Jarolslav Jezek Orchestra Bugatti Step 1931

[PetrK]

Once I was on a concert of Ondřej Havelka (a Czech musician who covers old swing)

He said that at the day they recorded this song, Jezek wasn't suddenly able to play the melody correctly. He always made some mistakes and it was impossible to record. (It was usual to record with all instruments together and without breaks, everything had to work) So Jezek had to ask some musician to play the melody for the left hand with him.

In the only original version the song is not played only by Jezek :)

[preservationhall01]

@PetrK Jezek was primarily a composer and director. He did not play an instrument in this recording, but he did compose and direct this music. The piano was played by Harry von Noe, later exposed as a Nazi spy. Jezek was almost totally blind from an early age, was very sickly all of his life and did not live a long life.

[JanaSklibova]

1:05 co je to za auto, prosím? :-)

[preservationhall01]

@JanaSklibova I think you are asking what is this auto at 1:05-it is a 1939 Bugatti T57C Cabriolet presented to the Shah of Iran by the French Government as a wedding gift.

[MrRobbie159]

V úterý jsem to hrál na soupravu s Děčínským symfoňákem a musím říct že to byl ohromný zážitek. Tahle původní verze je má nejoblíbenější a opravdu skládám kloubouk před Jirkou Knottem, který to dokázal z odposlechu přepsat pro orchestr...

[TheLisztfan]

Love the instrumentation in this!

[ok338]

Krásná skladba, ten starý zvuk a ten klavírista to je borec.

[guerney2000]

am i only one who actually hears a motor in a rhytm? XDDDD

[LudekII]

To je celé moje auto :oD

[busessuck1]

Finally a song about cars that isn't god-awful

[Arjunai]

Nádhera!

[mefistofeles666111]

Co na to říct? Prostě nádhera! Jaroslav Ježek byl hudební génius. Tuhle skladbu složil na počest Elišky Junkové, takto jediné ženě v historii našeho automotosportu, která právě s Bugatti sbírala zlaté věnce. Jinak i ty Bugatti v tom videu jsou krásné. :-)

[KawhackitaRag]

Great to hear this famous rag played by the composer!!!

[a4am]

@siolaaduob when i can read more about this? Its interesting, i didnt know and want to know more (period, nazi/antinazi/secret agent in connection with cultur life in czechoslovakia)

[siolaaduob]

@a4am I would be difficult for you to read more about it. I have books, biography of Jaroslav Ježek and all the plays, the Free Theater played until its end 1938. 5 books altogether. All in czech, were not translated. In one of them Mr Werich, the owner of the theater then, recalls : "Our pianist, Harry von Noe, (proper name Norberg Herrmann von Noe) was one of the most important agents of Henlein (leader of German Nazis in Czechoslovakia), even in our cellars Nazis had a secret weapon store."

[2reeler]

Bravo!  wonderful band :))

[si2si]

tahle skladba je muj sen od chvile kdy sem ji jako devitileta poprve slysela nazivo :)

[matejdrabek]

Velmi pěkná úprava.....Originál.....je to paráda....:)))))

[antyrkis]

krása

[cw1310]

Not bad for foreigners.

[Posiman]

Vše, co se v české kultuře událo po Voskovci, Werichovi, Ježkovi a Burianovi je buďto poctou výše zmíněným, nebo naprostou sračkou.

[Kkosta]

@Posiman Sračky určitě ne. Pokud to je horší, tak je to z vélké části proto, že si neustále podkopáváme sebedůvěru. Jako např. teď.

[Mihon54]

opr.: skladba

[Mihon54]

Pamatuju, ýe v ČT byla tahle kladba jako klip se dvěma stepaři na klavíru.

[XxcarolineckaxX]

Ano také neznám nikoho kdo by to hrál v origo tempu a navíc dokonale držel tento rytmus až do konce..

[Hunterowo]

Jseš si jistej tim accountem? ;P

[Kudrlin]

Právě si to pouštím z desky, úžasná věc, navíc neznám nikoho kdo to dokáže zahrát tak dobře v originálním tempu :)

[Yachshenko]

Klingt wunderschön!

Das ist mit Leichtigkeit und gute Geschmack!

Taras Yachshenko, München

[Kapomafioso]

Toto je co sa tyka klaviru ina verzia ako (ta co vsetci hraju), alebo je to rovnaka?

Stve ma to, pretoze aj maple leaf rag ked som pocuval od Joplina original (je tu na youtbe) tak tam bolo plno ozdobnych not ale v nijakom vytlacku/verzii co sa mi dostala do ruky som ich nevidel...asi to improvizuju (ale zase kto ma ucho lahko si to zisti, ja som si ich uz povpisoval do not)

[AyameChan139]

Milujem túto skladbu...A Oh keď som ju naživo dva razy počula na koncerte Bratislava Hot Serenaders tak to bolo niečo...Proste úplne mi to doháže rozprúdiť krv v žilách :D

A o čo viac by mi prúdila kebyže ju počujem naživo v tej dobe , ktorá zostane navždy najkrajšia aká kedy bola a bude

[preservationhall01]

Can anyone translate this to English or Spanish?

[AyameChan139]

Do you want translate my post ??

Here is it:

I love this song. When I have heard it two times live in concert of Bratislava Hot Serenaders it was something (great )...This song can pump up my blood in veins :D and what more would my blood flow If I hear it in that era, which is best time how ever be.

((I know my gramma is horrible :D ))

[preservationhall01]

Dekuji!!!

[unwrought]

@AyameChan139 One important thing is unfortunatelly missing - the name of the piano player on the record. His name was Harry von Noé.

[curleyQ01]

1931! The Czechs were certainly giving their American jazz counterparts a run for their money- and in a classy Bugatti to boot LOL. Prague must have been a great place to be in the 30s.

[busessuck1]

@curleyQ01 Still beats the hell out of most places, Being to Prauge is like entering the land of real culture (not what passes for culture nowadays)

[MrBlueeffect]

@curleyQ01 I agree :) wish to be there :-) but as you may know in the year 1939 it wasn't so nice :)

[curleyQ01]

@MrBlueeffect But around 1905 to 1935, Prag must have had an amazing run. I've seen all of the beautiful art deco architecture myself. What a contrast to the ugly soviet style buildings interspersed between joy of old Prag.

[Fronomikron]

The best period of our history:-)

[fidorkaT]

Proč myslíš?

[Fronomikron]

no jako byli sme v top ten a ted budem radi kdyz se za 50 let mozna srovname se Zapadem..muj nazor..nevnucuju, ale koukni se z okna:-D

[Fronomikron]

kua to je nej!!

[Bigband78]

Never heard of this guy before.Love that Bugatti at 1:07.Great music with it.

Hi Bostonblakie

[bostonblakie]

JJ was previously unknown to me. Sounds like he was quite a guy. Thanks for the introduction.

[preservationhall01]

Thank KSPM for the intro to this fantastic artist.