Happy Blues or From the Diary of Jaroslav Ježek

120 years since the birth of Jaroslav Ježek - discover the musical genius as you don't know him! This audiobook version of the highly successful memoir by František Cinger (already published in three editions), a renowned populariser of the legacy of the Liberated Theatre, draws on Ježek's letters, lesser-known archival material and reveals his private and love life. It takes us into the life of a composer whose melodies everyone knows, but whose fate remains full of surprises. From an almost blind boy from a blind institution he became a great composer, a renowned artist and a fighter against fascism. In exile, he faced dramatic twists and turns that changed his life. He died as a refugee in New York on New Year's Day 1942. Like Mozart, he was only thirty-five years old. One of the greatest composers of modern Czech classical and popular music - an eternal child, lover of beer, crap and dark blue blues. A boy from Žižkov, who looked through binoculars high into the lights of the big cities and had to keep his beloved room close to his eyes. He always lived and played to the fullest. In spite of all the limitations, sufferings and pains. Radek Melša - an actor nominated for the Thalia Award 2025 for his title role in the ABC Theatre production of "Ježek" - has imprinted the narrative with a sensitivity and depth that draws you into the atmosphere of the time. Discover unknown facts, intimate moments and times when music was more than art - it was a weapon. The audiobook is accompanied by recordings of Jaroslav Ježek's songs from the archives of Ultraphon and Supraphon.