Bora Rokovic

about

Writing, composing and arranging for bigbands is for Bora Rokovic the ideal occuoation. Born 1925 in Yugoslavia. And although his music studies in Belgrade forced him to follow a classical route, jazz was in fact the be-all and end-all for him. he came to Germany in 1954, where Kurt Edelhagen engaged him as arranger in 1957. The LP "Ultra Marine", recorded in 1971 in Villingen / MPS Studio, with Peter Trunk on Bass and Tony Inzalaco on drums, became a collectors item. On "J.B.W.", a true masterpiece of abstract jazz, the trio suceeds over 7 minutes in permanently ratcheting up the tension. DISCOGRAPHY (Selection) 1961 V.A. - "2nd YUGOSLAVIAN JAZZ FESTIVAL - BLED 1961" (Jugoton) 1961 "III SASTANAK U STUDIJU" (RTB) 1964 DIE TOTE VON BEVERLY HILLS () 1966 CARL DREWO & THE CLARKE-BOLAND BIG BAND - "SWING, WALTZ, SWING" (Philips) 1968 KNEF CONCERT (Decca) 1971 SOUNDTRACK "ZOFF" 1972 BORA ROKOVIC - "ULTRA NATIVE" (MPS) 1974 V.A. - "15th INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL LJUBLJANA 74" (Jugoton) 1977 YU JAZZ ALL STARS 1977- "4 LICA JAZZA" (Jugoton) 1977 STAN GETZ AND THE BIG BAND OF EUROPE (Vantage) 1978 JAZZ ORKESTAR RADIO TELEVIZIJE BEOGRAD - "1948-1978" (RTB) 1979 DUSKO GOJKOVIC - "TRUMPETS & RHYTHM UNIT" (RTB) 1980 BORA ROKOVIC-"NONA" (RTB) 1984 PETER HERBOLZHEIMER & WDR BIG BAND - "HARLEM STORY" (Koala) 1985 PETER HERBOLZHEIMER RHYTHM COMBINATION & BRASS - "MORE BOP" (Koala) 1991

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Ultra Native

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balkan express - rare jazz fusion gems from yugoslavian vaults

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MPS Loves Fender Rhodes

Balkan Express - Rare Jazz / Fusion Gems From Yugoslavian Vaults

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Between Or Beyond The Black Forest

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Between Or Beyond The Black Fo

Nona

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Balkan Blue (Disc One: A Night in Skopje - Disc Two: Jazz Suite for Orchestra and Soloist)

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MPS Originals - Groove Jazz

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Balkan Express

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Balkan Express: Rare Jazz/Fusion Gems From Yugoslavian Vaults

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Between Or Beyond The Black Forest - Dancefloor Jazz Classics From The Legendary MPS Label

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