Duško Gojković

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Duško Gojković (Serbian Cyrillic: Душко Гојковић; 14 October 1931 – 5 April 2023) was a Serbian jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger. He was born in Jajce, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. His career began in the 1950s.[1] In these years he played with Chet Baker, Stan Getz, and Oscar Pettiford. In 1958 he performed at Newport Jazz Festival. He worked with the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band from 1968–1973.

In 1986 he formed another orchestra. His next albums were Soul Connection (1994), Bebop City, Balkan Blue (1997), In My Dreams (2001), Samba do Mar (2003), and Samba Tzigane (2006).

Gojković died on 5 April 2023, at the age of 91.[2]

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  1. Yanow, Scott. "Duško Gojković". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. "Preminuo čuveni džez trubač Duško Gojković". Danas. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.