Tommy Vig
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Tommy Vig | |
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![Vig in 2009, photographed by Pethő Zsolt [hu]](/wiki/File:Tommy_Vig_Vibes_2.jpg) Vig in 2009, photographed by Pethő Zsolt | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 14 July 1938 |
| Origin | Budapest, Hungary |
| Genres | Jazz, classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, arranger, bandleader |
| Instruments | Vibraharp, drums, percussion, xylophone, marimba |
| Years active | 1940s–present |
| Labels | Klasszikus Jazz, Milestone, Discovery, Tom Tom, Pannon Jazz, Dobre, Mortney, Take V, Luz |
| Website | tommyvig |
Tommy Vig (born July 14, 1938) is a percussionist, arranger, bandleader, and composer.
Life and work
[edit]Since 2006, Vig has lived with his wife Mia (of The Kim Sisters) in Hungary, where they performed concerts,[1] appeared on radio and television,[2] and recorded albums.
Awards
[edit]- Gold Medal Recognition from the President of Hungary (2011)[3]
- Nominee; Playboy Magazine (Chicago) for Best Bandleader of the Year
- Winner; Down Beat Magazine (Chicago) Critic's Poll Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition for Vibraharp
- Winner; Hungarian Jazz Society Arranger Competition (2006)
- Vibe Summit Honoree;[4] Los Angeles Jazz Society Top Award for Vibraharp (2002)
- Winner; EmErTon Prize by the Hungarian State Radio in Budapest (1994)
- "Olympic Jazz Festival Week" declared by Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley for Vig's production of the official Olympic Jazz Festival (1984)
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- The Tommy Vig Orchestra (Take 5, 1964)[5]
- Encounter with Time a.k.a. Space Race (Discovery, 1967)
- The Sound of the Seventies (Milestone, 1968)[6]
- Just for the Record (1971)
- Tommy Vig in Budapest (Mortney, 1972)
- Somebody Loves Me (Dobre, 1976)
- Encounter with Time (Discovery, 1977)
- Tommy Vig 1978, (Dobre, 1978)
- ÜssDob (Tom-Tom, 2008)
- Welcome to Hungary! The Tommy Vig Orchestra 2012 Featuring David Murray (Klasszikus Jazz, 2011)
- Tommy Vig 75! (Klasszikus Jazz, 2014)
Film and television scores
[edit]- 1970s–1980s: This Is the Life (TV series)
- 1974: Nightmare Circus (aka The Barn of the Naked Dead or Terror Circus)
- 1975: Forced Entry
- 1975–1976: Doctors' Hospital (TV Series)
- 1979: Starsky and Hutch (TV Series) "Birds of a Feather"
- 1981: Ruckus
- 1981: Texas Lightning
- 1982: The Kid with the Broken Halo (TV movie) [7]
- 1982: They Call Me Bruce?[8]
- 1983: Sweet Sixteen
Compositions
[edit]Tommy Vig's compositions performed in the U.S. and Europe include:
- Concerto for Clarinet, Vibraharp and Orchestra
- Concerto for Vibraharp and Orchestra [9]
- Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra
- Concerto for Tenor Saxophone and Orchestra
- Four Pieces for Neophonic Orchestra
- Collage for Four Clarinetists[10]
- A Clarinetist and a Harpist
- Music for Tuba and Vibraharp [11]
- Budapest 1956 (Concerto for Jazz Drums and Orchestra)[12][13]
Collaborations
[edit]With The Beach Boys
- L.A. (Light Album) (CBS Records, 1979)
With Stephen Bishop
- Bish (ABC Records, 1978)
With Art Garfunkel
- Watermark (Columbia Records, 1977)
- Scissors Cut (Columbia Records, 1981)
With High Inergy
- Frenzy (Gordy, 1979)
With Bruce Roberts
- Bruce Roberts (Elektra Records, 1977)
- Cool Fool (Elektra Records, 1980)
With Diana Ross
- Red Hot Rhythm & Blues (EMI, 1987)
With Marlena Shaw
- Acting Up (Columbia Records, 1978)
With Frank Sinatra
- Sinatra & Company (Reprise, 1971)
With Dusty Springfield
- It Begins Again (United Artists Records, 1978)
With Rod Stewart
- A Night on the Town (Warner Bros. Records, 1976)
- Foot Loose & Fancy Free (Warner Bros. Records, 1977)
- Blondes Have More Fun (Warner Bros. Records, 1978)
- Tonight I'm Yours (Warner Bros. Records, 1981)
- Body Wishes (Warner Bros. Records, 1983)
- Pastiche (Atlantic Records, 1978)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Tommy Vig & Budapest Jazz Orchestra (featuring Mia Kim of The Kim Sisters): Aranyszimfóniák (2014) on YouTube
- ^ Tommy and Mia Vig on FÁBRY (2018) on YouTube
- ^ President Award (Jazzma.hu)
- ^ Vibe Summit IV honoring Terry Gibbs on YouTube
- ^ Tiegel, Eliot (23 October 1965). The Jazz Beat. Nielsen Business Media. pp. 10–. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Milestone Records 9000 series discography Archived 2012-09-10 at archive.today
- ^ The Kid with the Broken Halo (TV movie) on YouTube
- ^ They Call Me Bruce? on YouTube
- ^ Concerto for Vibraphone and Orchestra (2013) on YouTube
- ^ Performance at Artists Club of Budapest (2010) on YouTube
- ^ Music for Tuba and Vibraphone (2013) on YouTube
- ^ "In Memory of 1956" Concert (2018) on YouTube
- ^ Concerto for Orchestra (2018) on YouTube
External links
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