Bo Stief (born 15 October 1946) is a Danish

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born in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

. He has worked or recorded with Don Cherry,

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Johnny Griffin John Arnold Griffin III (April 24, 1928 – July 25, 2008) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Nicknamed "the Little Giant" for his short stature and forceful playing, Griffin's career began in the mid-1940s and continued until the month of ...

Jackie McLean John Lenwood McLean (May 17, 1931 – March 31, 2006) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and educator. He is one of the few musicians to be elected to the ''DownBeat'' Hall of Fame in the year of their death. Bio ...

, George Russell,

Kenny Drew Kenneth Sidney "Kenny" Drew (August 28, 1928 – August 4, 1993) was an American-Danish jazz pianist. Biography Drew was born on August 28, 1928, in New York City, United States, and he received piano lessons from the age of five. Feather, ...

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, among many other prominent jazz musicians. Since 1980 Stief has been leading bands as ''Chasing Dreams'', ''Dream Machine'' or ''One Song III''. In 2005 he was awarded the Danish Django d’Or as ''Master of Jazz''.

Discography

As leader

* ''Hidden Frontiers'' (Replay, 1987) * ''Chasing Dreams'' (Columbia, 1993) * ''Heart & Destiny'' (Dream Song Music, 1999) * ''First Time'' (Stunt, 2001) * ''Short Story'' (Exlibris, 2006)

As sideman

With Don Cherry * '' Live at Cafe Montmartre 1966'' (3 volumes) (ESP-Disk, 2007) * ''Copenhagen 1963 & Hilversum 1966'' (FreeFactory, 2010) With Peter Herbolzheimer * ''Live Im Onkel Po'' (Polydor, 1975) * ''Hip Walk'' (Polydor, 1976) * ''Touchdown'' (Polydor, 1977) * ''I Hear Voices'' (Polydor, 1978) * ''Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination and Brass'' (PolJazz, 1979) * ''Bandfire'' (Panda, 1981) * ''Fat Man Boogie'' (Koala, 1982) * ''Music for Swinging Dancers Vol. 3 Cheek to Cheek'' (Teldec, 1984) * ''25 Jahre Peter Herbolzheimer Die 80er und 90er Jahre'' (Koala, 1995) * ''Masterpieces'' (MPS, 1995) * ''Getting Down to Brass Tracks'' (Alanna, 2006) With Chris Hinze * ''Saliah'' (Keytone, 1984) * ''Meditation and Mantras'' (Keytone, 1986) * ''African Dream'' (Keytone, 1991) * ''Music for Relaxation'' (Keytone, 1992) With

Krzysztof Komeda Krzysztof Trzciński (27 April 1931 – 23 April 1969), known professionally as Krzysztof Komeda, was a Polish film score composer and jazz pianist widely regarded as one of the most influential Polish jazz musicians. He is best known for writin ...

* ''Live in Copenhagen'' (Polonia, 1993) * ''Astigmatic Live'' (Polonia, 1995) * ''Roman Two'' (Power Bros 1998) With

* ''Ornithology'' (Venus/Interplay, 1994) * ''I Got a Good One for You'' (Storyville, 1999) * ''Marshlands'' (Storyville, 2003) * ''In Denmark'' (Absord 2009) With Jesper Thilo * ''I Remember Boone'' (Music Mecca, 2003) * ''Remembering Those Who Were'' (Stunt, 2009) * ''Jesper Thilo On Clarinet'' (Stunt, 2010) With

Jasper van 't Hof Jasper van 't Hof (born 30 June 1947) is a Dutch jazz pianist and keyboard player. Van 't Hof was born in Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands, and began studying piano at the age of five. He played in jazz bands at school, and by the age of 19 was ...

* ''The Door Is Open'' (MPS/BASF, 1976) * ''The Selfkicker'' (MPS 1977) * ''Jazzbuhne Berlin '80'' (Repertoire, 1990) * ''Face to Face'' (Intuition, 1994) * ''Canossa'' (Intuition, 1998) * ''NeverNeverLand'' (Jaro Medien, 2005) * ''Live at Quasimodo'' (Jaro Medien, 2007) With others *

Frans Bak Frans Bak (born 7 February 1958 Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish composer, choral conductor, saxophonist, and pianist. He is a graduate of the Royal Danish Academy of Music and has worked as a jazz performer and composer of film music. In 1994, he ...

, ''Dagen for Imorgen'' (Salut, 1986) * Hacke Bjorksten, ''The Party Is On!'' (Dragon, 2001) *

Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Edward F. Davis (March 2, 1922 – November 3, 1986), known professionally as Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. It is unclear how he acquired the moniker "Lockjaw" (later shortened to "Jaws"): it is either said that ...

, '' Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home'' (SteepleChase, 1976) *

, '' Aura'' (Columbia, 1989) *

Wild Bill Davison William Edward Davison (January 5, 1906 – November 14, 1989), nicknamed "Wild Bill", was an American jazz cornetist. He emerged in the 1920s through his work playing alongside Muggsy Spanier and Frank Teschemacher in a cover band where they ...

, ''Wild Bill Davison in Copenhagen'' (CBS, 1974) * Povl Dissing, ''Lykkeland'' (Exlibris, 1977) *

Niels Lan Doky Niels Lan Doky (born 3 October 1963) is a Danish jazz pianist, composer and producer. He is the older brother of jazz bassist Chris Minh Doky. Biography Doky was born in Copenhagen of a Danish mother and Vietnamese father. His father worked as ...

, ''The Truth Live at Montmartre'' (Storyville, 1988) * Arne Domnerus, ''When Lights Are Low'' (Salut, 1988) * Arne Domnerus, ''A Little Bossa Nova'' (LadyBird, 1998) *

, ''Solo-Duo'' (Storyville, 1996) *

Ron Goodwin Ronald Alfred Goodwin (17 February 19258 January 2003) was an English composer and conductor known for his film music. He scored over 70 films in a career lasting over fifty years. His most famous works included ''Where Eagles Dare'', ''Battle ...

, ''Valhalla'' (Replay, 1986) *

, '' The Squirrel'' (Blue Note, 1997) * Lars Graugaard, ''Smile'' (Skylight, 1986) *

Eddie Harris Eddie Harris (October 20, 1934 – November 5, 1996) was an American jazz musician, best known for playing tenor saxophone and for introducing the electrically amplified saxophone. He was also fluent on the electric piano and organ. His best-k ...

, '' Steps Up'' (SteepleChase, 1981) *

Tommy Korberg Tommy may refer to: People and fictional characters * Tommy (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Tommy Atkins, or just Tommy, a slang term for a common soldier in the British Army * Tommy Giacomelli (born 1974), Brazilian fo ...

, ''Blixtlas Svensk 70-Tals Poesi'' (Sonet, 1979) * Rolf Kuhn, ''Total Space'' (MPS/BASF, 1975) *

Didier Lockwood Didier Lockwood (11 February 1956 – 18 February 2018) was a French violinist. He played in the French rock band Magma in the 1970s, and was known for his use of electric amplification and his experimentation with different sounds on the electri ...

, ''Live in Montreux'' (Pausa, 1980) * Ken McIntyre, ''

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'' (SteepleChase, 1974) *

, '' Live at Montmartre'' (SteepleChase, 1972) * Jackie McLean, '' Ode to Super'' (SteepleChase, 1973) *

Palle Mikkelborg Palle Mikkelborg (born 6 March 1941) is a Danish jazz trumpet player, composer, arranger and record producer. He is self-taught on the trumpet, although he studied conducting at the Royal Music Conservatory in Copenhagen. He became a professio ...

, ''Ashoka Suite/Guadiana Concert'' (Metronome, 1970) * Palle Mikkelborg, ''Anything But Grey'' (Columbia, 1992) *

Vincent Nilsson Vincent Nilsson is a Swedish jazz trombonist and arranger. Biography Nilsson played in the orchestra on the Miles Davis recording '' Aura'' in 1985. Nilsson recorded ''Jazz Trombone Spirituals'' for Storyville Records in 1998. On the album, he u ...

, ''Jazz Trombone Spirituals'' (Storyville, 2000) * Vincent Nilsson, ''More Spirituals!'' (Storyville, 2005) *

Frank Rosolino Frank Rosolino (August 20, 1926 – November 26, 1978) was an American jazz trombonist. Biography Rosolino was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States, He performed with the big bands of Bob Chester, Glen Gray, Tony Pastor, Herbie Fields, G ...

, ''Frank Talks!'' (Storyville, 2008) *

Sanne Salomonsen Susanne Salomonsen (born on 30 December 1955) is a Danish singer and songwriter, better known under the nickname Sanne Salomonsen. Salomonsen joined a local rock band in 1967, and her first solo album was released in 1973. She became one of the m ...

, ''Precious Moments'' (EMI, 1977) * L. Subramaniam, ''Garland'' (Storyville, 1982) *

Buddy Tate George Holmes "Buddy" Tate (February 22, 1913 – February 10, 2001) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist. Biography Tate was born in Sherman, Texas, United States, and first played the alto saxophone. According to the website All Ab ...

, ''Tate a Tete at La Fontaine'' (Storyville, 1976) * Tosedrengene, ''Tiden Star Stille'' (Mercury, 1981) * Osten Warnerbring, ''Jag Bor Vid Ett Raststalle'' (Frituna, 1978) * Osten Warnerbring, ''Jongloren'' (Frituna, 1978) *

, '' My Man: Live at Montmartre 1973'' (SteepleChase, 1973) * Gary Windo, ''His Master's Bones'' (Cuneiform, 1996)

References

1946 births Living people Musicians from Copenhagen Danish jazz double-bassists Male double-bassists Danish jazz composers DR Big Band members 21st-century Danish double-bassists 21st-century male musicians {{Double-bassist-stub