Bent Patey (born 12 June 1952 in
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...
, Norway) is an English-Norwegian guitarist, composer and writer. He grew out of the environment around
Club 7
Club 7 was a cultural club in Oslo, Norway, active from 1963 to 1985. It was regarded a centre for counterculture in Norway in the 1960s through the 1970s. There was a wide tolerance for alternative lifestyles, including homosexuality.
History
Clu ...
, and with a background in groups like Bazar,
Susanne Fuhr Band, Lotus and Bryggerigangen Bluesband.
Biography
Patey has contributed on more than 40 albums. In the 1980s he toured Norway with his own band PATEYs PIPE. Together with the keyboarder
Brynjulf Blix
Brynjulf Blix (born December 20, 1951) is a Norwegian pianist. Known from his collaboration with Terje Rypdal, Blix received broader notoriety as a member of the group Alex, supporting the singer Alex Naumik. Blix is also known for his knowledg ...
, bassist
Geir Holmsen
Geir Holmsen (born 12 December 1956) is a Norwegian jazz musician, bassist, arranger and composer, and married 1983 to the singer Maj Britt Andersen. He participated in various bands connected to the jazz club Club 7 in Oslo, from the mid-1970s ...
and drummer
Bjørn Jenssen
Bjørn Jenssen (born 1959 in Bodø (town), Bodø, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums), known from a number of recordings, and steady drummer in the band Dance with a Stranger (band), Dance With a Stranger.
Career
Jenssen started pla ...
as the first lineup. Later many other renown Norwegian artists have been on the list.
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Discography (in selection)
Solo albums
*1982: ''Ocean Front Walk'' (EMI), nominated for the Spellemannprisen
The Spellemannprisen (also referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards) is a Norwegian music award ceremony presented by International Federation of the Phonographic Industry#Local associations, IFPI Norge and :no:FONO, FONO. It was first awarded i ...
as this years composer,Sidsel Endresen
Sidsel Endresen (born 19 June 1952) is a Norwegian singer, composer, and actress. She was part of the Jon Eberson group. Since 1987, Endresen has pursued a successful solo career, recording for ECM.
Career
Endresen was one of the most prom ...
, Lynni Treekrem, Sigurd Køhn
Sigurd Eystein Køhn (6 August 1959 – 26 December 2004) was a Norwegian jazz saxophonist and composer.
Career
Køhn was born in Kristiansand, Norway, and started playing the violin and the clarinet at the age of 9, and begun playing the al ...
, Morten Halle
Morten Halle (born 7 October 1957) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone), composer and music arranger. He was born in Oslo, and he is known from the city's jazz scene and from a series recordings. (in Norwegian)
Career
Halle participated in ...
, Torbjørn Sunde
Torbjørn Sunde (born 16 February 1954) is a Norwegian jazz trombonist who has worked with Terje Rypdal, Edward Vesala, Jon Balke, Knut Værnes, Rickie Lee Jones, Randy Crawford, Dr. John, Jan Eggum, Jan Garbarek, and Mezzoforte (band), Mezzofort ...
, Jon Christensen
Collaborations
;With Bazar
*1974: ''Drabantbyrock'' (Plateselskapet Mai)
;With Bryggerigangen Bluesband
*1979: ''Blått Brygg'' (Plateselskapet Mai)
;With Bang 85
*1985: ''The Further You Go'' (Spider Records), with Håkon Iversen, Brynjulf Blix, Øivind Madsen, Paolo Vinaccia
Paolo Vinaccia (Camerino, 27 March 1954 – Oslo, 5 July 2019) was an Italian jazz drummer who lived in Norway. He died on 5 July 2019 after almost ten years of living with pancreatic cancer.
Career
Vinaccia worked with Terje Rypdal, Bendik Ho ...
among others
References
External links
PATEYs PIPE
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Norwegian jazz composers
Norwegian jazz guitarists
1952 births
Living people
Norwegian people of English descent