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Mads Vinding
Mads Vinding (born 7 December 1948, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish jazz double-bassist. Music career Vinding began his professional career when he was 16 as the house bassist for Jazzhus Montmartre, a jazz club in Copenhagen. He has played on more than 800 recordings and more than 1000 Radio/TV shows. Awards * Best soloist, Nordring, 1978 * Ben Webster Prize, 1982 * Palæ Jazz Prize, 1997 * Launy Grøndahl's honorary prize, 2000 * Django d’Or, 2007 Gallery Image:mads-vinding01.jpg Image:mads-vinding02.jpg Image:mads-vinding_jean-michel-pilc.jpg Image:mads-vinding_billy-hart.jpg Discography * ''Mads Vinding Group'' (Cosmos Collector, 1977) * ''The Kingdom'' (Stunt, 1998) * ''Daddio Don'' (Stunt, 2000) * ''Six Hands Three Minds One Heart'' (Stunt, 2002) * ''Over the Rainbow'' (Cope, 2002) * ''Two Basses'' (ZYX/Touche/Weaving, 2005) * ''Abrikostræet'' (Calibrated, 2005) * ''In Our Own Sweet Way'' (Storyville Records, Storyville, 2009) * ''Open Minds'' (Storyville, 2011) * ...
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Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan area has 2,057,142 people. Copenhagen is on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road. Originally a Viking fishing village established in the 10th century in the vicinity of what is now Gammel Strand, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the early 15th century. Beginning in the 17th century, it consolidated its position as a regional centre of power with its institutions, defences, and armed forces. During the Renaissance the city served as the de facto capital of the Kalmar Union, being the seat of monarchy, governing the majority of the present day Nordic region in a personal union with Sweden and Norway ruled by the Danis ...
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Kenny Drew
Kenneth Sidney "Kenny" Drew (August 28, 1928 – August 4, 1993) was an American-Danish jazz pianist. Biography Drew was born in New York City, United States, and received piano lessons from the age of five.Feather, Leonard, & Ira Gitler (2007). ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz'', Oxford University Press. He attended the High School of Music & Art in Manhattan. Drew's first recording, in 1950, was with Howard McGhee, and over the next two years he worked in bands led by Buddy DeFranco, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, and Charlie Parker, among others. After a brief period with his own trio in California, Drew returned to New York, playing with Dinah Washington, Johnny Griffin, Buddy Rich, and several others over the following few years. He led many recording sessions throughout the 1950s, and in 1957 appeared on John Coltrane's album, '' Blue Train''. Drew was one of the American jazz musicians who settled in Europe around this period: he moved to Paris in 1961 and to C ...
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Guitar Guitar Guitar
''Guitar Guitar Guitar'' is an album by guitarist Doug Raney recorded in 1985 and released on the Danish label, SteepleChase. SteepleChase Productions ApS
accessed March 23, 2017


Reception

Scott Yanow of states "Doug Raney, still just 29 at the time of what was his ninth recording as a leader, is heard in an intimate pianoless trio ... This album gives one an excellent sampling of Doug Raney's talents".


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Doug Raney
Doug Raney (August 29, 1956 – May 1, 2016) was an American jazz guitarist. He was the son of jazz guitarist Jimmy Raney. Career Raney was born in New York City. He began to play the guitar when he was 14, beginning with rock and blues. He was given lessons by guitarist Barry Galbraith and became more interested in jazz. When he was 18, he played at a club in New York with pianist Al Haig. In 1977, he accompanied his father, jazz guitarist Jimmy Raney, in a duo. They toured Europe, and then Doug Raney moved to Copenhagen, Denmark. When he was 21, he recorded his first album as a leader, ''Introducing Doug Raney'', for SteepleChase Records, SteepleChase in 1977. Beginning in 1979, he recorded several albums with his father. During his career, he worked with Chet Baker, George Cables, Joey DeFrancesco, Kenny Drew, Tal Farlow, Tomas Franck, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Billy Hart, Hank Jones, Clifford Jordan, Duke Jordan, Jesper Lundgaard, Red Mitchell, Adam Nussbaum, Niels-Henn ...
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Truth (Duke Jordan Album)
''Truth'' is an album led pianist Duke Jordan recorded in 1975 but not released on the Danish SteepleChase label until 1983.Duke Jordan discography
accessed March 12, 2015


Reception

In his review for , Ken Dryden said "Although the eight originals performed on this session (with two alternate takes added for the CD reissue) never became very well known as his hit "Jordu," there are a number of enjoyable tunes".


Track listing

''All compositions by Duke Jordan'' # "Layout Blues" - 5:42 # "32nd Street Love" - 5:33 # "Truth" - 6:23 # "There's a Star for You" - 6:04 # "Misty Thursday" - 5:57 # "Hymn to Peace" - 5:04 # "Lady Linda" - ...
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Two Loves (album)
''Two Loves'' is an album led by pianist Duke Jordan recorded in 1973 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.Duke Jordan discography
accessed March 12, 2015


Reception

In the review for , Lee Bloom said "Jordan's style is perhaps the most subdued of the first generation bebop pianists; his touch is gentle, his chords are simply constructed, and his preference for medium tempos is evident. Though not the most flashy of beboppers, Jordan is quite an excellent composer. ...Overall, an enjoyable session despite a piano with less than perfect intonation and an unfortunately dry drum sound".


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Steeplechase Records
SteepleChase Records is a jazz record company and label based in Copenhagen, Denmark. SteepleChase was founded in 1972 by Nils Winther, who was a student at Copenhagen University at the time. He began recording concerts at Jazzhus Montmartre, where many American musicians performed, and was given permission by some of the artists to release the material commercially. SteepleChase became a haven for many artists who were without contracts with larger labels at the time. In 1987, the label also started the classical label Kontrapunkt Edition Kontrapunkt (the Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and also German word for counterpoint) is a Danish classical music record label based in Klampenborg and founded in 1987. The label is owned by Steeplechase Records SteepleChase Records is a .... Discography 1000/31000 Series The main series of albums released on the Steeplechase label beginning in 1972 had catalog numbers starting at SCS 1001 and when compact discs were introduced in the late ...
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Flight To Denmark
''Flight to Denmark'' is an album led pianist Duke Jordan recorded in 1973 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label.Duke Jordan discography
accessed March 11, 2015


Reception

In his review for , Michael G. Nastos said "This is Duke Jordan at his most magnificent, with the ever-able Vinding and expert Thigpen playing their professional roles perfectly, producing perhaps the second best effort (next to '''' from 13 years hence) from the famed bop pianist".


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Duke Jordan
Irving Sidney "Duke" Jordan (April 1, 1922 – August 8, 2006) was an American jazz pianist. Biography Jordan was born in New York and raised in Brooklyn where he attended Boys High School. An imaginative and gifted pianist, Jordan was a regular member of Charlie Parker's quintet during 1947–48, which also featured Miles Davis. He participated in Parker's Dial sessions in late 1947 that produced "Dewey Square", "Bongo Bop", "Bird of Paradise", and the ballad "Embraceable You". These performances are featured on '' Charlie Parker on Dial''. Jordan had a long solo career from the mid-1950s onwards, although for a period in the mid-1960s he drove a taxi in New York. After periods accompanying Sonny Stitt and Stan Getz, he performed and recorded in the trio format. His composition, "Jordu", became a jazz standard when trumpeter Clifford Brown adopted it into his repertoire. Beginning in 1978, he lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, having recorded an extensive sequence of albums fo ...
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Shelly Manne
Sheldon "Shelly" Manne (June 11, 1920 – September 26, 1984) was an American jazz drummer. Most frequently associated with West Coast jazz, he was known for his versatility and also played in a number of other styles, including Dixieland, swing, bebop, avant-garde jazz, and later fusion. He also contributed to the musical background of hundreds of Hollywood films and television programs. Family and origins Manne's father Max Manne and uncles were drummers. In his youth he admired many of the leading swing drummers of the day, especially Jo Jones and Dave Tough. Billy Gladstone, a colleague of Manne's father and the most admired percussionist on the New York theatrical scene, offered the teenage Shelly tips and encouragement. From that time, Manne rapidly developed his style in the clubs of 52nd Street in New York in the late 1930s and 1940s. His first professional job with a known big band was with the Bobby Byrne Orchestra in 1940. In those years, as he became known ...
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Blues For Harvey
''Blues for Harvey'' is an album by American saxophonist Johnny Griffin recorded at the Jazzhus Montmartre in 1973 and released on the SteepleChase label.Johnny Griffin discography
accessed March 13, 2015


Reception

The review by Ken Dryden states, "There are some exciting moments, but overall, this live record falls just a bit short of essential for hard bop fans."


Track listing

All compositions by Johnny Griffin except where noted. # "That Party Upstairs" - 14:42 # "Alone Again" - 8:42 # "Sound Track Blues" - 6:13 Bonus track on CD reissue # "The Theme" (Traditional) - 0:26
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Johnny Griffin
John Arnold Griffin III (April 24, 1928 – July 25, 2008) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Nicknamed "the Little Giant" for his short stature and forceful playing, Griffin's career began in the mid-1940s and continued until the month of his death. A pioneering figure in hard bop, Griffin recorded prolifically as a bandleader in addition to stints with pianist Thelonious Monk, drummer Art Blakey, in partnership with fellow tenor Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and as a member of the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band after he moved to Europe in the 1960s. In 1995, Griffin was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music. Early life and career Griffin studied music at DuSable High School in Chicago under Walter Dyett, starting out on clarinet before moving on to oboe and then alto saxophone. While still at high school at the age of 15, Griffin was playing with T-Bone Walker in a band led by Walker's brother.
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