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Ueli Staub (German pronunciation: [ˈuəli ˈʃtaʊp];[1] 1 January 1934 – 9 April 2012) was a Swiss vibraphonist, journalist and photographer. Staub was the founder of the Metronome Quartet (later Metronome Quintet), along with Swiss pianist Martin Hugelshofer, whom were both graduate students at the time.
Ueli Staub | |
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| Born | 1 January 1934 Zürich, Switzerland |
| Died | 9 April 2012 (aged 78) Thun, Switzerland |
| Other names | Uli Staub |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instrument | Vibraphone |
| Years active | 1953–2012 |
Life
editStaub was a self-taught vibraphonist. He founded the Metronome Quartet with Martin Hugelshofer (born 13 July 1933 in Zürich) in 1953, which he played internationally from 1979 to 2001. He also played for the Robi Weber Quartet, Five Blazers, and Swiss All Stars. He also recorded an album with British saxophone and piano player Dennis Armitage (1928–2005). Staub married Margrit Staub-Hadorn in 1978, a Swiss TV announcer, presenter and author (1941–2007).
He also published two books (and was involved in one more):[2]
- 1978 - Tempi passati
- 1994 - Portrait eines Jazz-Pioniers
- 2003 - Jazzstadt Zürich (edited by Ueli Staub)
Staub also worked as a journalist, specifically for the Swiss Neue Zürcher Zeitung, about music.
Metronome Quintet
editIn 1957, Swiss musician Bruno Spoerri (born 16 August 1935) joined the Metronome Quartet, which became Metronome Quintet, until 1975 when he left.[3] His arrival marked a new era in the group, as even when he left another musician became a member, and so it always remained a quintet until its end in 2013. His arrival was also the beginning of the groups touring in Europe, and later in Japan in the Expo '70 in 1970.
Discography
editSingles
edit| Year | Title | Label(s) | Musical group(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Tonbeispiele Von Jazz-Stilarten | Grammoclub Ex Libris; Schweizer Jugend-Verlag Solothurn | Metronome Quintet |
| The Metronome Quintet | Grammoclub Ex Libris | ||
| 1964 | Dusty Vibes | Columbia Records | |
| 1967 | Plays Swinging Mahagonny And Something Else | ||
| 1969 | With 57 Friends - At The Zoo | ||
| 1970 | The Metronome Quintet At The Expo 70 | ||
| 1973 | 20 Jahre Metronome Quintett | Metronome | |
| 1978 | Just Friends | Gold Records | |
| 1991 | Jazz Con Pasta | Promedia | |
| Mercy Mercy Mercy | Reader's Digest | Robi Weber Quartet | |
| 1993 | Kling Hinaus Ins Weite (Jazz & Lyrik, Vol. II) | Jecklin-Disco | Gert Westphal; Metronome Quintet |
| 1995 | All That Blues | Reader's Digest | Robi Weber Quartet |
| Unknown | Hey-ho / Amen | Columbia Records | Robi Weber Quartet |
Albums
edit| Year | Title | Label | Musical group/artist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Soulness | Columbia Records | Roby Weber Quartet |
| 1973 | Lover Of My Soul (Roby Weber Quartet Vol. 2) | Eugster CH-Record/CH-Record | |
| 1983 | Jazz Und Lyrik «Ringeljazz» (Lyrik Von Benn, Prévert Und Ringelnatz) | Jecklin-Disco | Gert Westphal/The Metronome Quintet |
| 2011 | Swiss All-Stars | Sonorama | Swiss All-Stars |
| Unknown | Out | Columbia Records | Dennis Armitage |
Posthumous release (album)
edit| Year | Title | Label | Musician |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Langstrasse Zwischen 12 Und 12 (Long Street Between 12 & 12) | Finders Keepers Records | Bruno Spoerri |
Discography here [4] available at discogs.com (31 August 2019)
References
edit- ^ "Automatic Phonemic Transcriber". tom.brondsted.dk. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
- ^ "Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek". portal.dnb.de (in German). Retrieved 2019-08-31.
- ^ "The Metronome Quintet". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
- ^ "Uli Staub | Discography | Discogs".
External links
edit- "Details zu Musiker: "Ueli Staub". www.jazzindex.ch. Retrieved 2019-08-31.