Tommy Vig
Encyclopedia
Tommy Vig is an award-winning jazz
vibraharpist, drummer
, percussionist, arranger, big band
leader
, film, television, and classical
concert
composer
, inventor, author
, and educator.
by the age of 6, playing drums with his father, clarinet
ist Gyorgy Vig. His sense of improvisation
, rhythm and energy at that young age made him unique, and he performed live concert
s on radio, at the Budapest City Theatre, the Academy of Music in Budapest, and even the National Circus. At the age of 8, he made an album
(called "The World Champion Kid Drummer
") with the best Austrian jazz
players in Vienna, including Hans Koller, Ernst Landl and the Hot Club of Vienna (on Elite Special Label). At the age of 9, his drum
ming won him the 1947 MGM-Jazz
Competition in Budapest. As a result, he made several recordings with the legendary Chappy's Mopex Big Band
(on His Master's Voice Label).
Vig completed his studies at the Bartók Béla Conservatory in 1955 and the Ferenc Erkel Music High School in 1956. Following the crushing of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, he fled to Vienna where he played concert
s with Fatty George and Joe Zawinul
. After moving to the United States, he was given a scholarship at Juilliard School of Music. Since then he has been writing
and conducting
his own concert
s. Vig worked with Red Rodney
, Don Ellis
, Cat Anderson, Terry Gibbs
, Art Pepper
, Milcho Leviev
, Joe Pass
, and the Miles Davis
-Gil Evans
Big Band
amongst many others. In 1961 he settled in Las Vegas, where he performed with Frank Sinatra
, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Curtis
, Woody Allen
, Judy Garland
, and Tony Bennett
. He was the percussionist on many of Rod Stewart's
albums
.
In 1970, Vig moved to Los Angeles where he worked in Warner Brothers, Fox, Universal, CBS, Columbia, ABC, Disney, Goldwyn, MGM, and Paramount Studios. He participated in about 1500 studio sessions
in Hollywood, including two Academy Awards, and produced
, directed
and conducted
the official 1984 Olympic
Jazz
Festival for the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee (LAOOC). He also organized and conducted
the annual Las Vegas Caesars Palace
Mini-Jazz
Festivals for many years. He wrote
the music for 30 films and television shows, including They Call Me Bruce?
and The Kid with the Broken Halo
. As a percussionist, Vig participated in the recording of Quincy Jones'
soundtrack
to Roots (TV miniseries)
. He played on the Jazz
Festival Münster 1986 (album
Mistral) with Lajos Dudas, and participated with the hr-Jazzensemble and Martin Breinschmid.
Vig gave master courses
at California State University, Northridge
, and at the famous Tatabánya Jazz Academy. Over the past fifty years his classical
pieces were performed by symphony
orchestras in the United States, Germany, and Hungary. He was the Vice President
of the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers
(ASMAC). Vig was awarded the Hungarian Grammy by the State Radio in Budapest in 1994. The Hungarian Jazz
Federation awarded him first prize in Musical Arrangement in 2006, while the Budapest Jazz
Orchestra
commissioned and performed his piece
: "Budapest 1956" in front of U.S. Ambassador
April H. Foley and a capacity audience at the Museum of Fine Arts
.
Since 2006, Vig lives with his wife Mia (of the famous Kim Sisters
) in Hungary where they have been performing live concert
s, appearing on radio and television, and recorded several albums, including "ÜssDob" ("Beat It!" on TOM TOM Label), "Now and Then" (on PANNON Label), and most recently Welcome to Hungary! The Tommy Vig Orchestra 2012 Featuring David Murray
(on KLASSZIKUS JAZZ Label). They have one son, Roger, who appeared on television in Los Angeles playing the drums with Vig’s big band
at the age of 3.
Vig invented NON-SUBJECTIVE VALUING(tm) (U.S. Patent 6038554).
Google reveals more than 800,000 entries for Tommy Vig.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
vibraharpist, drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
, percussionist, arranger, big band
Big band
A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with jazz and the Swing Era typically consisting of rhythm, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately twelve to twenty-five musicians...
leader
Bandleader
A bandleader is the leader of a band of musicians. The term is most commonly, though not exclusively, used with a group that plays popular music as a small combo or a big band, such as one which plays jazz, blues, rhythm and blues or rock and roll music....
, film, television, and classical
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
concert
Concerto
A concerto is a musical work usually composed in three parts or movements, in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra.The etymology is uncertain, but the word seems to have originated from the conjunction of the two Latin words...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, inventor, author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
, and educator.
Life and Work
Born to a musical family in Budapest, Tommy Vig was internationally recognized as a child prodigyChild prodigy
A child prodigy is someone who, at an early age, masters one or more skills far beyond his or her level of maturity. One criterion for classifying prodigies is: a prodigy is a child, typically younger than 18 years old, who is performing at the level of a highly trained adult in a very demanding...
by the age of 6, playing drums with his father, clarinet
Clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
ist Gyorgy Vig. His sense of improvisation
Musical improvisation
Musical improvisation is the creative activity of immediate musical composition, which combines performance with communication of emotions and instrumental technique as well as spontaneous response to other musicians...
, rhythm and energy at that young age made him unique, and he performed live concert
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
s on radio, at the Budapest City Theatre, the Academy of Music in Budapest, and even the National Circus. At the age of 8, he made an album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
(called "The World Champion Kid Drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
") with the best Austrian jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
players in Vienna, including Hans Koller, Ernst Landl and the Hot Club of Vienna (on Elite Special Label). At the age of 9, his drum
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
ming won him the 1947 MGM-Jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
Competition in Budapest. As a result, he made several recordings with the legendary Chappy's Mopex Big Band
Big band
A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with jazz and the Swing Era typically consisting of rhythm, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately twelve to twenty-five musicians...
(on His Master's Voice Label).
Vig completed his studies at the Bartók Béla Conservatory in 1955 and the Ferenc Erkel Music High School in 1956. Following the crushing of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, he fled to Vienna where he played concert
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
s with Fatty George and Joe Zawinul
Joe Zawinul
Josef Erich Zawinul was an Austrian-American jazz keyboardist and composer.First coming to prominence with saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, Zawinul went on to play with trumpeter Miles Davis, and to become one of the creators of jazz fusion, an innovative musical genre that combined jazz with...
. After moving to the United States, he was given a scholarship at Juilliard School of Music. Since then he has been writing
Musical composition
Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.- Musical compositions :...
and conducting
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
his own concert
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
s. Vig worked with Red Rodney
Red Rodney
Robert Roland Chudnick , who performed by the stage name Red Rodney, was an American bop and hard bop trumpeter.-Biography:...
, Don Ellis
Don Ellis
Don Ellis was an American jazz trumpeter, drummer, composer and bandleader. He is best known for his extensive musical experimentation, particularly in the area of unusual time signatures...
, Cat Anderson, Terry Gibbs
Terry Gibbs
Terry Gibbs is an American jazz vibraphonist and band leader.He has performed and/or recorded with Tommy Dorsey, Chubby Jackson, Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, Benny Goodman, Louie Bellson, Charlie Shavers, Mel Tormé, Buddy DeFranco, and others...
, Art Pepper
Art Pepper
Art Pepper , born Arthur Edward Pepper, Jr., was an American alto saxophonist and clarinetist.About Pepper, Scott Yanow of All Music stated, "In the 1950s he was one of the few altoists that was able to develop his own sound despite the dominant influence of Charlie Parker" and: "When Art Pepper...
, Milcho Leviev
Milcho Leviev
Milcho Leviev is a Bulgarian composer, arranger, jazz performer and pianist.Milcho Leviev graduated from the State Academy of Music in 1960 majoring in Composition under Professor Pancho Vladigerov and in Piano under Professor Andrei Stoyanov...
, Joe Pass
Joe Pass
Joe Pass was an Italian-American jazz guitarist of Sicilian descent. He is generally considered to be one of the greatest jazz guitarists of the 20th century...
, and the Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
-Gil Evans
Gil Evans
Gil Evans was a jazz pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader, active in the United States...
Big Band
Big band
A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with jazz and the Swing Era typically consisting of rhythm, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately twelve to twenty-five musicians...
amongst many others. In 1961 he settled in Las Vegas, where he performed with Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis was an American film actor whose career spanned six decades, but had his greatest popularity during the 1950s and early 1960s. He acted in over 100 films in roles covering a wide range of genres, from light comedy to serious drama...
, Woody Allen
Woody Allen
Woody Allen is an American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, jazz musician, author, and playwright. Allen's films draw heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema...
, Judy Garland
Judy Garland
Judy Garland was an American actress and singer. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years and for her renowned contralto voice, she attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist and on the concert stage...
, and Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett is an American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz....
. He was the percussionist on many of Rod Stewart's
Rod Stewart
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
albums
Rod Stewart discography
The following is the complete discography of British singer/musician Rod Stewart.-Studio albums:-Live albums:-Compilation albums:-1960s/70s:Early in Stewart's career, four singles were released by him as a solo artist, none of which charted:...
.
In 1970, Vig moved to Los Angeles where he worked in Warner Brothers, Fox, Universal, CBS, Columbia, ABC, Disney, Goldwyn, MGM, and Paramount Studios. He participated in about 1500 studio sessions
Session musician
Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...
in Hollywood, including two Academy Awards, and produced
Impresario
An impresario is a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays or operas; analogous to a film producer in filmmaking, television production and an angel investor in business...
, directed
Music director
A music director may be the director of an orchestra, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the co-ordinator of the musical ensembles in a university or college , the head bandmaster of a military band, the head...
and conducted
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
the official 1984 Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
Jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
Festival for the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee (LAOOC). He also organized and conducted
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
the annual Las Vegas Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, an unincorporated township in Clark County, Nevada, United States in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Caesars Palace is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment Corp....
Mini-Jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
Festivals for many years. He wrote
Musical composition
Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.- Musical compositions :...
the music for 30 films and television shows, including They Call Me Bruce?
They Call Me Bruce?
They Call Me Bruce? is a 1982 comedy action film starring Johnny Yune and Margaux Hemingway.The film was written by Tim Clawson and was directed by Elliott Hong...
and The Kid with the Broken Halo
The Kid with the Broken Halo
The Kid with the Broken Halo is a 1982 made-for-television movie starring Gary Coleman, Robert Guillaume, June Allyson, Mason Adams and Ray Walston about a wise-cracking "angel-in-training" who needs constant help from his frustrated heavenly teacher. The comedy was directed by Leslie H...
. As a percussionist, Vig participated in the recording of Quincy Jones'
Quincy Jones
Quincy Delightt Jones, Jr. is an American record producer and musician. A conductor, musical arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend...
soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
to Roots (TV miniseries)
Roots (TV miniseries)
Roots is a 1977 American television miniseries based on Alex Haley's fictional novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family. Roots received 36 Emmy Award nominations, winning nine. It also won a Golden Globe and a Peabody Award. It received unprecedented Nielsen ratings with the finale still...
. He played on the Jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
Festival Münster 1986 (album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
Mistral) with Lajos Dudas, and participated with the hr-Jazzensemble and Martin Breinschmid.
Vig gave master courses
Master class
A master class is a class given to students of a particular discipline by an expert of that discipline—usually music, but also painting, drama, or any of the arts....
at California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....
, and at the famous Tatabánya Jazz Academy. Over the past fifty years his classical
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
pieces were performed by symphony
Symphony
A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, scored almost always for orchestra. A symphony usually contains at least one movement or episode composed according to the sonata principle...
orchestras in the United States, Germany, and Hungary. He was the Vice President
Vice president
A vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president...
of the American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers
American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers
The American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers was founded in 1938. It welcomes all composers as either associate or full members.Members originally dubbed their group "The American Society of Music Arrangers" , the predecessor to ASMAC....
(ASMAC). Vig was awarded the Hungarian Grammy by the State Radio in Budapest in 1994. The Hungarian Jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
Federation awarded him first prize in Musical Arrangement in 2006, while the Budapest Jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
Orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
commissioned and performed his piece
Musical composition
Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.- Musical compositions :...
: "Budapest 1956" in front of U.S. Ambassador
United States Ambassador to Hungary
This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to HungaryUntil 1867 Hungary had been part of the Austrian Empire, when the empire became Austria-Hungary. Hungary had no separate diplomatic relations with other nations...
April H. Foley and a capacity audience at the Museum of Fine Arts
Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest)
The Museum of Fine Arts is a museum in Heroes' Square, Budapest, Hungary, facing the Palace of Art.It was built by the plans of Albert Schickedanz and Fülöp Herzog in an eclectic-neoclassical style, between 1900 and 1906. The museum's collection is made up of international art , including all...
.
Since 2006, Vig lives with his wife Mia (of the famous Kim Sisters
The Kim Sisters
The Kim Sisters were Sue , Aija and their cousin Mia Kim, a trio that began singing to US troops in 1954 . Sue and Aija were two of seven children of Kim Hae-song, a classical music conductor, and Lee Nan-young, one of Korea's most famous singers before the Korean War, perhaps best known for...
) in Hungary where they have been performing live concert
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
s, appearing on radio and television, and recorded several albums, including "ÜssDob" ("Beat It!" on TOM TOM Label), "Now and Then" (on PANNON Label), and most recently Welcome to Hungary! The Tommy Vig Orchestra 2012 Featuring David Murray
Welcome to Hungary! The Tommy Vig Orchestra 2012 Featuring David Murray
Welcome to Hungary! The Tommy Vig Orchestra 2012 Featuring David Murray is a 2011 album by jazz vibraharpist Tommy Vig. It was released on the Klasszikus Jazz Records label and features performances by Vig, David Murray, Istvan Elek, Ferenc Schreck, Balazs Cserta, and Rozsa Farkas.- Track listing...
(on KLASSZIKUS JAZZ Label). They have one son, Roger, who appeared on television in Los Angeles playing the drums with Vig’s big band
Big band
A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with jazz and the Swing Era typically consisting of rhythm, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately twelve to twenty-five musicians...
at the age of 3.
Vig invented NON-SUBJECTIVE VALUING(tm) (U.S. Patent 6038554).
Google reveals more than 800,000 entries for Tommy Vig.
Awards
- Gold Medal Recognition from the President of HungaryPál SchmittPál Schmitt is the current President of Hungary. He was elected President of Hungary in a 263 to 59 vote in the Parliament of Hungary and was sworn in on 2010....
(2011) - Nominee; Playboy Magazine (Chicago)PlayboyPlayboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
for Best BandleaderBandleaderA bandleader is the leader of a band of musicians. The term is most commonly, though not exclusively, used with a group that plays popular music as a small combo or a big band, such as one which plays jazz, blues, rhythm and blues or rock and roll music....
of the Year - Winner; Down Beat Magazine (Chicago)Down BeatDown Beat is an American magazine devoted to "jazz, blues and beyond" to indicate its expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively in previous years. The publication was established in 1934 in Chicago, Illinois...
Critic's Poll Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition for VibraharpVibraphoneThe vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a musical instrument in the struck idiophone subfamily of the percussion family.... - Winner; Hungarian Jazz Society ArrangerArrangementThe American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...
Competition (2006) - Vibe Summit Honoree; Los Angeles Jazz Society Top Award for Vibraharp (2002)
- Winner; Hungarian Grammy eMeRton Prize (1994)
- "Olympic Jazz Festival Week” declared by Los Angeles Mayor Tom BradleyTom Bradley (politician)Thomas J. "Tom" Bradley was the 38th Mayor of Los Angeles, California, serving in that office from 1973 to 1993. He was the first and to date only African American mayor of Los Angeles...
for Vig's production of the official Olympic Jazz Festival (1984)
Albums
- Welcome to Hungary! The Tommy Vig Orchestra 2012 Featuring David MurrayWelcome to Hungary! The Tommy Vig Orchestra 2012 Featuring David MurrayWelcome to Hungary! The Tommy Vig Orchestra 2012 Featuring David Murray is a 2011 album by jazz vibraharpist Tommy Vig. It was released on the Klasszikus Jazz Records label and features performances by Vig, David Murray, Istvan Elek, Ferenc Schreck, Balazs Cserta, and Rozsa Farkas.- Track listing...
- Klasszikus Jazz Records (2011) - ÜssDob - Tom-Tom Records (2008)
- Now and Then - Pannon Jazz (1947–2003)
- Tommy Vig 1978 - Dobre Records #1015 (1978)
- Somebody Loves Me - Dobre Records #1005 (1976)
- Tommy Vig in Budapest - Mortney Records #71425 (1972)
- Just for the Record - Private Pressing (1971)
- The Sound of the Seventies - Milestone RecordsMilestone RecordsMilestone Records is a United States based jazz record label, founded in 1966 by Orrin Keepnews and Dick Katz in New York City. The company was incorporated into Fantasy Records in 1972, since then it has been used for reissues as well as for new recordings....
#9007 (1968) - Encounter with Time aka Space Race - Discovery RecordsDiscovery RecordsDiscovery Records was a United States-based record label known for its recordings of jazz music.Discovery was founded in 1948 by jazz fan and promoter Albert Marx...
#70925 DS-780 (1967) - The Tommy Vig Orchestra - Take V Records (1964)
Film and Television Scores
- 1983: Sweet SixteenSweet Sixteen (1983 film)Sweet Sixteen is a 1983 horror film directed by Jim Sotos and starring Bo Hopkins, Susan Strasberg, Dana Kimmell, and Patrick Macnee.-Plot:...
- 1982: They Call Me Bruce?They Call Me Bruce?They Call Me Bruce? is a 1982 comedy action film starring Johnny Yune and Margaux Hemingway.The film was written by Tim Clawson and was directed by Elliott Hong...
- 1982: The Kid with the Broken HaloThe Kid with the Broken HaloThe Kid with the Broken Halo is a 1982 made-for-television movie starring Gary Coleman, Robert Guillaume, June Allyson, Mason Adams and Ray Walston about a wise-cracking "angel-in-training" who needs constant help from his frustrated heavenly teacher. The comedy was directed by Leslie H...
(TV movie) - 1981: Texas LightningTexas Lightning (film)Texas Lightning is a 1981 film written and directed by Gary Graver. The film stars Maureen McCormick, who is most well known for her role as Marcia Brady in the hit television series The Brady Bunch...
- 1981: RuckusRuckus (film)-Plot:Kyle Hanson is an emotionally bruised veteran of the Vietnam War and finds himself unable to rejoin the mainstream society. While stopping in a small town to get some food, local bullies begin harassing him. Relying on his special forces training, he manages to get away, only to become hunted...
- 1979: Starsky and HutchStarsky and HutchStarsky and Hutch is a 1970s American cop thriller television series that consisted of a 90-minute pilot movie and 92 episodes of 60 minutes each; created by William Blinn, produced by Spelling-Goldberg Productions, and broadcast between April 30, 1975 and May 15, 1979 on the ABC...
(TV Series) "Birds of a Feather" - 1975-1976: Doctors' HospitalDoctors' HospitalDoctors' Hospital is an American medical drama that ran on NBC during the 1975-1976 season. It followed the neurosurgery team at the fictional Lowell Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles, led by Dr. Jake Goodwin and his staff, including residents Norah Purcell , and Felipe Ortega , and Nurse Hestor...
(TV Series) - 1975: Forced EntryForced Entry (1975 film)Forced Entry is a 1975 horror film by director Jim Sotos.The film is an R-Rated remake of a 1973 pornographic film of the same name by director Shaun Costello.The film is also known as Last Victim.-Plot:...
- 1974: Nightmare CircusNightmare Circus (film)Nightmare Circus is a 1974 film directed by Alan Rudolph and written by him and Roman Valenti.-Plot:Three showgirls head to Las Vegas for work when their car breaks down...
(aka The Barn of the Naked Dead or Terror Circus) - 1970s-1980s: This Is the LifeThis is the Life (TV series)This Is the Life is an American Christian television dramatic series. This anthology series aired in syndication from the 1950s through 1980s. The series was originally produced by the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, and distributed by the International Lutheran Laymen's League.-Format:This Is...
(TV series)
Compositions
Tommy Vig's compositions performed in the U.S. and Europe include:- Concerto for Clarinet, Vibraharp and Orchestra
- Concerto for Vibraharp and Orchestra
- Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra
- Concerto for Tenor Saxophone and Orchestra
- Four Pieces for Neophonic Orchestra
- Collage for Four Clarinetists
- A Clarinetist and a Harpist
- Budapest 1956 (Concerto for Jazz Drums and Orchestra)