Gerd Dudek

Q: When did Gerd Dudek die?

Gerd Dudek died on November 3, 2022.

Q: How old was Gerd Dudek when they died?

Gerd Dudek was 84 years old at the time of death.

Gerhard Rochus "Gerd" Dudek (28 September 1938 – 3 November 2022) was a German jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist, clarinetist and flautist.

Dudek studied clarinet privately and attended music school in the 1950s, before joining a big band led by his brother Ossi until 1958. During the early 1960s, Dudek played in the Berliner Jazz Quintet, in Karl Blume's group and in Kurt Edelhagen's orchestra until 1965. He then became interested in free music and joined Manfred Schoof's quintet. Dudek took part in the first sessions of The Globe Unity Orchestra in 1966, and played with them at various times into the 1980s. He also worked with many other European free musicians and composers, including Alexander von Schlippenbach, Loek Dikker and The Waterland Ensemble And European Jazz Quintet.

Dudek was best known for his work with Manfred Schoof, Wolfgang Dauner, Lala Kovacev, the Globe Unity Orchestra, Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, Albert Mangelsdorff, Don Cherry and George Russell.

Dudek died on 3 November 2022, at the age of 84.

Discography

As leader

'Smatter (Psi, 2002)
Day and Night (Psi, 2012)
With You (JazzJazz, 2023)

As co-leader

Flying to the Sky (Trio, 1971) with Takehiro Honda
Morning Rise (Ego, 1977) with Alan Skidmore, Adelhard Roidinger, and Branislav Kovačev
Open (FMP, 1979) with Buschi Niebergall and Edward Vesala
After All (Konnex, 1991) with Ali Haurand and Rob van den Broeck
Pulque (Konnex, 1993) with Ali Haurand and Rob van den Broeck
Crossing Level (Konnex, 1997) with Rob van den Broeck, Ali Haurand and Tony Levin
Schinderkarren Mit Büffet (Konnex, 2002) with Paul Eßer, Ali Haurand and Jiri Stivin
The Art of Duo (Laika, 2005) with Michael Mikolaschek
Lyrik & Jazz Cascaden (Konnex, 2006) with Ingeborg Drews and Ali Haurand
Sound Solutions (self-released, 2013) with Max Bolleman and Rob van den Broeck
Nunc! (Nemu, 2014) with Misha Mengelberg, Dirk Bell, Ryan Carniaux, Joscha Oetz, and Nils Tegen
Two of Us Are One (Shaa, 2015) with Stefan Heidtmann
Live (self-released, 2021) with the Hans Koller Trio

As sideman

With the Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra

Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra (ECM, 1990)
Live in Japan '96 (DIW, 1997)

With Wolfgang Dauner

Free Action (SABA, 1967)
Requiem / Psalmus Spei (MPS, 1969)

With the European Jazz Ensemble

20th Anniversary Tour (Konnex, 1997)
25th Anniversary Tour (Konnex, 2002)
30 Years on the Road (Konnex, 2006) DVD
35th Anniversary Tour (Konnex, 2011)

With the European Jazz Quintet

Live At Moers Festival (Moers, 1977)
European Jazz Quintet (Ego, 1978)
European Jazz Quintet III (Fusion, 1982)

With the German All Stars

Live at the Domicile (MPS, 1971)
Out of Each/German All Stars in Japan (Columbia, 1971)

With the Globe Unity Orchestra

Live in Wuppertal (FMP, 1973)
Evidence, Vol 1 (FMP, 1976)
Into the Valley, Vol 2 (FMP, 1976)
Pearls (FMP, 1977)
Jahrmarkt / Local Fair (PTR/JWD, 1977)
Improvisations (Japo, 1978)
Compositions (Japo, 1979)
Hamburg '74 (FMP, 1979)
Intergalactic Blow (Japo, 1983)
Rumbling (FMP, 1991)
20th Anniversary (FMP, 1993)
Globe Unity 67 & 70 (Atavistic, 2001)
Globe Unity 40 Years (Intakt, 2008)
Live In Berlin (Jazzwerkstatt, 2010)
Baden-Baden '75 (FMP, 2011)
...Und Jetzt Die Sportschau (Trost, 2013)
Globe Unity 50 Years (Intakt, 2018)

With Alexander von Schlippenbach

Globe Unity (SABA, 1967)

With Manfred Schoof

Voices (CBS, 1966)
Manfred Schoof Sextet (Wergo, 1967)
European Echoes (FMP, 1969)
The Early Quintet (FMP, 1978)
Reflections (Mood, 1984)

With others

With Peter Brötzmann: Fuck de Boere (Atavistic, 2001)
With Jack Bruce: Somethin Els (CMP, 1993)
With Can: The Lost Tapes (Spoon, 2012)
With Gabi Delgado: Mistress (Virgin, 1983)
With Drum Circus: Magic Theatre (Garden Of Delights, 2003)
With Kurt Edelhagen and His Orchestra: The Unreleased WDR Jazz Recordings 1957 - 1974 (Jazzline, 2021)
With Kurt Edelhagen and Wolfgang Sauer: Kurt Edelhagen - Wolfgang Sauer (Amiga, 1965)
With European Jazz Trio: European Jazz Trio (Konnex, 2013)
With Four for Jazz: Sunday Child (Spiegelei, 1972)
With Peter Giger: A Drum Is a Woman - The Best of Peter Giger (Intuition, 2006)
With Guru Guru: Mani und seine Freunde (Atlantic, 1975)
With Ján Hajnal: Dedication (Hevhetia, 2020)
With Hellmut Hattler: Bassball (Harvest, 1977)
With Ali Haurand: Ballads (Konnex, 2005)
With Horns Ensemble (Günter Christmann, Albert Mangelsdorff, Paul Rutherford, Manfred Schoof, Kenny Wheeler): Horns (FMP, 1979)
With Knut Kiesewetter: Stop! Watch! and Listen! (MPS, 1970)
With Joachim Kühn: This Way Out (MPS, 1973)
With Lerryn: Goya Malt Karl IV (Columbia, 1978)
With Albert Mangelsdorff: Birds of Underground (MPS, 1973)
With Krzysztof Penderecki and Don Cherry: Actions (Philips, 1971)
With Oscar Pettiford: We Get the Message (Sonorama, 2015)
With Dieter Reith: Reith On! (Motor, 1999)
With Irmin Schmidt: Villa Wunderbar (Spoon, 2013)
With Wolfgang Schmidtke: Monk! (Jazzwerkstatt, 2018)
With Tobias Sudhoff: Polarlichter (Laika, 2004)
With Third Eye: Connexion (Ring, 1977)
With various artists: Gittin' to Know Y'All (MPS, 1970)
With various artists: Free Zone Appleby 2005 (Psi, 2006)
With the Wunsch / Strauch Sextet: Joana's Waltz (Jazz'N'Arts, 2005)