Tommy Vig
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Tommy Vig | |
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 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 |
| Associated acts | Henry Mancini, Stan Kenton, Red Rodney, Don Ellis, Quincy Jones, Miles Davis-Gil Evans Big Band, Joe Pass, Tom JonesTerry Gibbs, Art Pepper, Cat Anderson, Nelson Riddle, Shorty Rogers, Pete Rugolo, Milcho Leviev, Rod Stewart, Don Costa |
| Website | tommyvig |
Tommy Vig (born July 14, 1938) is a percussionist, arranger, bandleader, and composer.
Life and work
Since 2006, Vig has lived with his wife Mia (of The Kim Sisters) in Hungary, where they performed concerts, appeared on radio and television, and recorded albums.
Awards
- Gold Medal Recognition from the President of Hungary (2011)
- 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; 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
Albums
- The Tommy Vig Orchestra (Take 5, 1964)
- Encounter with Time a.k.a. Space Race (Discovery, 1967)
- The Sound of the Seventies (Milestone, 1968)
- 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
- 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)
- 1982: They Call Me Bruce?
- 1983: Sweet Sixteen
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
- Music for Tuba and Vibraharp
- Budapest 1956 (Concerto for Jazz Drums and Orchestra)
Collaborations
With The Beach Boys
- L.A. (Light Album) (CBS Records, 1979)
With Stephen Bishop
- Bish (ABC Records, 1978)
With The Carpenters
- Passage (A&M Records, 1977)
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
References
External links
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