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'''The Russian Jazz Quartet''' was a modern jazz band founded in 1964 by saxophonist/clarinetist Boris Midney and bass player Igor Berukshtis, who made a break from their Soviet music hall orchestra on tour to defect to the United States via the American Embassy in Tokyo the same year.
'''The Russian Jazz Quartet''' was a modern jazz band founded in 1964 by saxophonist/clarinetist Boris Midney and bass player Igor Berukshtis, who made a break from their Soviet music hall orchestra on tour to defect to the United States via the American Embassy in Tokyo the same year.


The incident attracted much attention from the Soviet press at the time, they were amongst the first musical artists to defect from the USSR in the 1960s. After requesting political asylum the two were flown to Copenhagen and then transferred to West Germany before moving to New York to pursue their careers in jazz. There they teamed up with American born [[Roger Kellaway]] on piano, George Ricci on cello/viola and African-American drummer [[Grady Tate]] to record the group's one and only album “Happiness”, released on ABC's recently created jazz label [[Impulse! Records|Impulse!]] in 1965.
The incident attracted much attention from the Soviet press at the time, they were amongst the first musical artists to defect from the USSR in the 1960s. After requesting political asylum the two were flown to Copenhagen and then transferred to West Germany before moving to New York to pursue their careers in jazz. There they teamed up with [[Roger Kellaway]] on piano, George Ricci on cello/viola and [[Grady Tate]] on drums to record the group's only album “Happiness”, which was released on ABC's recently created jazz label [[Impulse! Records|Impulse!]] in 1965.


On June 25, 2019, ''[[The New York Times Magazine]]'' listed The Russian Jazz Quartet among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the [[2008 Universal fire]].<ref name="Rosen2">{{cite web |last1=Rosen |first1=Jody |title=Here Are Hundreds More Artists Whose Tapes Were Destroyed in the UMG Fire |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/magazine/universal-music-fire-bands-list-umg.html |website=The New York Times |accessdate=28 June 2019 |date=25 June 2019}}</ref>
On June 25, 2019, ''[[The New York Times Magazine]]'' listed The Russian Jazz Quartet among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the [[2008 Universal fire]].<ref name="Rosen2">{{cite web |last1=Rosen |first1=Jody |title=Here Are Hundreds More Artists Whose Tapes Were Destroyed in the UMG Fire |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/magazine/universal-music-fire-bands-list-umg.html |website=The New York Times |accessdate=28 June 2019 |date=25 June 2019}}</ref>

Revision as of 03:52, 26 September 2020

The Russian Jazz Quartet was a modern jazz band founded in 1964 by saxophonist/clarinetist Boris Midney and bass player Igor Berukshtis, who made a break from their Soviet music hall orchestra on tour to defect to the United States via the American Embassy in Tokyo the same year.

The incident attracted much attention from the Soviet press at the time, they were amongst the first musical artists to defect from the USSR in the 1960s. After requesting political asylum the two were flown to Copenhagen and then transferred to West Germany before moving to New York to pursue their careers in jazz. There they teamed up with Roger Kellaway on piano, George Ricci on cello/viola and Grady Tate on drums to record the group's only album “Happiness”, which was released on ABC's recently created jazz label Impulse! in 1965.

On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed The Russian Jazz Quartet among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.[1]

References

[2] [3] [4] [5]

  1. ^ Rosen, Jody (25 June 2019). "Here Are Hundreds More Artists Whose Tapes Were Destroyed in the UMG Fire". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. ^ http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=mvrpkvdz6m
  3. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Russian-Jazz-Quartet-Happiness/release/885372
  4. ^ http://www.mos-time.ru/zim.in/02/en_chapter_02_1.html
  5. ^ http://dlib.eastview.com/browse/doc/13768766
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