Bent Fabric
Bent Fabric | |
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Born | jazz | 7 December 1924
Occupation(s) | Pianist, composer |
Labels | Atco, Universal |
Website | www.fabricius-bjerre.dk |
Bent Fabricius-Bjerre (7 December 1924 – 28 July 2020), better known internationally as Bent Fabric, was a
.Biography
Bent Fabricius-Bjerre was born in
Fabricius-Bjerre had done extensive work in film scores prior to the success of his singles, and continued to work in film for decades after. In 2003, Fabricius-Bjerre returned to the charts, this time in his native Denmark. He released the album Jukebox as Bent Fabric, where he worked with critically acclaimed Danish musicians, including Peter Frödin.[6] The singles "Jukebox" hit #3 in Denmark and "Shake" hit #10 that year. In 2006, a remix of "Jukebox" was released, and the title track became a dance music hit, peaking at #7 on the US Dance/Club Play charts.[2] The album was also re-released in the United States, this time featuring a remix of his famous instrumental song "Alley Cat", formerly known as “Omkring et flygel” (“Around a Piano”), among others.[6]
In 2005 he released the
In 2018, Bent Fabricius-Bjerre was honored for his long and active career by naming a new species of beetle †Cacomorphocerus bentifabrici (Fabrizio Fanti & Anders Leth Damgaard, 2018). Married thrice, he died on 28 July 2020.[7][8]
Film music
- Poeten og Lillemor(1958)
- Helle for Helene (1959)
- Forelsket i København (1960)
- Poeten og Lillemor og Lotte (1960)
- Cirkus Buster (1961)
- Flemming på kostskole (1961)
- Svinedrengen og prinsessen på ærten (1962)
- Poeten og Lillemor i forårshumør (1963)
- Tre piger i Paris(1963)
- Hvis lille pige er du? (1963)
- Halløj i himmelsengen (1964)
- Døden kommer til middag(1964)
- Pigen og millionæren(1965)
- Strike First Freddy (1965)
- Relax Freddy (1966)
- Olsen-banden(1968–1998)
- Olsenbanden(Norwegian, 1969–1999)
- Tænk på et tal (1969)
- Ballade på Christianshavn (1971)
- Flåklypa Grand Prix(Norwegian, 1975)
- Matador (TV series, 1978–1981)
- Min farmors hus (1984)
- Når engle elsker (1986)
- Peter von Scholten (1990)
- Lad isbjørnene danse(1990)
- Det skaldede spøgelse (1992)
- Blinkende lygter (2000)
- Olsen-banden Junior (2001)
- Klovn - The Movie(2010)
Discography
Albums
- 1962 Alley Cat (Atco Records)
- 1962 The Happy Puppy (Atco Records)
- 1963 Piano Party with Bent Fabric (Columbia 33-OSX-7720)(Australia)
- 1964 Organ Grinder's Swing (Atco Records)
- 1964 The Drunken Penguin (Atco Records)
- 1965 Together! (with Acker Bilk) (Atco Records)
- 1966 Never Tease Tigers (Atco Records)
- 1967 Operation Lovebirds (Atco Records)
- 1968 Relax With Bent Fabric (Atco Records)
- 1997 The Very Best of Bent Fabric
- 1998 Klaver med mer (CMC Records)
- 2001 Mit livs melodi (Copenhagen Records)
- 2004 Jukebox (Universal)
- 2005 Kan du kende melodien (Universal)
- 2014 Bent Fabricius-Bjerre og Hans Musik (Warner Music)
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
Record Label | B-side | Album | |
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US Pop |
US AC | |||||
1962 | "Alley Cat" | 7 | 2 | Atco | "Markin' Time" | Alley Cat |
"Chicken Feed" | 63 | 16 | "That Certain Party" (BB #117) | The Happy Puppy | ||
1963 | "The Happy Puppy" | 102 | — | "Sermonette" | ||
1964 | "Goofus" | — | — | "Organ Grinder's Swing" | Organ Grinder's Swing | |
1965 | "The Old Piano Roll Blues" | — | — | "Titena" | The Drunken Penguin | |
"Alley Cat Dance" | — | — | "The Drunken Penguin" | |||
1966 | "The Sweet Charity Theme" | — | — | "Can't You See" |
References
- ^ Biography, Allmusic.com
- ^ a b Billboard Singles, Allmusic.com
- ^ Billboard, Allmusic.com
- ^ Grammy Awards, Allmusic.com
- ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ a b "Yes, Bent Fabric Is For Real". Geezer Music Club. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Bent Fabricius-Bjerre er død". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 28 July 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Bent Fabric discography at Discogs
- Bent Fabric at IMDb