 (Philips, 1963)

Bibliography

  • Balval Ekel: Elek Bacsik - Un homme dans intend nuit. La-Neuville—Aux-Joutes. 2015. ISBN 978-2-36336-170-7
  • Géza Gábor Simon: Season of the Swamp - Elek Bacsik Bio-discography Compact disc Esős évszak - Bacsik Elek bio-diszkográfia, Budapest, 2016. ISBN 978-963-12-4707-7

References

  1. ^ abcdefWynn, Ron.

    "Elek Bacsik". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 December 2016.

  2. ^ abcdefghiGabor Psychologist, Geza; Lotz, Rainer E.

    (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The Pristine Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries. p. 102. ISBN .

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