Svend Asmussen
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Background information | |
Birth name | Svend Harald Christian Asmussen |
Born | Copenhagen, Denmark | 28 February 1916
Died | 7 February 2017 Dronningmølle, Denmark | (aged 100)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupations | Violinist |
Years active | 1923–2010 |
Svend Asmussen (28 February 1916 – 7 February 2017) was a Danish
Life and career
Asmussen was born in
In the late 1950s, Asmussen formed the trio Swe-Danes with singer Alice Babs and guitarist Ulrik Neumann.[2] The group became quite successful in Scandinavia for their music hall style entertainment and also toured the United States. Asmussen also worked with Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, and Duke Ellington.[2] Asmussen was invited by Ellington to play on his Jazz Violin Session recording in 1963 with Stéphane Grappelli and Ray Nance.[2]
In 1966, Asmussen appeared alongside Grappelli, Stuff Smith, and
Asmussen became a centenarian on 28 February 2016.[4] He died peacefully in his sleep on 7 February 2017, at age 100.[5]
Asmussen's collection of jazz music, photographs, posters and other material is held in the
Discography
As leader
- Plays Hot Fiddle (Parlophone, 1953)
- Danish Imports with Ulrik Neumann (Warner Bros., 1961)
- European Encounter with John Lewis (Atlantic, 1962)
- Scandinavian Folk Songs Sung and Swung! with Alice Babs (Philips, 1964)
- Evergreens (Odeon, 1965)
- Violin Summit with Stephane Grappelli, Stuff Smith, Jean-Luc Ponty (Prestige, 1968)
- Just Fiddlin' Around with Deiter Reith (Murbo, 1967)
- Two of a Kind with Stephane Grappelli (Polydor, 1968)
- Yesterday and Today with Toots Thielemans (A&M, 1973)
- Toots and Svend with Toots Thielemans (Sonet, 1973)
- As Time Goes By with Lionel Hampton (Sonet, 1978)
- June Night (Doctor Jazz, 1983)
- String Swing with Ulf Wakenius (Sonet, 1983)
- On the Good Ship Lollipop with Teresa Brewer (Doctor Jazz, 1983)
- Makin' Whoopee...and Music (Arbors, 2009)
- Rhythm Is Our Business (Storyville, 2009)[6]
- The Jazz Man Hitler Failed to Silence (Roastin, 2011)[7]
As sideman
- Oscar Aleman, Swing Guitar Masterpieces 1938–1957 (Acoustic Disc, 1998)
- Sathima Bea Benjamin, A Morning in Paris (Enja, 1997)
- Kenny Drew, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Ed Thigpen, Prize/Winners (Matrix, 1978)
- Duke Ellington, Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session (Atlantic, 1976)
- David Grisman, Svingin' with Svend (Zebra Acoustic, 1988)
- L. Subramaniam, Garland (Storyville, 1982)
References
Sources
- Brooks, Richard. "Svend Asmussen: Phenomenal Jazz Fiddler". FiddlerMagazine.com. Retrieved 2006-06-02.
- Lowe, James. "The Phenomenal Danish Fiddler". Yodaslair.com. Retrieved April 16, 2008.
Notes
- ISBN 0-141-00646-3.
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
- ^ Friedwald, Will (8 July 2010). "This Working Musician Is 94". Biography. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Lautrup, John (28 February 2016). "TILLYKKE: Svend Asmussen fylder 100 år". Billed Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Den verdensberømte violinist Svend Asmussen er død". Politiken. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ Mosey, Chris (18 November 2009). "This Working Musician Is 94". Musical reviews. All About Jazz. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Svend Asmussen". Discography. AllMusic. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
External links
Media related to Svend Asmussen at Wikimedia Commons