Czechoslovakia, any propagation of American culture was officially undesirable. However, the Communist authorities had already confiscated his passport, so Hulan could visit the American embassy in Prague and borrow the materials for these readings and shows "without fear". Luděk Hulan died under unhappy circumstances. He broke a rib in a stairway fall. The rib had pierced a lung, but Hulan was unaware of the nature or extent of his injury. He went to bed as usual, and died there. The Czech Jazz Society presents an annual Luděk Hulan Award at the Slaný Jazz Days. In 1984, the prize was awarded to Eva Olmerová, Hulan's regular collaborator. Works Černý proud (The Black Stream) Duše jazzového hudebníka (The Soul of the Jazz Musician) Moderní žena (A Modern Woman) Valčík pro Charlieho Chaplina (Valse for Charlie Chaplin) Discography Jazz In My Soul (Supraphon 1965) [LP] Jazz kolem Karla Krautgartnera (Supraphon 1965) [LP] Poezie a jazz I. (Poetry and Jazz I) (1965) [LP] Poezie a jazz II. (Poetry and Jazz II) (1967) [LP] Albert's Blues - together with Traditional Jazz Studio and Albert Nicholas, (Supraphon 1 15 1420) (1972) [LP] Jazz Sanatorium (Mini jazz klub) (P 33 0480) (1976) [EP] Milá společnost (S 1 15 2309) (1977) [LP] Bumerang - together with Traditional Jazz Studio and Tony Scott, (1978) [LP] Luděk Hulan: Blues for You (Mlt MCD 005) (1994) [CD] Notes References External links Český hudební slovník (Czech music Dictionary) Ecce Homo - Luděk Hulan (Czech Radio Brno) České filmové nebe (Czech Film Heaven) Jazz dnes (Jazz today) Discography at Discogs 1929 births 1979 deaths Czech jazz double-bassists Male double-bassists Czech jazz musicians 20th-century double-bassists 20th-century Czech male musicians Male jazz musicians