Bo Stief (born 15 October 1946) is a

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bassist, composer, and arranger born in

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. He has worked or recorded with

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, George Russell,

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, among many other prominent jazz musicians. Since 1980 Stief has been leading bands as ''Chasing Dreams'', ''Dream Machine'' or ''One Song III''. In 2005 he was awarded the Danish Django d’Or as ''Master of Jazz''.

Discography

As leader

* ''Hidden Frontiers'' (Replay, 1987) * ''Chasing Dreams'' (Columbia, 1993) * ''Heart & Destiny'' (Dream Song Music, 1999) * ''First Time'' (Stunt, 2001) * ''Short Story'' (Exlibris, 2006)

As sideman

With

* '' Live at Cafe Montmartre 1966'' (3 volumes) (ESP-Disk, 2007) * ''Copenhagen 1963 & Hilversum 1966'' (FreeFactory, 2010) With

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* ''Live Im Onkel Po'' (Polydor, 1975) * ''Hip Walk'' (Polydor, 1976) * ''Touchdown'' (Polydor, 1977) * ''I Hear Voices'' (Polydor, 1978) * ''Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination and Brass'' (PolJazz, 1979) * ''Bandfire'' (Panda, 1981) * ''Fat Man Boogie'' (Koala, 1982) * ''Music for Swinging Dancers Vol. 3 Cheek to Cheek'' (Teldec, 1984) * ''25 Jahre Peter Herbolzheimer Die 80er und 90er Jahre'' (Koala, 1995) * ''Masterpieces'' (MPS, 1995) * ''Getting Down to Brass Tracks'' (Alanna, 2006) With Chris Hinze * ''Saliah'' (Keytone, 1984) * ''Meditation and Mantras'' (Keytone, 1986) * ''African Dream'' (Keytone, 1991) * ''Music for Relaxation'' (Keytone, 1992) With

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* ''Live in Copenhagen'' (Polonia, 1993) * ''Astigmatic Live'' (Polonia, 1995) * ''Roman Two'' (Power Bros 1998) With

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* ''Ornithology'' (Venus/Interplay, 1994) * ''I Got a Good One for You'' (Storyville, 1999) * ''Marshlands'' (Storyville, 2003) * ''In Denmark'' (Absord 2009) With

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* ''I Remember Boone'' (Music Mecca, 2003) * ''Remembering Those Who Were'' (Stunt, 2009) * ''Jesper Thilo On Clarinet'' (Stunt, 2010) With

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* ''The Door Is Open'' (MPS/BASF, 1976) * ''The Selfkicker'' (MPS 1977) * ''Jazzbuhne Berlin '80'' (Repertoire, 1990) * ''Face to Face'' (Intuition, 1994) * ''Canossa'' (Intuition, 1998) * ''NeverNeverLand'' (Jaro Medien, 2005) * ''Live at Quasimodo'' (Jaro Medien, 2007) With others *

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, ''Dagen for Imorgen'' (Salut, 1986) * Hacke Bjorksten, ''The Party Is On!'' (Dragon, 2001) *

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, '' Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home'' (SteepleChase, 1976) *

, '' Aura'' (Columbia, 1989) *

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, ''Wild Bill Davison in Copenhagen'' (CBS, 1974) * Povl Dissing, ''Lykkeland'' (Exlibris, 1977) *

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, ''The Truth Live at Montmartre'' (Storyville, 1988) *

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, ''When Lights Are Low'' (Salut, 1988) * Arne Domnerus, ''A Little Bossa Nova'' (LadyBird, 1998) *

, ''Solo-Duo'' (Storyville, 1996) *

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, ''Valhalla'' (Replay, 1986) *

, '' The Squirrel'' (Blue Note, 1997) * Lars Graugaard, ''Smile'' (Skylight, 1986) * Eddie Harris, '' Steps Up'' (SteepleChase, 1981) * Tommy Korberg, ''Blixtlas Svensk 70-Tals Poesi'' (Sonet, 1979) *

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, ''Total Space'' (MPS/BASF, 1975) *

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, ''Live in Montreux'' (Pausa, 1980) * Ken McIntyre, ''

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'' (SteepleChase, 1974) *

, '' Live at Montmartre'' (SteepleChase, 1972) * Jackie McLean, '' Ode to Super'' (SteepleChase, 1973) *

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, ''Ashoka Suite/Guadiana Concert'' (Metronome, 1970) * Palle Mikkelborg, ''Anything But Grey'' (Columbia, 1992) *

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, ''Frank Talks!'' (Storyville, 2008) *

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, ''Precious Moments'' (EMI, 1977) * L. Subramaniam, ''Garland'' (Storyville, 1982) *

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, ''Tate a Tete at La Fontaine'' (Storyville, 1976) * Tosedrengene, ''Tiden Star Stille'' (Mercury, 1981) * Osten Warnerbring, ''Jag Bor Vid Ett Raststalle'' (Frituna, 1978) * Osten Warnerbring, ''Jongloren'' (Frituna, 1978) *

, '' My Man: Live at Montmartre 1973'' (SteepleChase, 1973) *

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, ''His Master's Bones'' (Cuneiform, 1996)

References

1946 births Living people Musicians from Copenhagen Danish jazz double-bassists Male double-bassists Danish jazz composers DR Big Band members 21st-century double-bassists 21st-century male musicians {{Double-bassist-stub