Saxophonists · 1921–2003

Hans Koller

Austrian jazz musician (1921-2003)

Born: 11 February 1921
Vienna
Died: 22 December 2003
Vienna
Country: Austria
Discography: 3 albums

Biography

Hans Koller was a jazz musician who played saxophone. Hans Koller was born on 11 February 1921 in Vienna and died on 22 December 2003 in Vienna. The music is usually filed under jazz. The discography here lists 3 albums, from “Kunstkopfindianer” (1974) to “Trinity” (1979). Honours include Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the State of Vienna (1986).

Antonio Hans Cyrill Koller (12 February 1921 in Vienna – 21 December 2003 in Vienna) was an Austrian jazz tenor saxophonist and bandleader. Koller attended the University of Vienna from 1936 to 1939 and served in the armed forces from 1940 to 1946. Following World War II, he returned to Vienna and played with the Hot Club of Vienna; in 1950 he emigrated to Germany and formed a small ensemble there. In the 1950s, he played with Freddie Brocksieper, Albert Mangelsdorff, Jutta Hipp, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Russo, Lee Konitz, Stan Kenton, Eddie Sauter, Benny Goodman, Attila Zoller, Oscar Pettiford, Kenny Clarke, Wes Montgomery, Martial Solal and Jimmy Pratt. From 1958 to 1965, he directed the jazz workshops of the Norddeutscher Rundfunk in Hamburg, returning to Vienna in 1970. Soon after he formed his own ensemble, Free Sound, and later in the decade he worked with the International Brass Company.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Kunstkopfindianer 1974

Free Sound & Super Brass 1976 · Live

Trinity 1979

Awards

1986 Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the State of Vienna

Historic 78 rpm records

Beat The Hans Koller Quartet · Hans Koller · Jutta Hipp · Franz (Shorty)… · 1952 archive.org ↗
I Cover the Waterfront The Hans Koller Quartet · C. W. Scholl · Hans Koller · Jutta Hipp ·… · 1952 archive.org ↗
Hans Is Hip The Hans Koller Quartet · C. W. Scholl · Hans Koller · Jutta Hipp ·… · 1952 archive.org ↗
Up from Munich The Hans Koller Quartet · Hans Koller · Jutta Hipp · Franz (Shorty)… · 1952 archive.org ↗