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Usually I switch to another station if the current starts playing jazz, but not when it this guy. What he could do with a bass was incredible.
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (born May 27, 1946, dead April 20, 2005) was a Danish jazz bassist known for his impressive technique and an approach that could be considered an extension of the innovative work of Scott LaFaro.
Pedersen began his professional jazz career in Denmark at the age of 14. At 17 he turned down an offer to join the Count Basie orchestra. During the 1960s he played with several important American jazzmen who were touring in Denmark, including Albert Ayler, Bill Evans, Dexter Gordon, Roland Kirk, Jackie McLean, Bud Powell, and Sonny Rollins. In the 1970s he worked in a duo with Kenny Drew, and began making occasional appearances with the Oscar Peterson Trio. He has also worked with Stephane Grappelli and recorded extensively as a leader.
There is some confusion about the man's name: It is so long and he uses all of it. Then there is this Ø that confuses people with no knowledge of the Scandinavian languages. In speech he is often referred to as simply Niels-Henning and in writing NHØP. (Or NHOP if you dislike the Ø.) And which two of the four names should be connected with a hyphen? The correct answer is: the two first ones.
Pedersen began his professional jazz career in Denmark at the age of 14. At 17 he turned down an offer to join the Count Basie orchestra. During the 1960s he played with several important American jazzmen who were touring in Denmark, including Albert Ayler, Bill Evans, Dexter Gordon, Roland Kirk, Jackie McLean, Bud Powell, and Sonny Rollins. In the 1970s he worked in a duo with Kenny Drew, and began making occasional appearances with the Oscar Peterson Trio. He has also worked with Stephane Grappelli and recorded extensively as a leader.
There is some confusion about the man's name: It is so long and he uses all of it. Then there is this Ø that confuses people with no knowledge of the Scandinavian languages. In speech he is often referred to as simply Niels-Henning and in writing NHØP. (Or NHOP if you dislike the Ø.) And which two of the four names should be connected with a hyphen? The correct answer is: the two first ones.