Biography

Taneční Orchestr Mirko Foreta
Effective period / Period of releases: 1957
Members: Miloš Machek, Miroslav Hanák, Felix Slováček, Oldřich Blaha, Zdeněk Novák, Mojmír Bártek, Jaromír Honzák, Jan Slabák, Vladimír Popelka, Imre Móži, Günter Kočí, Ladislav Hudeček, Mirko Foret, Karel Duda
Czech dance and jazz orchestra, based in Brno. Founded in 1956 and led by trumpet player Mirko Foret. Backing orchestra for various local vocalists like Věra Benešová, Pavel Benš, Rudolf Cortés, Karel Duda, Eva Martinová, Milan Martin, Zbyšek Pantůček, Jiří Vašíček and others. Active until the early 1980s.