Gerhard Rochus "Gerd" Dudek (28 September 1938 – 3 November 2022)[1] was a German jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist.

Gerd Dudek
Background information
Birth nameGerhard Rochus Dudek
Born(1938-09-28)28 September 1938
Died3 November 2022(2022-11-03) (aged 84)
Genresjazz
Instruments

Dudek studied clarinet privately and attended music school in the 1950s, before joining a big band led by his brother Ossi until 1958.[2] During the early 1960s, Dudek played in the Berliner Jazz Quintet, in Karl Blume's group and in Kurt Edelhagen's orchestra until 1965.[2] He then became interested in free music and joined Manfred Schoof's quintet.[1] Dudek took part in the first sessions of The Globe Unity Orchestra in 1966,[1] and played with them at various times into the 1980s.[2] He also worked with many other European free musicians and composers, including Alexander von Schlippenbach,[1] Loek Dikker and The Waterland Ensemble And European Jazz Quintet.[2]

Dudek was best known for his work with Manfred Schoof, Wolfgang Dauner, Lala Kovacev, the Globe Unity Orchestra, Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra,[1] Albert Mangelsdorff,[1] Don Cherry and George Russell.[3]

Dudek died on 3 November 2022, at the age of 84.[4]

Discography

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As leader

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As co-leader

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  • Flying to the Sky (Trio, 1971) with Takehiro Honda
  • Morning Rise (Ego, 1977) with Alan Skidmore, Adelhard Roidinger, and Branislav Kovačev
  • Open (FMP, 1979) with Buschi Niebergall and Edward Vesala
  • After All (Konnex, 1991) with Ali Haurand and Rob van den Broeck
  • Pulque (Konnex, 1993) with Ali Haurand and Rob van den Broeck
  • Crossing Level (Konnex, 1997) with Rob van den Broeck, Ali Haurand and Tony Levin
  • Schinderkarren Mit Büffet (Konnex, 2002) with Paul Eßer, Ali Haurand and Jiri Stivin
  • The Art of Duo (Laika, 2005) with Michael Mikolaschek
  • Lyrik & Jazz Cascaden (Konnex, 2006) with Ingeborg Drews and Ali Haurand
  • Sound Solutions (self-released, 2013) with Max Bolleman and Rob van den Broeck
  • Nunc! (Nemu, 2014) with Misha Mengelberg, Dirk Bell, Ryan Carniaux, Joscha Oetz, and Nils Tegen
  • Two of Us Are One (Shaa, 2015) with Stefan Heidtmann
  • Live (self-released, 2021) with the Hans Koller Trio

As sideman

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With the Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra

With Wolfgang Dauner

  • Free Action (SABA, 1967)
  • Requiem / Psalmus Spei (MPS, 1969)

With the European Jazz Ensemble

  • 20th Anniversary Tour (Konnex, 1997)
  • 25th Anniversary Tour (Konnex, 2002)
  • 30 Years on the Road (Konnex, 2006) DVD
  • 35th Anniversary Tour (Konnex, 2011)

With the European Jazz Quintet

  • Live At Moers Festival (Moers, 1977)
  • European Jazz Quintet (Ego, 1978)
  • European Jazz Quintet III (Fusion, 1982)

With the German All Stars

  • Live at the Domicile (MPS, 1971)
  • Out of Each/German All Stars in Japan (Columbia, 1971)

With the Globe Unity Orchestra

  • Live in Wuppertal (FMP, 1973)
  • Evidence, Vol 1 (FMP, 1976)
  • Into the Valley, Vol 2 (FMP, 1976)
  • Pearls (FMP, 1977)
  • Jahrmarkt / Local Fair (PTR/JWD, 1977)
  • Improvisations (Japo, 1978)
  • Compositions (Japo, 1979)
  • Hamburg '74 (FMP, 1979)
  • Intergalactic Blow (Japo, 1983)
  • Rumbling (FMP, 1991)
  • 20th Anniversary (FMP, 1993)
  • Globe Unity 67 & 70 (Atavistic, 2001)
  • Globe Unity 40 Years (Intakt, 2008)
  • Live In Berlin (Jazzwerkstatt, 2010)
  • Baden-Baden '75 (FMP, 2011)
  • ...Und Jetzt Die Sportschau (Trost, 2013)
  • Globe Unity 50 Years (Intakt, 2018)

With Alexander von Schlippenbach

  • Globe Unity (SABA, 1967)

With Manfred Schoof

  • Voices (CBS, 1966)
  • Manfred Schoof Sextet (Wergo, 1967)
  • European Echoes (FMP, 1969)
  • The Early Quintet (FMP, 1978)
  • Reflections (Mood, 1984)

With others

  • With Peter Brötzmann: Fuck de Boere (Atavistic, 2001)
  • With Jack Bruce: Somethin Els (CMP, 1993)
  • With Can: The Lost Tapes (Spoon, 2012)
  • With Gabi Delgado: Mistress (Virgin, 1983)
  • With Drum Circus: Magic Theatre (Garden Of Delights, 2003)
  • With Kurt Edelhagen and His Orchestra: The Unreleased WDR Jazz Recordings 1957 - 1974 (Jazzline, 2021)
  • With Kurt Edelhagen and Wolfgang Sauer: Kurt Edelhagen - Wolfgang Sauer (Amiga, 1965)
  • With European Jazz Trio: European Jazz Trio (Konnex, 2013)
  • With Four for Jazz: Sunday Child (Spiegelei , 1972)
  • With Peter Giger: A Drum Is a Woman - The Best of Peter Giger (Intuition, 2006)
  • With Guru Guru: Mani und seine Freunde (Atlantic, 1975)
  • With Ján Hajnal: Dedication (Hevhetia, 2020)
  • With Hellmut Hattler: Bassball (Harvest, 1977)
  • With Ali Haurand: Ballads (Konnex, 2005)
  • With Horns Ensemble (Günter Christmann, Albert Mangelsdorff, Paul Rutherford, Manfred Schoof, Kenny Wheeler): Horns (FMP, 1979)
  • With Knut Kiesewetter: Stop! Watch! and Listen! (MPS, 1970)
  • With Joachim Kühn: This Way Out (MPS, 1973)
  • With Lerryn: Goya Malt Karl IV (Columbia, 1978)
  • With Albert Mangelsdorff: Birds of Underground (MPS, 1973)
  • With Krzysztof Penderecki and Don Cherry: Actions (Philips, 1971)
  • With Oscar Pettiford: We Get the Message (Sonorama, 2015)
  • With Dieter Reith: Reith On! (Motor, 1999)
  • With Irmin Schmidt: Villa Wunderbar (Spoon, 2013)
  • With Wolfgang Schmidtke: Monk! (Jazzwerkstatt, 2018)
  • With Tobias Sudhoff: Polarlichter (Laika, 2004)
  • With Third Eye: Connexion (Ring, 1977)
  • With various artists: Gittin' to Know Y'All (MPS, 1970)
  • With various artists: Free Zone Appleby 2005 (Psi, 2006)
  • With the Wunsch / Strauch Sextet: Joana's Waltz (Jazz'N'Arts, 2005)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 741. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. ^ a b c d "Gerd Dudek | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. ^ Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather, Brian Priestley, Jazz: The Rough Guide, The Rough Guides, 1995, p. 181 (ISBN 1-8582-8137-7)
  4. ^ Jazz-Saxofonist Gerd Dudek gestorben Archived 2022-11-05 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
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