Jutta Hipp
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Jutta Hipp was a jazz pianist who also had some success as a painter. She mostly worked in bebop
and cool jazz
.
She first studied painting in Germany, but later played jazz during the war and she indicated jazz was important to her during that period. After the war she moved West due to the Soviet Union
and in West Germany she worked with Hans Koller for a time. In Germany she also led a quintet, Albert Mangelsdorff
's brother Emil was one of the noteworthy members. http://www.jazzdisco.org/bluenote/1953-dis/c/
In 1954 she played with Attila Zoller
. Critic Leonard Feather
was impressed with her work when he heard in Germany and soon after she moved to New York City
where she would spend most of her life. She initially drew some criticism from critics who felt she was too similar to her sponsor Horace Silver
. In 1956 she played at the Newport Jazz Festival
and did a studio album with Zoot Sims
, which is considered possibly her best. The album is also considered rare, but a remastered edition from the Japan
ese division of Blue Note Records
came out in 2003.
She also worked for New York based trios. She had been determined to be seen as an equal to male players, but at the same time she felt intense nervousness playing with other musicians she admired. The anxiety the profession caused her led to her abandoning jazz in 1958 and from then on she made her living primarily as a seamstress. She also returned to her first interest of painting and her portraits of various jazz musicians became popular with musicians.
Although she maintained some contact with musicians she cut herself off from the music industry to the point that by 2000 Blue Note did not know where to send her royalties checks. Lee Konitz
was one of a few musicians who kept in touch with her until her death in Queens. She never married and had no children.
After her death she became of some interest as a woman instrumentalist in the New York jazz scene.http://www.myastoria.com/news/article_1060.shtml
Bebop
Bebop differed drastically from the straightforward compositions of the swing era, and was instead characterized by fast tempos, asymmetrical phrasing, intricate melodies, and rhythm sections that expanded on their role as tempo-keepers...
and cool jazz
Cool jazz
Cool is a style of modern jazz music that arose following the Second World War. It is characterized by its relaxed tempos and lighter tone, in contrast to the bebop style that preceded it...
.
She first studied painting in Germany, but later played jazz during the war and she indicated jazz was important to her during that period. After the war she moved West due to the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
and in West Germany she worked with Hans Koller for a time. In Germany she also led a quintet, Albert Mangelsdorff
Albert Mangelsdorff
Albert Mangelsdorff was one of the most accredited and innovative trombonists of modern jazz who became famous for his distinctive technique of playing multiphonics.-Biography:...
's brother Emil was one of the noteworthy members. http://www.jazzdisco.org/bluenote/1953-dis/c/
In 1954 she played with Attila Zoller
Attila Zoller
Attila Cornelius Zoller was a Hungarian born Jazz guitarist. He won Deutscher Filmpreis for Beste Filmmusik in Germany for the film Das Brot der frühen Jahre in 1962.-Biography:...
. Critic Leonard Feather
Leonard Feather
Leonard Geoffrey Feather was a British-born jazz pianist, composer, and producer who was best known for his music journalism and other writing.-Biography:...
was impressed with her work when he heard in Germany and soon after she moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
where she would spend most of her life. She initially drew some criticism from critics who felt she was too similar to her sponsor Horace Silver
Horace Silver
Horace Silver , born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva in Norwalk, Connecticut, is an American jazz pianist and composer....
. In 1956 she played at the Newport Jazz Festival
Newport Jazz Festival
The Newport Jazz Festival is a music festival held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. It was established in 1954 by socialite Elaine Lorillard, who, together with husband Louis Lorillard, financed the festival for many years. The couple hired jazz impresario George Wein to organize the...
and did a studio album with Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
John Haley "Zoot" Sims was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor and soprano.-Biography:He was born in Inglewood, California, the son of vaudeville performers Kate Haley and John Sims. Growing up in a performing family, Sims learned to play both drums and clarinet at an early age...
, which is considered possibly her best. The album is also considered rare, but a remastered edition from the Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese division of Blue Note Records
Blue Note Records
Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis. Francis Wolff became involved shortly afterwards. It derives its name from the characteristic "blue notes" of jazz and the blues. At the end of the 1950s, and in the early 1960s, Blue Note headquarters...
came out in 2003.
She also worked for New York based trios. She had been determined to be seen as an equal to male players, but at the same time she felt intense nervousness playing with other musicians she admired. The anxiety the profession caused her led to her abandoning jazz in 1958 and from then on she made her living primarily as a seamstress. She also returned to her first interest of painting and her portraits of various jazz musicians became popular with musicians.
Although she maintained some contact with musicians she cut herself off from the music industry to the point that by 2000 Blue Note did not know where to send her royalties checks. Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz is an American jazz composer and alto saxophonist born in Chicago, Illinois.Generally considered one of the driving forces of Cool Jazz, Konitz has also performed successfully in bebop and avant-garde settings...
was one of a few musicians who kept in touch with her until her death in Queens. She never married and had no children.
After her death she became of some interest as a woman instrumentalist in the New York jazz scene.http://www.myastoria.com/news/article_1060.shtml
Discography
- Jutta (New Faces - New Sounds From Germany) (Blue NoteBlue Note RecordsBlue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis. Francis Wolff became involved shortly afterwards. It derives its name from the characteristic "blue notes" of jazz and the blues. At the end of the 1950s, and in the early 1960s, Blue Note headquarters...
, (1955) - Cool Europe (Has two tracks each by Johnny Dankworth, and Albert Hall) (MGMMGM RecordsMGM Records was a record label started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in 1946, for the purpose of releasing soundtrack albums of their musical films. Later it became a pop label, lasting into the 1970s...
, 1955) - At the Hickory House Volume 1At the Hickory House-Track listing:# "Take Me in Your Arms" - 4:54 # "Dear Old Stockholm" - 4:44 # "Billie's Bounce" - 4:06 # "I'll Remember April" - 3:52...
(Blue NoteBlue Note RecordsBlue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis. Francis Wolff became involved shortly afterwards. It derives its name from the characteristic "blue notes" of jazz and the blues. At the end of the 1950s, and in the early 1960s, Blue Note headquarters...
, 1956) - At the Hickory House Volume 2At the Hickory House-Track listing:# "Take Me in Your Arms" - 4:54 # "Dear Old Stockholm" - 4:44 # "Billie's Bounce" - 4:06 # "I'll Remember April" - 3:52...
(Blue NoteBlue Note RecordsBlue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis. Francis Wolff became involved shortly afterwards. It derives its name from the characteristic "blue notes" of jazz and the blues. At the end of the 1950s, and in the early 1960s, Blue Note headquarters...
, 1956) - Jutta Hipp with Zoot SimsJutta Hipp with Zoot SimsJutta Hipp with Zoot Sims is an album by German jazz pianist Jutta Hipp recorded in 1956 which was released on the Blue Note label as BLP 1530.-Reception:...
(Blue Note) (1956)