Nils Paul "Palle" Danielsson (15 October 1946 – 18 May 2024) was a Swedish

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double bassist born in

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, Sweden. From 1974 to 1979, he was a member of

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's quartet. He was the brother of pianist Monica Dominique. Danielsson died on 18 May 2024, at the age of 77.Jazzradion minns Palle Danielsson

Career

Danielsson's first instrument was the harmonica, which he started playing at the age of two. By age eight he was playing violin, which he continued to play and study for about five years. Around this time he became interested in jazz and started to play double bass. When he was fifteen, Danielsson was playing professionally. Having studied at the Stockholm Royal Academy of Music (1962–1966), he began to play with Scandinavian musicians such as

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, and

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and took up international collaborations, for example with

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and

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. Danielsson worked with

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, Charles Lloyd,

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, George Russell,

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, and John Taylor. He also led and co-led several bands in Sweden, and released several recordings.

Discography

As leader

* ''Contra Post'' (Caprice, 1994) * ''Opening'' with Jon Fält (MA, 2009) * ''Togetherness'' with Monica Dominique (Dominique, 2012) * ''Trio M/E/D'' with Peter Erskine, Rita Marcotulli (Abeat, 2015) * ''On the Brink of a Lovely Song'' with Christina von Bülow,

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(Storyville, 2018)

As sideman

With Lennart Åberg * ''Seven Pieces'' (2000) * ''Green Prints'' (2002) With

* '' You Never Know'' ( ECM, 1992) * '' Time Being'' (ECM, 1993) * '' As It Is'' (ECM, 1995) * '' Juni'' (ECM, 1997) With

* '' Witchi-Tai-To'' (ECM, 1974) * '' Dansere'' (ECM, 1975) With

* '' Belonging'' (ECM, 1974) * '' My Song'' (ECM, 1978) * '' Personal Mountains'' (ECM, 1979) * '' Nude Ants'' (ECM, 1979) * '' Sleeper'' (ECM, 2012) With

* '' Alto Summit'' with Pony Poindexter,

Phil Woods Philip Wells Woods (November 2, 1931 – September 29, 2015) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer. Biography Woods was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. After inheriting a saxophone at age 12, he began t ...

and Leo Wright (MPS, 1968) * '' Altissimo'' with Gary Bartz,

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 ...

and

Charlie Mariano Carmine Ugo Mariano (November 12, 1923 – June 16, 2009) was an American jazz saxophone, saxophonist who focused on the alto saxophone, alto and soprano saxophone. He occasionally performed and recorded on flute and nadaswaram as well. Biogra ...

(Philips, 1973) With

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* ''Joy'' (1968) * ''Different Days, Different Ways'' (1974) With Christof Lauer * ''Christof Lauer'' (CMP, 1989) * ''Bluebells'' (CMP, 1992) With Charles Lloyd * '' Montreux 82'' (Elektra/Musician, 1983) * '' A Night in Copenhagen'' (Blue Note, 1985) * ''

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'' (ECM, 1989) With

and

* ''The Wide Point'' (MPS, 1975) With Ale Möller and Lena Willemark * ''The Nordan Suite'' (ECM, 1994) * ''Agram Ale'' (ECM, 1997) With

* '' Live at the Village Vanguard'' (Blue Note, 1984) * '' Pianism'' (Blue Note, 1985) With

* ''

The Pilgrim and the Stars ''The Pilgrim and the Stars'' is an album by Italian jazz trumpeter and composer Enrico Rava recorded in June 1975 and released on ECM Records, ECM later that year—his debut for the label. The quartet features rhythm section John Abercrombie (gu ...

'' (ECM, 1975) * '' The Plot'' (ECM, 1976) * ''L' Opera Va'' (1993) With John Taylor * ''Angel of the Presence'' (2005) * ''Whirlpool'' (2008) * ''Giulia's Thursdays'' (2012) With others * ''Jan Allan-70'', Jan Allan/ Nils Lindberg (1998) * '' Some Aspects of Water'',

( Storyville, 1996) * ''Togetherness'',

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(Dominique, 2012) * ''Al Cohn and Zoot Sims'',

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Zoot Sims John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. He first gained attention in the "Four Brothers" sax section of Woody Herman's big ...

(1982) * '' Collaborations'', Marilyn Crispell (2009) * ''Capricer Med'', Eric Ericson/ Orphei Draengar (1999) * ''Stockholm 1965'',

(2007) * ''Traction Avant'', Alessandro Galati (1995) * ''Laurita'',

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(Dreyfus, 1996) * ''Music for Two Brothers'', Rolf Kühn (1998) * '' Watch What Happens!'',

(MPS, 1968) * Fyra, Magnus Lindgren (2012) * ''People Places Times and Faces'', Fredrik Lundin (1993) * ''Interface'', Adam Makowicz (1987) * ''The Wide Point'',

(1975) * ''Koine'', Rita Marcotulli (2003) * ''Open'', Lina Nyberg (1998) * ''For All It Is'',

Barre Phillips Barre Phillips (October 27, 1934 – December 28, 2024) was an American jazz double bass, bassist. A professional musician since 1960, he moved to New York City in 1962, then to Europe in 1967. From 1972 he was based in southern France, where in ...

(1971) * ''Rena Rama'', Rena Rama (1998) * ''Inside Pictures-A Tribute to Lars Gullin Vol. 2'', Bernt Rosengren (2002) * '' Responsorium'', Dino Saluzzi (ECM, 2001) * '' Litania: Music of Krzysztof Komeda'',

(ECM, 1997) * '' Satu'', Edward Vesala (ECM, 1977) * ''Spring Mot Ulla-Spring!'',

Cornelis Vreeswijk Cornelis Vreeswijk (8 August 1937 – 12 November 1987) was a Dutch singer-songwriter and poet who lived and worked primarily in Sweden. Born to Dutch parents in IJmuiden, Netherlands, he emigrated to Sweden with his parents in 1949 at the age ...

(1971) * ''Hidden History'', Eric Vloeimans (2004) * ''

Grazing Dreams ''Grazing Dreams'' is the second album by American sitarist and composer Collin Walcott, recorded in February 1977 and released on ECM later that year. Walcott's quintet features trumpeter Don Cherry and rhythm section John Abercrombie, Palle ...

'',

(ECM, 1977) * ''Concord'', Jens Winther (2005) * ''Sanctuary'', Barney Wilen (Ida, 1991)

References

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