Erik Amundsen
Erik Amundsen | |
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| Born | 1 February 1937 Oslo, Norway |
| Died | 22 February 2015 (aged 78) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Upright bass |
Erik Amundsen (1 February 1937 – 22 February 2015) was a Norwegian jazz bassist from Oslo.[1]
Career
Amundsen debuted in 1954 within the trio of his brother Arvid Amundsen and within Atle Hammer Sextet. Throughout the 1950s, he played within Karl Otto Hoff Trio, Eilif Holm Quartet and released an album with
His own Erik Amundsen Sextet (2000) included Atle Hammer (trumpet), Jan Erik Ulseth (saxophone), Erling Wicklund (trombone), Roger Amundsen (guitar) and Eyvind Olsen (drums). After a stroke in 2002, he was unable play his instrument. In 2006, he was honored by a concert at the club Cosmopolite in Oslo). A selection of nearly forty tracks from his recording career can be heard on the album Portrait of a norwegian jazz artist (2005).
Amundsen died on 22 February 2015. He was 78.[4]
Honors
- 1962: Buddyprisen
Discography
- 1993: Tenderly, with Monica Borgen
- 1995: Remember, with Totti Bergh
- 1998: The Oslo Jazz Circle jubilee concert in the fall of 1998
- 2005: Portrait of a Norwegian jazz artist (Gemini Records)
References
- ^ "Erik Amundsen Biography". Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
- ^ Kagge, Stein (23 January 2006). "I europeisk toppklasse". Aftenposten. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ Helgheim, Roald (22 January 2006). "Portrett av en bassist". Dagsavisen. Archived from the original on 23 May 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ "Amundsen, Erik". Ballade.no. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-02.
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