Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen & DRBB - Ambiance (1993)

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Artist: Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen & DRBB
Title: Ambiance
Year Of Release: 1993
Label: Dacapo[DCCCD 9417]
Genre: Jazz, Jazz Fusion
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 53:22
Total Size: 291 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist

01 - Dancing with the Foxes
02 - Dancing on the Tables
03 - To a Brother
04 - The Puzzle
05 - O, Tysta Ensamhet
06 - Donna Lee
07 - Future Child / Elephant March
08 - Natten Er Sе Stille

Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen & DRBB - Ambiance (1993)

Personnel:

Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen - bass
Nikolai Bentzon - piano
Ole Kock Hansen - piano
Anders "Chico" Lindvall - guitar
Vincent Nilsson - trombone
Bob Rockwell - tenor sax
Jan Zun Vohrde - alto sax
Henric Bolberg Pedersen - trumpet
Jonas Johansen - drums
DANISH RADIO BIG BANDConducted By Ole Kock Hansen

A virtuoso who mostly played in bop-oriented settings, Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen was in great demand since he was a teenager. One of many superb European bassists to emerge during the 1960s, Pedersen originally studied piano before starting to play bass with Danish groups when he was 14. He had to reluctantly turn down Count Basie's offer to join his orchestra when he was just 17, but worked steadily as the house bassist at the Club Montmartre and as a member of the Danish Radio Orchestra. Whenever American jazzmen passed through Scandinavia, they asked for Pedersen; during the 1960s he played with Sonny Rollins, Bill Evans, Roland Kirk, Dexter Gordon, Bud Powell, and even Albert Ayler (although the latter's session was not too successful). In the 1970s, Pedersen was featured in a duo with Kenny Drew. Starting in the mid-'70s, he was an occasional member of the Oscar Peterson Trio and he recorded several dates as a leader for SteepleChase. Pedersen also recorded in many different settings for Pablo Records during the era. He remained very active until his sudden death in April 2005. He was 58.