Dusko Goykovich

trumpet, flugelhorn, composition · 1931–2023 · Jajce

Serbian trumpeter, composer and arranger trained at the Belgrade Academy of Music, he started out in dixieland and in the Radio Belgrade big band. Based in West Germany, he played with Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie and wrote pieces rooted in Balkan music.

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Styles

• Cool (Birth of the Cool)
• Central European and Balkan jazz

Landmark tracks

• Macedonia (1966)
• Balcan Blue (1966)
• The Nights of Skopje (1966)

Sources

• Source

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