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Norwegian jazz musician
Musical artist
Bjørn John Johansen (23 May 1940 – 6 May 2002) was a
Norwegian jazz musician (
baritone ,
tenor &
alto saxophones ,
clarinet and
flute ), known from a number of recordings and international cooperation. He has been one of the most influential Norwegian saxophonists of all time and has been the inspiration for a generations of musicians, among them
Jan Garbarek .
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Career
Johansen was born in
Fredrikstad, Norway . Strongly influenced by the music of
John Coltrane , he joined orchestras led by Gunnar Brostigen,
Kjell Karlsen (1956–59), Lars Sandsgaard,
Pete Brown , and Arild Wikstrøm (1961). In addition to playing with
Karin Krog ,
Bernt Rosengren ,
George Gruntz ,
Frode Thingnæs ,
Egil Kapstad , Helge Hurum/Thorleif Østereng/«Radiostorbandet» (1966–90),
EBU Big Band (73),
Laila Dalseth ,
Bjørn Alterhaug , and within the «Fatah Morgana Quartet».
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He was sentral on the Norwegian jazzscenes within bands like his own
Kapstad /Johansen Quartet, including
Bjørn Alterhaug (bass) and
Ole Jacob Hansen (drums), releasing the album Friends (1980), and Bjørn Johansen Quartet , including
Carl Morten Iversen (bass), Ole Jacob Hansen (drums) and
Erling Aksdal (piano), releasing Dear Henrik (1984). Johansen also released the album Take one featuring
Cedar Walton (1987), that was awarded
Spellemannprisen 1987. His compositions are published by
Norsk Jazzforlag (2004).
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He died, aged 61, in
Oslo .
Honors
Discography
Soloalbums
Collaborative works
Within «Public Enemies»
1965: Elevate Me
1966: From Public Enemies Without Love
1966: Sunny (), feat.
Karin Krog
With
Egil Kapstad
1968: Syner (Norsk Jazzforum), with Choir & Orchestra
1979: Til jorden (Pan Records 2005), feat. the poet
Rolf Jacobsen
1980: Friends (
Hot Club Records ), within Kapstad/Johansen Quartet
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1994: Remembrance , within Egil Kapstad Trio
Within «Blix Band»
1997: På en lyserød sky
1999: Texas
With other projects
1963: Metropol Jazz: Jazz Sounds From Norway
1967: Rosemalt Sound , with
Alf Cranner
1974: Syng, klapp & swing - Grammofonplate med barn og Harald Gundhus (Dyklestiker Grannofon 2005)
1976: Peacemaker (Gemini Records 2003), with
Per Husby Septett
1980: Hva er det de vil? Live fra ABC-Teateret , with
Odd Børretzen & Alf Cranner
1980: Jargong vålereng' , with
Rolf Søder
1983: Norsk Jazz 1960-1980
1984: Epilog
1986: The Norwegian Radio Big Band meets Bob Florence (
Odin Records ), with
Bob Florence
1988: The Jazz Sampler
1988:
Alfred Janson
1989: The Odin Sampler - Jazz out of Norway
1990: Jazzpoem, Vol. 1 , with
Ola Calmeyer
1991: The Jazz Sampler Vol. 2
1991: Constellations (Odin Records), with
Bjørn Alterhaug
1993: Norske bilder - Sounds and Visions of Norway
1993: Med lyset på , within «Norsk Utflukt»
1996: Close Erase , within «Close Erase»
1996:: Mr. Swingstang , within «Mr. Swingstang»
1996: I livd av blå syrin , within «Busserullen»
1997: Rett opp fra elva , within «Sagene Ring»
1997: Andre bilder
Vigleik Storaas Trio
1998: Odd Børretzens mest ålreite (Bare Bra Musikk)
1998: Imagic , with Niels Præstholm & «Embla Nordic Project»
1999: Oslo Jazz Circle 50 år - Jubileumskonsert 1998 - Vol. 2
2000:: One of a Kind , with
Laila Dalseth
2001: Cool, Kløver & Dixie - Jazz in Norway Vol. 3
2003: Bjørn Johansen in Memoriam (
Hot Club Records )
2003: Turning Pages - Jazz in Norway vol. 4
2003: 50 beste fra 40 år , with
Alf Cranner
2005: Jazz Collection 1
2007: Spectre: The Unreleased Works 1971-1982 (Plastic Strip), with Helge Hurum
2008: Unreleased Works 1969-1979 (Plastic Strip), with Christian Reim
2010: Our Buddy , with Ola Calmeyer
References
External links
International National Artists