Dajos Béla
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Dajos Béla was a Russia
n fiddle-player and band-leader.
, now part of the Ukraine
, of a Russian father and Hungarian mother. He served as a soldier during World War I, after which he studied music in Moscow
. He then continued his studies in Berlin
, where he started playing in local venues. He was contacted by Carl Lindström AG to make recordings and started his own salon orchestra, at which period he changed his name to the more Hungarian-sounding Dajos Béla, Hungarian or Roumanian music then being popular in Germany. Along with those of Paul Godwin
and Marek Weber, his orchestra became one of the most popular in Germany and gained a high reputation abroad. He played a range of music, but for jazz music often recorded under different names, such as The Odeon Five, Mac’s Jazz Orchestra and the Clive Williams Jazzband.
As soon as the Nazis came to power in Germany in 1933 Béla, who was Jewish, started touring abroad. In 1935 he travelled to Buenos Aires
, where he remained for the rest of his life. He died in La Falda
, Argentina
, in 1978.
In addition, he made around 70 records with the tenor, Richard Tauber [1891-1948] as violin soloist or orchestra director.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n fiddle-player and band-leader.
Career
Golzmann was born in KievKiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
, now part of the Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, of a Russian father and Hungarian mother. He served as a soldier during World War I, after which he studied music in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. He then continued his studies in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, where he started playing in local venues. He was contacted by Carl Lindström AG to make recordings and started his own salon orchestra, at which period he changed his name to the more Hungarian-sounding Dajos Béla, Hungarian or Roumanian music then being popular in Germany. Along with those of Paul Godwin
Paul Godwin
Paul Godwin was a violinist and the leader of a popular German dance orchestra in the 1920s-30s.- Biography :He was born on March 28, 1902, in Sosnowitz , his real name was Pinchas Goldfein. Early recordings on the POLYPHON label gave the name "Tanz-Orchester Goldfein". At the age of 20 he formed...
and Marek Weber, his orchestra became one of the most popular in Germany and gained a high reputation abroad. He played a range of music, but for jazz music often recorded under different names, such as The Odeon Five, Mac’s Jazz Orchestra and the Clive Williams Jazzband.
As soon as the Nazis came to power in Germany in 1933 Béla, who was Jewish, started touring abroad. In 1935 he travelled to Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, where he remained for the rest of his life. He died in La Falda
La Falda
La Falda is a town in the , located 79 km from Córdoba and 800 km from Buenos Aires. It has about 15,000 inhabitants as of the .La Falda lies at the foot of two small mountains , and it is part of an important touristic circuit of the province...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, in 1978.
Select Discography
- Waitin´ For The Moon / Adieu, Mimi (Shimmy) (Odeon 0-1921),
- Humming / Bummel-Petrus (Intermezzo) (Odeon A 71942), 1921
- Radio-Tango / Opern-Foxtrott in Potpourri-Form (Odeon 49039), 1925
- (as Kapelle Merton): Dinah / Sevilla (Beka B.6071), 1926
- Who ? ("Du ! Wann bist du bei mir ?") / Zwei rote Rosen, ein zarter Kuss (Odeon 0-2087), Januar 1927
- Heinzelmännchens Wachtparade / Dornröschens Brautfahrt (Odeon 0-2101), 1927
- Santa Lucia / Venezia (Odeon 0-2122), 1927
- Hund och Katt / Ref. sång (Odeon D-4948), 1929
- Kennst du das kleine Haus am Michigansee / Anna Aurora (Odeon D-4975), 1929
- (as Odeon-Tanz-Orchester und Gesang): In Sanssouci, dort wo die alte Mühle steht (Odeon O-11301), 1929
- (with Leo Frank (singer)): Im Rosengarten von Sanssouci, 1930
In addition, he made around 70 records with the tenor, Richard Tauber [1891-1948] as violin soloist or orchestra director.
Sources
- Lyman, Darryl. Great Jews in Music, J. D. Publishers, 1986.
- Sadie, Stanley. The new Grove dictionary of music and musicians, Macmillan, 1980.
- Wolfram Knauer (1986, Pb.): Jazz in Deutschland. Darmstädter Beiträge zur Jazzforschung 5. Hofheim : Wolke Verlag (in German)