Jiří Traxler
Czech composer and lyricist
Jiří "George" Traxler (12 March 1912 – 7 August 2011) was a Czech Canadian jazz and swing pianist, composer, lyricist and arranger, and was considered a founder and co-creator of the swing music era in Czechoslovakia. He was the last surviving collaborator of the renowned Czech pre-war composer Jaroslav Ježek. In 1951 he emigrated to Canada, and lived with his wife, Jarmila, in Edmonton until his death in the summer of 2011.
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Works
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- Bláznivý den
- Boogie-woogie
- Budu ti vyprávět
- Bílé mraky
- Dobrou noc
- Hudba mě volá
- Jedu nocí
- Láska se mi vyhýbá
- Náhodou
- Padají hvězdy z nebe
- Růžové brýle
- Soumrak
- Starý strom
- To si pamatuj
- V sedmém nebi