Nielshenning orsted pedersen, often known as nhop, was a danish jazz upright bassist known for his technique and musical approach. These solos are analyzed in chapter 3, which is organized into three sectionsharmonic vocabulary, technical devices, and motivic use. Nielshenning orsted pedersen, was a danish jazz double bassist. Check out niels henning orsted pedersen on amazon music. Thirteen original transcriptions and subsequent analysis of improvised. The transcriptions are analyzed in three categories. Was born on may 27th 1946 in orsted denmark and died on april 19th 2005. Check out nielshenning orsted pedersen on amazon music.
Jun 30, 2004 the e in ped is short, much like the one in henning. Days of wine and rosessolonhopfriends forever youtube. Joe pass, nielshenning orsted pedersen chops amazon. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Niels henning orsted pedersen cleopatras dream theme. Pervasive harmonic and melodic themes are presented and compared with phrases from improvisers such as sonny rollins and charlie parker, as well as. Pervasive harmonic and melodic themes are presented and compared with phrases from improvisers such as sonny rollins and charlie parker, as well as compositions by. Nielshenning would even at times use a 2 finger system when. Born in osted, near roskilde, on the danish island of zealand, pedersen was known as the great dane with the neverending name. A great luthier is a tremendous resource to us all. Nielshenning was soon recognised as a great talent, starting his professional career at the age of fourteen, playing with danish jazz groups. Niels henning orsted pedersen was born on may 27, 1946 in osted, denmark.
Magnificent recording by two masters of their crafts. If you play either instrument this is core listening. Produktinformation the unforgettable nhop trio live cd. Oscar peterson in russia by oscar peterson on amazon music. Licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of matrix records. He began piano lessons at the age of seven, and at. The e in ped is short, much like the one in henning. Nel complessino di famiglia mancava il bassista ed essendo egli il figlio minore ha dovuto iniziare a studiare questo strumento. Nielshenning orsted pedersen oscar peterson from the first night that my dear friend audrey genovese of chicago played a dexter gordon record that featured niels pedersen on bass, i realized that this musical giant and i might someday have the pleasure and occasion of not just meeting but also playing together. Orsted pedersen was the bassist of choice for some of american jazzs best expatriates, including dexter gordon and pianist kenny drew, but, over. Thirteen niels henning orsted pedersen solo transcriptions, found in some dudes dissertation. Today were celebrating the birthday of one of the greats nielshenning orsted pedersen who was born on this day in 1946.
Apr 22, 2005 niels henning orsted pedersen, the son of a church organist, was born at osted, denmark, on may 27 1946. The bassist was the 23 year old nielshenning orsted pedersen. Niels hede pedersen software engineer tdc group linkedin. Neilshenning orsted pedersen how is neilshenning orsted. Trio 2, an album by nielshenning orsted pedersen on spotify. Listen to your favorite songs from trio 1 by nielshenning orsted pedersen now. Nielshenning orsted pedersen was quite comfortable in extending an invitation to sam jones for this unusual recording date, which features the two bassists, along with guitarist philip catherine who sticks to playing acoustic and drummer billy higgins, with albert tootie heaths tambourine added on two tracks.
Ted sturgis and benny harris anthony barnett and leif bo petersen introduction. Nielshenning orsted pedersen, the son of a church organist, was born at osted, denmark, on may 27 1946. Pedersens use of motivic development within a single solo is analyzed. The word chops is a major understatement when describing the talents of guitarist joe pass and bassist nielshenning orsted pedersen. Bbc radio 3 jazz library, nielshenning orsted pedersen. You can now replace the imaj7 chord bbmaj7 in bar 5 with an fm7 chord iim7 of ivmaj7, to create a iivi. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. He studied piano for six years then switched to bass, studying with a leading classical teacher for five years. Find niels pedersens phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Thirteen nielshenning orsted pedersen solo transcriptions. Nielshenning orsted pedersen, may 27, 1946 april 19, 2005 was a danish jazz bassist known for his impressive technique and an approach that could be considered an extension of the innovative work of scott lafaro.
The career of the danish bassist nielshenning orsted pedersen, who has died aged 58, was a product of that evolution and a significant contribution to it. This tune was a constant in the op catalogue and remained one of. Days of wine and roses solo by nielshenning orsted pedersen cd friends forever 1997 transcription pascal prautois. That the double bass should become his instrument, though, was something of a coincidence. He was a bass virtuoso, who made his unwieldy instrument sound almost impossibly agile. Their duo pablo date is as exciting and full of inventive interplay as one would hope. Nielshenning orsted pedersen was born may 27, 1946, in osted, denmark. G by nhop, nielshenning orsted pedersen transcription with sheet music. The death of bassist nielshenning orsted pedersen in 2005 when he was one month shy of his 59th birthday was completely unexpected. Cd, album carrere, carrere, pablo records, pablo live, original jazz classics.
Falling in love with love nielshenning orsted pedersen, hart, lorenz. Niels pedersens phone number, email, address spokeo. Double bass upright bass string bass bass viol bass. One of the great bassists to emerge during the 60s, pedersen could take lightningfast solos, keeping up with oscar peterson during their romps, and yet was a perfect accompanist. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. This essay derives from a question originally posed by anthony barnett ab concerning the true inventor of an addition to perdido that came most often to be known as the wahoo line. Old folks nielshenning orsted pedersen, hill, dedette lee.
Had it on vinyl, had to buy this since we put away our turntable. This tune was a constant in the op catalogue and remained one of his favourite tunes to perform throughout his career. Stella by starlight solo by nielshenning orsted pedersen cd to a brother 1993 transcription by pascal prautois. Double bass by nielshenning orsted pedersen 716043105526.
Niels pedersen phone, address, background info whitepages. Aug, 2011 nielshenning orsted pedersen was one of the most technically brilliant jazz double bassists from the 1960s to the early 2000s, until his sudden death from a heart attack in april 2005. Nielshenning orsted pedersen artists act music in the. The improvisational language of nielshenning orsted. Blues solo in g by nhop, nielshenning orsted pedersen.
Double bass luthiers directory project has been moved to its own page. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. Niels pedersen is professor emeritus of veterinary medicine at the university of californiadavis in sacramento, california. Thirteen original transcriptions of recorded solos performed by pedersen are included in their entirety in chapter 2. Niels pedersen helsted 1837 niels pedersen helsted in denmark church records, 15761919 niels pedersen helsted was born on month day 1837, at birth place, to thomas helsted and bodil pedersdatter. Orsted pedersen first learned to play piano but took up the bass as his friend ole kock hansen was also a pianist and they wanted to play duets together. In jazz circles, he was usually referred to simply as nhop. Chops joe pass, nielshenning orsted pedersen allmusic. Interestingly you can get a sheet music transcription of petersons first solo from.
In lennie tristanos view, he was simply the greatest bass player in the world, a sentiment shared by many other musicians, who rank his contribution to the instrument way up there with that of bassrevolutionary and bill evanscollaborator scott lafaro. Stella by starlight solo by nielshenning orsted pedersen. Niels pedersen we found 40 records for niels pedersen in ontario, washington and 19 other states. Replacing the tonic chord with a iiim7 chord is a common substitution in any jazz tune, and its a great way to add variety between bars 12 and bars 34 of any rhythm changes tune. May 20, 2005 orsted pedersen was the bassist of choice for some of american jazzs best expatriates, including dexter gordon and pianist kenny drew, but, over the past two decades, he was increasingly active. One of the great bassists to emerge during the 60s, pedersen could take lightningfast solos, keeping up with oscar peterson during.
The improvisational language of nielshenning orsted pedersen. Great recordings with oscar peterson with 5 tracks of solo piano. Thirteen original transcriptions and subsequent analysis of improvised solos performed by nielshenning orsted pedersen. A musician, whose name jones obviously had heard prior to the event, but never heard play. Karin krog, john surman, albert mangelsdorff, francy boland, nielshenning orsted pedersen, daniel humair. Trio 1 by nielshenning orsted pedersen on amazon music unlimited. Blues for perla nielshenning orsted pedersen, montoliu, tete. The great dane nielshenning orsted pedersen was a legendary jazz bass player who played with the likes of bud powell, dexter. Trio 1 180 gram, import nielshenning orsted pedersen format. Heres a terrific recording of the oscar peterson quartet, performing samba petit at the munchner klaviersommer, in 1994. Doctor of musical arts performance, december 2008, 69 pp.
Even back then, nielshenning orsted pedersen had played more than most bassists ever would. He began piano lessons at the age of seven, and at, when he was tall enough, took up the. Blues etude live, chicago blues live, pippi langstrompe, i skovens dybe stille ro, those who were, biography. Im really enjoying it, but i am actually finding myself listening to nielshenning orsted pedersens playing more than passs. Niels helsted historical records and family trees myheritage. Niels vejrup pedersen senior infrastructure specialist. Trio including jake hanna at the drums, recorded in tallinn, estonia in 1974 at that time still part of the soviet union.
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