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Zoller played and recorded with, among others, [[Tony Scott]], [[Jimi Hendrix]], [[Stan Getz]], [[Fred Nelson]], [[Red Norvo]], [[Jimmy Raney]], [[Herbie Hancock]], [[Ron Carter]], [[Shirley Scott]] and [[Cal Tjader]].<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=attila-zoller-p9291/credits|pure_url=yes}}|title=Attila Zoller Recording Credits|publisher=Allmusic.com|accessdate=2010-10-23}}</ref> In addition, his concert and touring activities took him regularly to the [[Europe]]an festival circuit, to [[Japan]], and to various US jazz clubs.
Zoller played and recorded with, among others, [[Tony Scott]], [[Jimi Hendrix]], [[Stan Getz]], [[Fred Nelson]], [[Red Norvo]], [[Jimmy Raney]], [[Herbie Hancock]], [[Ron Carter]], [[Shirley Scott]] and [[Cal Tjader]].<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=attila-zoller-p9291/credits|pure_url=yes}}|title=Attila Zoller Recording Credits|publisher=Allmusic.com|accessdate=2010-10-23}}</ref> In addition, his concert and touring activities took him regularly to the [[Europe]]an festival circuit, to [[Japan]], and to various US jazz clubs.


Zoller was the founding president of the ''Vermont Jazz Center'' (1985) where he also taught music until 1998. In 1995, he received the ''[[Lifetime Achievement Award]]'' from the ''[[New England Foundation for the Arts]]'' for his lifelong musical contribution to jazz.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enjarecords.com/bio.php?artist=Attila%20Zoller|title=''Zoller Receives Lifetime Achievement Award''|publisher=Enjarecords.com|accessdate=2010-10-23}}</ref> He was also a [[designer]] of [[musical instruments]]; he patented a bi-directional [[Pickup (music technology)|pickup]] for guitars in 1971 and helped design his own signature line of guitars with different companies. He died in [[Townshend, Vermont|Townshend]], [[Vermont]]. A tribute album of his music was released in Summer 2015 with [[ENJA Records]]. The recording includes artists such as [[Ron Carter]], [[John Abercrombie (guitarist)|John Abercrombie]], [[Mike Stern]], [[Peter Bernstein (guitarist)|Peter Bernstein]], [[Pat Metheny]]' [[Jim Hall (musician)|Jim Hall]], [[Gene Bertoncini]]. The album, Message to Attila was produced and arranged by Grammy nominated Guitarist, Producer
Zoller was the founding president of the ''Vermont Jazz Center'' (1985) where he also taught music until 1998. In 1995, he received the ''[[Lifetime Achievement Award]]'' from the ''[[New England Foundation for the Arts]]'' for his lifelong musical contribution to jazz.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enjarecords.com/bio.php?artist=Attila%20Zoller |title=''Zoller Receives Lifetime Achievement Award'' |publisher=Enjarecords.com |accessdate=2010-10-23 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617072135/http://www.enjarecords.com/bio.php?artist=Attila%20Zoller |archivedate=2011-06-17 |df= }}</ref> He was also a [[designer]] of [[musical instruments]]; he patented a bi-directional [[Pickup (music technology)|pickup]] for guitars in 1971 and helped design his own signature line of guitars with different companies. He died in [[Townshend, Vermont|Townshend]], [[Vermont]]. A tribute album of his music was released in Summer 2015 with [[ENJA Records]]. The recording includes artists such as [[Ron Carter]], [[John Abercrombie (guitarist)|John Abercrombie]], [[Mike Stern]], [[Peter Bernstein (guitarist)|Peter Bernstein]], [[Pat Metheny]]' [[Jim Hall (musician)|Jim Hall]], [[Gene Bertoncini]]. The album, Message to Attila was produced and arranged by Grammy nominated Guitarist, Producer
[[David Becker]].<ref>http://origin-mnr.barnesandnoble.com/w/message-to-attila-the-music-of-attilla-zoller/28842252?ean=0063757962021#productInfoTabs</ref>
[[David Becker]].<ref>http://origin-mnr.barnesandnoble.com/w/message-to-attila-the-music-of-attilla-zoller/28842252?ean=0063757962021#productInfoTabs</ref>


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* [http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Zoller/ Attila Zoller discography] at JazzDiscography.com
* [http://www.vtjazz.org/about/attila.html Vermont Jazz Center on Zoller]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070206210619/http://www.vtjazz.org:80/about/attila.html Vermont Jazz Center on Zoller]


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Attila Zoller
Birth nameAttila Cornelius Zoller
Born(1927-06-13)June 13, 1927
Visegrád, Hungary
DiedJanuary 25, 1998(1998-01-25) (aged 70)
GenresJazz
OccupationGuitarist
InstrumentGuitar

Attila Cornelius Zoller (June 13, 1927 – January 25, 1998) was a Hungarian-born jazz guitarist. He won the Deutscher Filmpreis for "Beste Filmmusik" (best score) in Germany for the film Das Brot der frühen Jahre in 1962.

Biography

Born in Visegrád, Hungary, as a child Zoller was taught classical violin by his father, who was a professional violinist. In his teens, he switched to flugelhorn, then bass, and finally guitar. Zoller quit school during the Russian occupation of Hungary following World War II and began playing professionally in Budapest jazz clubs. He escaped Hungary in 1948 just before the permanent Soviet blockade of the country and began his serious music career after he moved to Vienna in 1948. He formed a jazz group with the accordionist and vibraphonist Vera Auer. Zoller left Austria for Germany in 1954, where he played with pianist Jutta Hipp, saxophonist Hans Koller and trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff. Visiting American musicians Oscar Pettiford and Lee Konitz found Zoller's work notable and they urged him to move to the US which he did in 1959, after winning a scholarship to the Lenox School of Jazz. There he studied with Jim Hall and roomed with Ornette Coleman and Don Cherry, whose influence sparked Zoller's interest in free jazz.

Zoller played in drummer Chico Hamilton's group in 1960, with Benny Goodman and flautist Herbie Mann from 1962-1965. In 1965, he began leading a free jazz-influenced group with the pianist Don Friedman, and in 1968 co-led a group with Konitz and Mangelsdorff.

Zoller played and recorded with, among others, Tony Scott, Jimi Hendrix, Stan Getz, Fred Nelson, Red Norvo, Jimmy Raney, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Shirley Scott and Cal Tjader.[1] In addition, his concert and touring activities took him regularly to the European festival circuit, to Japan, and to various US jazz clubs.

Zoller was the founding president of the Vermont Jazz Center (1985) where he also taught music until 1998. In 1995, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the New England Foundation for the Arts for his lifelong musical contribution to jazz.[2] He was also a designer of musical instruments; he patented a bi-directional pickup for guitars in 1971 and helped design his own signature line of guitars with different companies. He died in Townshend, Vermont. A tribute album of his music was released in Summer 2015 with ENJA Records. The recording includes artists such as Ron Carter, John Abercrombie, Mike Stern, Peter Bernstein, Pat Metheny' Jim Hall, Gene Bertoncini. The album, Message to Attila was produced and arranged by Grammy nominated Guitarist, Producer David Becker.[3]

Awards

Partial discography

  • 1964: Jazz Und Lyrik (Philips)
  • 1965: Zo-Ko-So (MPS) with Martial Solal, Hans Koller
  • 1965: The Horizon Beyond (EmArcy/Act) with Don Friedman, Barre Phillips, Daniel Humair
  • 1965: The Big Beat with Claus Doldinger Group
  • 1966: Katz und Maus (Saba Records])
  • 1966: Metamorphosis (Prestige) with Don Friedman
  • 1968: Zo-Ko-Ma (MPS) with Lee Konitz & Albert Magelsdorff
  • 1969: Gypsy Cry (Embryo)
  • 1971: A Path Through the Haze (MPS) with Masahiko Sato
  • 1979: The K & K in New York (L & R) with Koller, George Mraz
  • 1979: Jim and I (L & R Music/Records) with Jimmy Raney
  • 1979: Common Cause with Ron Carter & Joe Chambers
  • 1979: Conjunction (Enja)
  • 1982: Dream Bells (Enja)
  • 1986: Overcome (Enja)
  • 1986: Memories of Pannonia (Enja) with Mickael Formanek & Daniel Humair
  • 1992: Live Highlights (Bhakti)
  • 1994: When It's Time (Enja) with Santi Debriano, Yoron Israel, Lee Konitz & Larry Willis
  • 1995: Thingin (Hatology) with Don Friedman & Lee Konitz
  • 1997: Lasting Love (Acoustic Music Records) solo guitar
  • 1997–98: The Last Recording (Enja)
  • 1998: Trinity (L+R) with Hans Koller & Roland Hanna

As sideman

With Don Friedman

With Herbie Mann

With Dave Pike

With Shirley Scott

With Cal Tjader

References

  1. ^ "Attila Zoller Recording Credits". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
  2. ^ "Zoller Receives Lifetime Achievement Award". Enjarecords.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2010-10-23. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ http://origin-mnr.barnesandnoble.com/w/message-to-attila-the-music-of-attilla-zoller/28842252?ean=0063757962021#productInfoTabs
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