Hugo Rasmussen (22 March 1941 – 30 August 2015) was a Danish bassist. Rasmussen is best known for his album ''Sweets to the Sweet'' (1978). ''Sweets To the Sweet'' was re-released in 2001 on Danish label Music Mecca.

Biography

He worked with, among others,

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, Ole Kock Hansen,

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, and

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. He was one of the most sought-after bass players in the world and performed on 800 albums. Rasmussen was the acoustic bassist for Norbert Susemihl's

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All Stars and for his own band, Hugo Rasmussen AllStarz which he formed in 1999 with Jakob Dinesen (

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), Kasper Trandberg (

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), Andrew Hyhne (

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), Heine Hansen (piano) and Kresten Osgood (drums). He died at the age of 74 on 30 August 2015.

Awards

* 2000 – Palæ Bars Jazzpris * 2002 – Ben Webster's Prize of Honour * 2006 – Bent Jædig Prisen * 2009 – IFPI Prize of Honour (''Ærespris'') Danish Music Award Jazz, award from the

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* 2014 – Dansk Musiker Forbund Prize of Honour * 2014 – Leo Mathisen Prize

Selected discography

As leader

* ''Sweets to the Sweet'' (1978) Re-released 2001 Music Mecca CD 3046-2 Denmark * ''Hugo...Partly Live'' (2013) Stunt STUCD 13032

As sideman

* ''The Jeep Is Jumping''

1965 Released in 1991 Black Lion BLCD-760147 * ''Ben Webster Plays Ballads'' 1970 Membran * '' Swiss Suite''

1971 RCA * '' Birdtown Birds'' Joe Albany 1973 SteepleChase * ''

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1974 SteepleChase * '' Motoring Along''

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(Sonet, 1974) *

–

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(1976) 1997 CD Storyville *''Together Again''

(1977) LP SLP Cat#:4027, 1998 (CD) Storyville Cat#:8216 * ''

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(1977) with

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1994 CD Steeplechase * ''The Ralph Sutton Quartet''

(1977) 1996 CD Storyville * ''Al Grey and Jesper Thilo Quintet'' 1986 Storyville

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rasmussen, Hugo 1941 births 2015 deaths Danish jazz double-bassists Danish male double-bassists Bebop double-bassists People from Gladsaxe Municipality Musicians from the Capital Region of Denmark Danish male jazz musicians