Jiří Jelínek (trumpeter)
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| Birth name | Jiří Jelínek |
| Born | 6 July 1922 |
| Origin | Tis u Blatna, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | 16 October 1984 (aged 62) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Trumpeter singer actor |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet |
Jiří Jelínek (6 July 1922 – 16 October 1984) was a
Satchmo".[1]
Biography
Jelínek was born at Tis u Blatna.
He studied painting and illustration as a pupil of
Kdyby tisíc klarinetů. Jelínek admired (and convincingly imitated) the famous jazz trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong, whom he met during Armstrong's first visit to Prague and to whom he dedicated the song "Hello Satchmo". In 1963 he left the Semafor Theatre to perform with his own sextet.[2] In 1968 he was one of the few members of the Karel Duba Orchestra to survive a tragic bus accident during their tour of Mongolia. The incident left a permanent mark on Jelínek's state of mind. He gradually retired from music, devoted himself to painting and worked for Czech Railways in Prague's Main railway station
until his death in 1984 in Prague.
Filmography
- Kdyby tisíc klarinetů(If a Thousand Clarinets) 1964
- Vratné lahve2006 (song "Motýl" (The Butterfly), together with Jana Malknechtová)
Discography
- Jiří Jelínek: Motýl, [CD], Radioservis (FR 0142-2).[1]
Notes
- ^ a b c "Jiří Jelínek – Motýl" (in Czech). Radioservis. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
- ^ a b "Jelínek, Jiří" (in Czech). Český hudební slovník osob a institucí. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
External links
- Jiří Jelínek – Semafor Website
- Český hudební slovník osob a institucí (Czech Music Dictionary of Personalities and Institutions)
- Song Motýl (I took it into my head) at Czech Radio (also audio version)
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