Hugo Rasmussen | |
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 Hugo Rasmussen in Vanløse Church, May 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 22 March 1941 Bagsværd, Denmark |
| Died | 30 August 2015 (aged 74) Frederiksberg, Denmark |
| Genres | Jazz, Hard Bop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Double-bass, electric bass |
| Years active | 1962–2015 |
Hugo Rasmussen (22 March 1941 – 30 August 2015) was a Danish bassist. Rasmussen is best known for his album Sweets to the Sweet (1978). [1] [2] Sweets To the Sweet was re-released in 2001 on Danish label Music Mecca. [3]
Biography
He worked with, among others, Teddy Wilson, Ralph Sutton [4] Horace Parlan, Ben Webster, Dexter Gordon, Oliver Nelson, Tom Waits, Al Grey, Wild Bill Davison, Harry Sweets Edison, [5] Doug Raney, Ole Kock Hansen, Svend Asmussen, and Jesper Thilo. [6] He was one of the most sought-after bass players in the world [7] and performed on 800 albums. [8]
Rasmussen was the acoustic bassist for Norbert Susemihl's New Orleans All Stars and for his own band, Hugo Rasmussen AllStarz which he formed in 1999 with Jakob Dinesen ( tenor sax), Kasper Trandberg ( cornet), Andrew Hyhne ( trombone), Heine Hansen (piano) and Kresten Osgood (drums). [9] He died at the age of 74 on 30 August 2015. [10]
Awards
- 2000 – Palæ Bars Jazzpris [11]
- 2002 – Ben Webster's Prize of Honour [12]
- 2006 – Bent Jædig Prisen [13]
- 2009 – IFPI Prize of Honour (Ærespris) Danish Music Award Jazz, award from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry [14]
- 2014 – Dansk Musiker Forbund Prize of Honour [15]
- 2014 – Leo Mathisen Prize [16]
Selected discography
As leader
- Sweets to the Sweet (1978) Re-released 2001 Music Mecca CD 3046-2 Denmark
- Hugo...Partly Live (2013) Stunt STUCD 13032
As sideman
- The Jeep Is Jumping Ben Webster 1965 Released in 1991 Black Lion BLCD-760147 [17]
- Ben Webster Plays Ballads 1970 Membran [18]
- Swiss Suite Oliver Nelson 1971 RCA [19]
- Birdtown Birds Joe Albany 1973 SteepleChase
- Arrival Horace Parlan 1974 SteepleChase [20]
- Motoring Along Al Cohn & Zoot Sims (Sonet, 1974)
- Harry Sweets Edison – Eddie Lockjaw Davis & Richard Boone (1976) 1997 CD Storyville [21]
- Together Again Wild Bill Davison (1977) LP SLP Cat#:4027, 1998 (CD) Storyville Cat#:8216 [22]
- Introducing Doug Raney Doug Raney (1977) with Billy Hart 1994 CD Steeplechase [23]
- The Ralph Sutton Quartet Ralph Sutton (1977) 1996 CD Storyville [24]
- Al Grey and Jesper Thilo Quintet 1986 Storyville [25]
References
- ^ Billboard 14 Jul 1979
- ^ Walter Bruyninckx "Jazz: modern jazz, be-bop, hard bop, West Coast, Volume 5" – Page 1756
- ^ "Sweets to the Sweet". www2s.biglobe.ne.jp. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ^ Ralph Sutton – In Copenhagen Album Review by Tony Augarde
- ^ Rasmussun's Recording List at Amazon.com
- ^ Frandsen, Kjeld. Politikens Jazzleksikon, Politikens Forlag, 1987, s.v.
- ^ Rasmussen's Recording List at Allmusic
- ^ Rasmussen Participated in 800 recordings Archived 21 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine An article from Danish National Radio
- ^ Utterslev Jazzcafe Review
- ^ "DemotiX". www.demotix.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Palæ Bars Jazzpris | JazzDanmark". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "Ben Webster Prisen | JazzDanmark". Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "Bent Jædig Prisen | JazzDanmark". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ jazzdanmark.dk
- ^ Hugo Rasmussen modtager DMF's hæderspris | JazzDanmark
- ^ "MUSIKEREN: Leo Mathisen Prisen til Hugo Rasmussen". Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "The Jeep Is Jumping". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ^ "Ben Webster Plays Ballads". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ^ "Swiss Suite Oliver Nelson". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ^ "Swiss Suite Horace Parlan". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ^ "Harry Sweets Edison-Eddie Lockjaw Davis&Richard Boone". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ^ "Together Again Wild Bill Davison". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ^ "Introducing Doug Raney". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ^ "The Ralph Sutton Quartet". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ^ "Al Grey and Jesper Thilo Quintet". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
External links
- Hugo Rasmussen at AllMusic
- Hugo Rasmussen discography at Discogs
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