Peter Lipa
{{Short description|Slovak jazz musician (born 1943)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Peter Lipa
| image = Peter Lipa in Cadca 2006 08.JPG
| background = solo_singer
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|05|30}}
| birth_place = Prešov, Slovak Republic
| genre = Jazz, blues
| occupation = Singer, songwriter
| instrument = Violin, trumpet, trombone, guitar
| years_active = 1963–present
| label = East-West Promotion
| website = {{URL|peterlipa.com}}
}}
Peter Lipa (born May 30, 1943) is a Slovak singer, composer, and promoter of jazz. He has been called the Father of Slovak Jazz.{{cite web |url=http://www.24hod.sk/peter-lipa-dobija-nemecke-radia-cl10890.html|title=Peter Lipa dobíja nemecké rádiá|date=March 10, 2006|work=Denník 24hodin|at=24hod.sk|publisher=WEBkomplex s.r.o |access-date=2013-05-16|language=Slovak}}{{cite web|url=http://kultura.sme.sk/c/3319923/otec-slovenskeho-dzezu-peter-lipa.html|title=Otec slovenského džezu – Peter Lipa |date=May 29, 2007 |work=SME |at=sme.sk|publisher=Petit Press|access-date=2013-05-16|language=Slovak}} Lipa is regarded as the most significant figure in the Slovak jazz scene. He developed a unique vocal style that focused on the lyrics. His music is influenced by performers including Jimmy Rushing, Ray Charles, Al Jarreau, Joe Cocker, and Bobby McFerrin, and is a mix of jazz and blues. He was the first jazz singer to use Slovak.{{Cite web|title=Peter Lipa|url=http://www.peterlipa.com/en/biography/|access-date=2021-06-03|website=Peter Lipa|language=en}}
Life and career
Lipa was born in Prešov to Hungarian-Jewish parents and has worked in Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. His roots are in blues, soul, and classical music and his work rock and jazz standards.
In 2003, he released an album called Beatles in Blue(s) with versions of sixteen songs by The Beatles. He and his arrangers and musicians intended to create the most unusual renditions they could imagine.{{cite web|title =Beatles in Blue(s): Review |first=François|last=Couture |publisher=Allmusic | url ={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r637959|pure_url=yes}} |access-date =2010-08-15}} Some songs, such as "Every Little Thing" and "I Wanna Be Your Man", are recorded so differently from the original versions that only the lyrics remain. In each case, the tempo, rhythm, chord changes, and melody are new.
Three of his studio albums have been listed among The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time, such as Lipa spieva Lasicu (2005), at number fifty-eight, ...v najlepších rokoch (2001), at number sixty-three, and Naspäť na stromy (1995), at number eighty-one.For the complete list of The 100 Greatest Slovak Albums of All Time, use either the topky.sk-link and/or the cas.sk-link:
- {{cite web|url=http://www.topky.sk/cl/5/173743/Exkluzivny-rebricek--100-najlepsich-slovenskych-albumov|title=Exkluzívny rebríček: 100 najlepších slovenských albumov|work=Topky|at=topky.sk|date=September 22, 2007|publisher=Zoznam.sk|access-date=2013-05-16|language=Slovak}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.cas.sk/clanok/21866/exkluzivny-rebricek-100-najlepsich-slovenskych-albumov.html|title=Exkluzívny rebríček: 100 najlepších slovenských albumov|work=Nový čas|at=cas.sk|date=September 22, 2007|publisher=Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia|access-date=2013-05-16|language=Slovak}} His album 68 (2012) peaked at number forty-eight on the Czech Albums Chart.{{cite web|url=http://mam.ihned.cz/c1-56651950-oficialni-ceska-hitparada-ifpi-cr-28-tyden-2012|title=Oficiální česká hitparáda IFPI ČR – 28. týden 2012|date=July 20, 2012|work=Top 50 Prodejní|at=mam.ihned.cz|publisher=Hospodářské noviny|quote=Peter Lipa → 68 #48|access-date=2013-05-16|language=Czech}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
- 1983: Neúprosné ráno (OPUS, #9115 1460; aka Moanin')
- 1987: Škrtni, co se nehodí (Supraphon, #1115 4206) with Luboš Andršt Blues Band
- 1987: Je to stále tak (OPUS, #9315 1940; aka That's the Way It Is)
- 1987: Peter Lipa a T+R Band with T+R Band (OPUS)
- 1992: Svíčka a stín (Panton, #81 1223-2 331) with Eva Olmerová and Jana Koubková
- 1995: Naspäť na stromy (East West Promotion, #1994-001) with Andrej Šeban, Juraj Griglák, Juraj Bartoš and Gabo Jonáš
- 1998: Čierny Peter (BMG Ariola) with Andrej Šeban, Juraj Tatár, Gašpar and Marcel Buntaj
- 2001: ...v najlepších rokoch (Millennium Records & Publishing, #834 006)
- 2005: Lipa spieva Lasicu (Platinum,{{cite web|url=http://kultura.idnes.cz/ukazky-z-alba-petera-lipy-0hr-/hudba.aspx?c=A120518_102709_hudba_ob|title=Peter Lipa natočil nové multižánrové album.|date=May 18, 2012|first=Ondřej|last=Bezr|work=Mladá fronta DNES|at=idnes.cz|publisher=MAFRA|access-date=2013-05-16|language=Czech}} number #11 on the CZ Top 50 Prodejní.{{cite web|url=http://mam.ihned.cz/c1-22380730-oficialni-ceska-hitparada-ifpi-cr-45-tyden-2007|title=Oficiální česká hitparáda IFPI ČR – 45. týden 2007|date=November 8, 2007|work=Top 50 Prodejní|at=mam.ihned.cz|publisher=Hospodářské noviny|quote=Peter Lipa → Lipa spieva Lasicu #11|access-date=2013-05-16|language=Czech|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801014529/http://mam.ihned.cz/c1-22380730-oficialni-ceska-hitparada-ifpi-cr-45-tyden-2007|archive-date=August 1, 2013|url-status=dead}})
- 2005: Jana Kirschner, Peter Lipa, Boboš Procházka with Jana Kirschner and Boboš Procházka
- 2012: 68 (number #48 on the CZ Top 50 Prodejní.)
=Export and English albums=
- 1984: Moanin' (OPUS, #9115 1461){{#tag:ref|Both albums, Moanin and That's the Way It Is, were re-issued as a box set entitled La La La (1998).|group="n."}}
- 1988: That's the Way It Is (OPUS, #9313 1988)
- 1988: Blues Office (Supraphon, #1115 4255) with Luboš Andršt Blues Band
- 1995: Up to date with T+R Band
- 1997: Boogie Up (PolyGram / EmArcy) with Peter Breiner{{#tag:ref|Breiner's performance is uncredited on the front cover.|group="n."}}
- 2000: Bistro (BMG Ariola) with Band{{#tag:ref|The release also features two tracks sung in Slovak, namely "V súkromnom bistre" and "Pamäť". |group="n."}}
- 2003: Beatles in Blue(s){{#tag:ref|The work features cover versions by The Beatles.|group="n."}}
=Live albums=
- 1984: Blues z lipového dřeva (Supraphon, #1115 3109) with Luboš Andršt Blues Band
;Notes
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Awards
;Notes
- A {{Note|note_a1}} The award credited to Andrej Šeban and shared with another album produced by himself, Part I by Made 2 Mate.
- B {{Note|note_b1}} The award credited to Gratex company.
- C {{Note|note_c1}} The award credited to Adnan Hamzić.
- D {{Note|note_d1}} The award shared with Juraj Tatár, Martin Gašpar and Peter Lipa Jr.
- E {{Note|note_e1}} The award credited to Ľuboš Války a Juraj Kupec.
- F {{Note|note_f1}} The award credited to Marek Ormandík.
- G {{Note|note_g1}} Ľudovít Štúr Order denotes a state decoration, bestowed by the president of the country.
See also
{{Commons category|Peter Lipa}}
References
;General
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- {{cite web|url=http://www.ceskyhudebnislovnik.cz/slovnik/index.php?option=com_mdictionary&action=record_detail&id=1002643|title=Czech Musical Vocabulary of People & Institutions > Lipa, Petr|at=ceskyhudebnislovnik.cz|work=Ústav hudební vědy|publisher=Filozofická fakulta Masarykovy univerzity|access-date=2013-05-20|language=Czech}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?a=interpret&hitparada=20&interpret=41375&sec=b99496f78123e1cae1bc842ba4aa72d3|title=Chart history|first=Peter|last=Lipa|work=Rádio SK 50 Oficiálna|at=ifpi.sk|publisher=IFPI Slovakia|access-date=2013-05-16|language=Slovak}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.forza.sk/anketa-slavik/aktualnevysledky/peter-lipa-108/?slavikTab=actorResults|title=Slávik Awards|first=Peter|last=Lipa|work=Produkčný dom FORZA|at=forza.sk|publisher=FORZA|access-date=2013-05-24|language=Slovak}}
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Bibliography
- {{Cite book|authorlink1=Peter Lipa|last1=Lipa|first1=Peter|last2=Kollár|first2=Jozef|title=Maverick: My Life with Jazz|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e-UTAQAAIAAJ&q=%22peter+lipa%22|publisher =Ikar|year=2003|isbn=978-80-5510-534-5|page=157|oclc=58536847|location=Bratislava, Slovakia|access-date=2013-05-17|language=Slovak}}
Further reading
- {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YGNpQgAACAAJ&q=%22encyklopedie+jazzu+a+moderni%22|title=Encyclopedia of Jazz and Modern Popular Music|last1=Matzner|first1=Antonín|last2=Poledňák|first2=Ivan|last3=Wasserberger|first3=Igor|publisher=Editio Supraphon|location=Prague, Czech Republic|oclc=7579266|page=649|isbn=978-80-7058-210-7|year=1990|edition=1st|access-date=2013-05-17|language=Czech}}
External links
- {{Official website|1=http://www.peterlipa.com}}
- {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=mn0000274769|label=Peter Lipa}}
- [http://www.muzikus.cz/tagy/peter-lipa/ Peter Lipa] at Muzikus.cz
- [http://www.supermusic.sk/skupina.php?idskupiny=166&name=Peter%20Lipa Peter Lipa] at SuperMusic.sk
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