Fredrik Norén
Fredrik Norén | |
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Born | Stockholm | 21 April 1941
Origin | Sweden |
Died | 13 May 2016 Stockholm | (aged 75)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument(s) | Drums |
Labels | Official website |
Fredrik Norén (21 April 1941 – 13 May 2016)[1] was a Swedish jazz drummer and band leader.[2]
Career
In the 1960s, he was active in the jazz circle "Gyllene Cirkeln" and performed with Ben Webster and Dexter Gordon. In the 1970s, he worked with Lars Gullin.[3]
With his own F.N. Band (born 1978), he fostered young jazz musicians and released a series of albums, Jazz in Sweden (1980) as the first. Furthermore, he released The Snake (1984), Juan Carlos (1988) and To Mr J (1990). On his own label he continued with the albums City Sounds (1991), live from the
With Joakim Milder,
Honors
- 2006: The Lars Gullin Award
- 2006: Lars Färnlöf Award
Discography
Solo albums
Fredrik Norén Band
- 1980: Jazz in Sweden (Caprice Records)
- 1984: The Snake (Phontastic Records)
- 2001: Plays (Mirrors)
- 2003: Moon rush (Mirrors)
- 1987: Juan Carlos (Mirrors)
- 1990: To Mr J (Sonet Music)
- 1992: City Sounds (Mirrors), live at Fasching jazz club in Stockholm
- 1995: One Day in May (Mirrors), with vocalist Lina Nyberg
- 1997: The Pelican (Mirrors)
- 1999: T (Mirrors)
- 2010: Innside Up (Mirrors)
Other
- 2006: Sweden Bahia Connection (Mirrors)[4]
Collaborations
With Staffan Abeleen Quintet
- 1964: Persepolis (Philips)
- 1966: Downstream (Philips)
- 1972: Svit Cachasa (SR Records), with Lars Färnlöf and Radiojazzgruppen
With Lennart Åberg
- 1996: The Zone (Mirrors)
- Live at Glenn Miller Café
With Björn Alke's Quartet
- 1974: Jazz I Sverige '74 (Caprice)
- 1976: Fine And Mellow (EMI Sweden)
With Bo Hansson
- 1977: El-Ahrairah (Charisma), 'Music Inspired by Watership Down'
With Brew Moore and Lars Sjösten Trio
- 1972: Brew's Stockholm Dew (Sonet)
With "Sister Maj's Blouse", including with Joakim Milder, Bobo Stenson and Palle Danielsson
- 1993: Sister Maj's Blouse (Mirrors), plays the music of Börje Fredriksson
- 1998: Epilogue – Plays The Music of Börje Fredriksson (Mirrors)
- 2006: In Concert (Mirrors)
With Idrees Sulieman
- 1964: The Camel (Columbia [EMI])
Sivuca with Putte Wickmans Orkester
- 1968: Sivuca (Interdisc)
References
- ^ Om Fredrik Norén begravningen
- ^ "Norén, Fredrik". MusikSok.se. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Fredrik Norén: Trummar vidare och prisas!" (in Swedish). DigJazz.se. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ a b Sabbatini, Mark (14 March 2006). "Fredrik Norén: Sweden Bahia Connection (2006)". Musical reviews. All About Jazz. Retrieved 9 November 2014.