Ueli Staub (; 1 January 1934 – 9 April 2012) was a Swiss vibraphonist, journalist and photographer. Staub was the founder of the Metronome Quartet (later Metronome Quintet), along with Swiss pianist Martin Hugelshofer, whom were both graduate students at the time.
Life Staub was a self-taught vibraphonist. He founded the Metronome Quartet with Martin Hugelshofer (born 13 July 1933 in Zürich) in 1953, which he played internationally from 1979 to 2001. He also played for the Robi Weber Quartet, Five Blazers, and Swiss All Stars. He also recorded an album with British saxophone and piano player Dennis Armitage (1928–2005). Staub married Margrit Staub-Hadorn in 1978, a Swiss TV announcer, presenter and author (1941–2007).
He also published two books (and was involved in one more):
1978 - Tempi passati 1994 - Portrait eines Jazz-Pioniers 2003 - Jazzstadt Zürich (edited by Ueli Staub)
Staub also worked as a journalist, specifically for the Swiss Neue Zürcher Zeitung, about music.
Metronome Quintet In 1957, Swiss musician Bruno Spoerri (born 16 August 1935) joined the Metronome Quartet, which became Metronome Quintet, until 1975 when he left. His arrival marked a new era in the group, as even when he left another musician became a member, and so it always remained a quintet until its end in 2013. His arrival was also the beginning of the groups touring in Europe, and later in Japan in the Expo '70 in 1970.
Discography
Singles YearTitleLabel(s)Musical group(s)1959Tonbeispiele Von Jazz-StilartenGrammoclub Ex Libris; Schweizer Jugend-Verlag SolothurnMetronome QuintetThe Metronome QuintetGrammoclub Ex Libris1964Dusty VibesColumbia Records1967Plays Swinging Mahagonny And Something Else1969With 57 Friends - At The Zoo1970The Metronome Quintet At The Expo 70197320 Jahre Metronome QuintettMetronome1978Just FriendsGold Records1991Jazz Con PastaPromediaMercy Mercy MercyReader's DigestRobi Weber Quartet1993Kling Hinaus Ins Weite (Jazz & Lyrik, Vol. II)Jecklin-DiscoGert Westphal; Metronome Quintet1995All That BluesReader's DigestRobi Weber QuartetUnknownHey-ho / AmenColumbia RecordsRobi Weber Quartet
Albums YearTitleLabelMusical group/artist(s)1972SoulnessColumbia RecordsRoby Weber Quartet1973Lover Of My Soul (Roby Weber Quartet Vol. 2)Eugster CH-Record/CH-Record1983Jazz Und Lyrik «Ringeljazz» (Lyrik Von Benn, Prévert Und Ringelnatz)Jecklin-DiscoGert Westphal/The Metronome Quintet2011Swiss All-Stars SonoramaSwiss All-StarsUnknownOut Columbia RecordsDennis Armitage
Posthumous release (album) YearTitleLabelMusician2016Langstrasse Zwischen 12 Und 12 (Long Street Between 12 & 12) Finders Keepers RecordsBruno Spoerri Discography here available at discogs.com (31 August 2019)
References
External links "Details zu Musiker: "Ueli Staub" . www.jazzindex.ch. Retrieved 2019-08-31.