Мелодия (Melodia) are a Russian jazz-funk big band from Moscow, started in 1973. The band released three albums during its first year on namesake label Melodiya, which issued 16 further albums by the band up through 1987.
Members: Георгий Гаранян [George Garanian] (saxophone, 1973-82, 2004-present), Владимир Чижик [Vladimir Chizhik] (trumpet, 1973-74), Борис Фрумкин [Boris Frumkin] (piano, organ, keyboards, vibraphone, 1973-91), Герман Петров [German Petrov] (trumpet, 1973-?), Константин Бахолдин [Konstantin Bakholdin] (trombone, 1973-87), Леонтий Черняк [Leonti Chernyak] (trombone, 1973-?), Алексей Зубов [Alexei Zoubov] (saxophone, 1973-?), Александр Бухгольц [Alexander Bucholz] (guitar, 12-string guitar, 1973-?), Игорь Кантюков [Igor Kantyukov] (bass, 1973-?), Александр Симоновский [Alexander Simonovsky] (drums, 1973-?), Константин Носов [Konstantin Nosov] (trumpet, 1973-80), Вагиф Садыхов [Vagif Sadykhov] (keyboards, 1979-?), Владимир Избойников [Vladimir Izboynikov] (trumpet, 1981-84), Радамес Шакаров (trumpet), Георгий Альбегов, Александр Пищиков [Alexander Pishchikov] (saxophone), Михаил Цуриченко (baritone saxophone), Сергей Гурбелошвили [Sergei Gurbeloshvili] (tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, 1983–85)
Discography:
- Ваши любимые песни играет ансамбль “Мелодия” (1973)
- В старых ритмах (1973)
- Популярная мозаика (1973)
- Знакомые мелодии (1974)
- Лабиринт. Джазовые композиции (1974)
- Хорошее настроение (1977)
- Произведения Дюка Эллингтона играет ансамбль “Мелодия” (1978)
- Танго Оскара Строка (1978)
- Ансамбль “Мелодия” играет популярные русские народные и советские песни (“Melodia” Ensemble Plays Popular Russian Folk and Soviet Songs) (1979)
- Танцевальная музыка советских композиторов (1979)
- Утро и вечер. Танцевальная музыка Матвея Блантера (1980)
- Concert in Bombay (Концерт в Бомбее) (1980)
- Дискоклуб 4. Популярная зарубежная мозаика (1982)
- Песня остается с человеком (1982)
- Дискоклуб 11. Танцевальная музыка А. Кирияка (1983)
- Хорошо (C’est si bon) (1983)
- Весна идёт (1985)
- Besame mucho (1986)
- Владимир Высоцкий, Марина Влади, Ансамбль «Мелодия» (1987 • Владимир Высоцкий, Марина Влади, Ансамбль «Мелодия»)
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