Box contains two albums:

1. 4CD Gustav Brom - 100 let

When a true collector of Czech jazz takes a look at the discography of the Gustav Brom Orchestra, which contains more than 1,500 individual titles – compositions or songs, they might come to believe that everything important has already been released on available audio carriers, that there is nothing more to discover. The reality is exactly the opposite: we still don't know nearly everything that this tireless bandleader captured on tapes, the number of which, according to the estimates of those in the know, still exceeds the stated number on the brands Esta, Ultraphon, Supraphon, Panton, Opus and others. These treasures are hidden in the audio library of Czech Radio Brno, where we searched and brought to light boxes that had been gathering dust for half a century. How we proceeded: after the opening jingle including the welcome of Mr. Kapellmeister, we collected all six pieces for the first time ever, with the solo clarinet of a rare guest, New Orleans native Edmond Hall. What follows are representative selections of the composing members of the orchestra, firstly Jaromír Hnilička, followed by other pillars of the band, Josef Audes, Josef Blaha, Mojmír Bártek and others. Brno's third-rate composers, long-term collaborators with Gustav Brom, Pavel Blatný, Miloš Štědroň, Arnošt Parsch and Alexej Fried, did not go unnoticed either. Prague musicians from Karel Velebný's circle who repeatedly came to Gustav Brom with their scores are also remembered: K. V. himself and his bandmates, Karel Růžička, Emil Viklický, Josef Vejvoda and Petr Kořínek. The greater part of the fourth reel belongs to the recordings sung, because they were also among the best of the production of the orchestra, which has been active under its founder for almost 55 years. That's quite a piece of history


2. 1CD Karel Velebný - Sedm zastavení s Gustavem Bromem

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