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Norwegian jazz singer (born 1937)
Karin Krog
Krog in concert in 2015
Born (1937-05-15 ) 15 May 1937 (age 86) Oslo, NorwayGenres
Vocal jazz Occupation(s) Singer, composer Labels
Meantime Website
karinkrog .no
Musical artist
Karin Krog (born 15 May 1937) is a Norwegian
jazz singer .
Life and career
Krog with
Bergen Big Band 2014
Krog with Bergen Big Band in 2014
Krog began singing jazz as a teenager and attracted attention while performing in jam sessions in Oslo. In 1955, she was hired by the pianist
Kjell Karlsen to sing in his sextet.
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[2] In 1962, she started her first band, and that same year she became a student of the Norwegian-American singer
Anne Brown . Krog studied with Brown until 1969. In the 1960s, she performed with the rhythm and blues band
Public Enemies , releasing the hit singles "Sunny" and "Watermelon Man".
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She has worked with
Vigleik Storaas ,
Jacob Young ,
Terje Rypdal ,
Arild Andersen ,
Jan Garbarek ,
Dexter Gordon ,
Kenny Drew ,
Don Ellis ,
Steve Kuhn ,
Archie Shepp ,
Paul Bley ,
John Surman ,
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen ,
Red Mitchell , and
Bengt Hallberg .
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[5] In 1994, she became the first Norwegian musician to have an album released by
Verve Records . The album Jubilee was a compilation of songs from her thirty-year career.
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Private life
Krog is the great granddaughter of
Anders Heyerdahl (1832–1918), a Norwegian composer, musician, genealogist, folklorist and local historian. She was married (1957–2001) to the jazz journalist Johannes (Johs.) Bergh (1932–2001).
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[2] Her long-term partner is British jazz multi-instrumentalist
John Surman .
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Awards and honors
Discography
As leader
By Myself (Philips, 1964)
Jazz Moments (Sonet, 1966)
Joy (Sonet, 1968)
Some Other Spring with Dexter Gordon (Sonet, 1970)
Live at the Festival (Enja, 1973)
Gershwin with Karin Krog (Polydor, 1974)
You Must Believe in Spring (Polydor, 1974)
We Could Be Flying (Polydor, 1975)
Hi-Fly with
Archie Shepp (Compendium, 1976)
Different Days Different Ways (Philips, 1976)
A Song for You with Bengt Hallberg (Phontastic, 1977)
But Three's a Crowd with Red Mitchell (Bluebell of Sweden, 1977)
As You Are with Nils Landberg (RCA Victor, 1977)
Cloud Line Blue with John Surman (Polydor, 1979)
Swingin' Arrival (Talent, 1980)
With Malice Towards None with Nils Landberg (Bluebell of Sweden, 1980)
I Remember You... with
Warne Marsh and
Red Mitchell (Spotlite, 1981)
Two of a Kind with Bengt Hallberg (Four Leaf Clover, 1982)
Freestyle (Odin, 1986)
Something Borrowed...Something New (Meantime, 1989)
Nordic Quartet with Terje Rypdal, John Surman, (ECM, 1995)
Det Var En Gang (NorDisc, 1995)
Bluesand with John Surman (Meantime, 1999)
Where Flamingos Fly with Jacob Young (Grappa, 2002)
Where You At? (Enja, 2003)
Together Again with Steve Kuhn (Grappa, 2006)
Wildenvey I Ord Og Toner (Grappa, 2007)
Such Winters of Memory with John Surman, Pierre Favre (ECM, 2008)
Oslo Calling (Meantime, 2008)
Folkways (Meantime, 2010)
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Cabin in the Sky with Bengt Hallberg (Gazell, 2011)
In a Rag Bag with Morten Gunnar Larsen (Meantime, 2012)
New York Moments with Steve Kuhn (Enja, 2013)
Songs About This and That with John Surman (Meantime, 2013)
Break of Day with Steve Kuhn (Meantime, 2014)
The Best Things in Life with Scott Hamilton (Stunt, 2016)
Infinite Paths with John Surman (Meantime, 2016)
As guest
Bergen Big Band, Seagull (Grappa, 2005)
Tore Johansen, Man, Woman, and Child (Gemini, 2000)
Tore Johansen, Like That (Gemini, 2005)
References
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External links
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