Tore Jensen (born 19 May 1935 in

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) is a Norwegian jazz musician (trumpet, cornet and flugelhorn) and bandleader, known from a series of

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bands and album releases.

Career

Jensen was first known through the local band «Hot Saints» (1953–60), whereupon he was involved in the band «Big Chief Jazzband» and «Norwegian Dixieland All Stars». Together with Bjørn Stokstad he toured with his own band as in Germany (1961), before the two established the eponymous Stokstad/Jensen Trad.Band (1962–), where all the members was honorary citizen of

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(1984). They also played a series of gigs at Moldejazz from 1963, and a number of festivals and concerts outside Norway. He also worked in a

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quintet with Svein Gusrud and Peter Opsvik, and played on releases by bands like «Norske Rytmekonger», «Swingkameratene», «Christiania 12» and «Mississippi Jazzband». He received Buddyprisen (1987), and was awarded Ellaprisen

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in (2000), bl.s. to have cultivated young musicians within bands like Tore Jensens Shangri-La.

Honors

*1974:

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in the class Jazz, within Stokstad / Jensen Trad.Band for the album ''Mer Glajazz'' *1995: Buddyprisen

Discography

;Within Stokstad / Jensen Trad.Band *1973: ''Glajazz'' (RCA International), with

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*1974: ''Mer Glajazz'' (RCA International), with Laila Dalseth *1975: ''Nye gamle'' *1977: ''Blanda drops'' (

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*1978: ''Selvskrevet'' *1982: ''Kraftjazz'' (Talent Records) *1983: ''Happy New Chair'' (

), (including Christiania Jazzband on the A-side) *2000: ''The Originals-1974'', with Laila Dalseth & Wild Bill Davison *2002: ''At the Jazz Band Ball''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jensen, Tore 1935 births Living people Musicians from Oslo Norwegian jazz singers Norwegian jazz trumpeters Male trumpeters 20th-century Norwegian trumpeters 21st-century Norwegian trumpeters 20th-century Norwegian male singers 20th-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian male singers 21st-century Norwegian singers Male jazz musicians