Vincent Nilsson is a Swedish jazz trombonist and arranger.

Biography

Nilsson played in the orchestra on the

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recording '' Aura'' in 1985. Nilsson recorded ''Jazz Trombone Spirituals'' for

Storyville Records Storyville Records is an international record company and label based in Copenhagen, Denmark, specializing in jazz and blues music. Besides its original material, Storyville Records has reissued many vintage jazz recordings that previously appea ...

in 1998. On the album, he used mutes and

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s. His second album for Storyville was ''More Spirituals''."Vincent Nilsson – More Spirituals!"
Storyville Records. Retrieved 29 March 2017. It was recorded in August 2004, with pianist Horace Parlan, guitarist John Sund, bassist Bo Stief, plus Ayi Solomon and Eliel Lazo on vocals and percussion, and Emmanel Amadasun on vocals. Nilsson has been a member of the DR Big Band for several decades, and conducted and arranged their ''Spirituals'' album. He also played on their ''The Jazz Ballad Song Book'' recording with trumpeter

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.Hale, James (November 2011) "Randy Brecker with DR Big Band – The Jazz Ballad Song Book". ''Down Beat''. p. 72.

Discography

As leader

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

As a member

Danish Radio Big Band * ''By Jones, I Think We've Got It'' (Metronome, 1978) * ''Crackdown First U.K. Tour'' (Hep, 1988) * ''Nordjazz Big 5'' (Odin, 1991) * ''Suite for Jazz Band'' (Hep, 1992) * ''A Little Bit of Duke'' (Dacapo, 1995) * ''The Danish Radio Big Band Plays Thad Jones'' (Dacapo, 1996) * ''This Train'' (Dacapo, 1997) * ''Ways of Seeing'' (Storyville, 1999) * ''Nice Work'' (Dacapo, 2000) * ''The Power and the Glory'' (Storyville, 2001) * ''Lady Be Good'' (Content, 2003) * ''Trollabundin Cope, 12'' (Tonar, 2005) * ''Dedication Suite'' (Cape, 2006) * ''The Impaler'' (Red Dot Music, 2010) * ''Play Bill Evans'' (Stunt, 2012) – trombone. recorded in 2000. * ''Spirituals'' (Storyville, 2014) – conductor

As sideman

With Anders Bergcrantz * ''Twenty-Four Hours'' (Dragon, 1999) * ''About Time'' (Stunt, 2007) With

* '' Aura'', ( Columbia, 1989) With Peter Herbolzheimer * ''Live Im Onkel Po'' (Polydor, 1975) * ''Hip Walk'' (Polydor, 1976) With

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* ''Cerco Un Paese Innocente'' ( ECM, 1995) * ''Hide and Seek'' (ECM, 2001) With

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* ''Hommage/Once Upon a Time'' (EmArcy, 1990) * ''Ambiance'' (Dacapo, 1994) With others * Sigurd Barrett, ''Live'' (My Way Music, 2007) * Marie Bergman, ''But Beautiful'' (Stunt, 1994) * Otto Brandenburg, ''Otto Brandenburg'' (Mermaid Music, 1989) * Anna Lena Brundin, ''Du Ar Mitt Begar Anna Lena Brundin Sjunger Edith Piaf'' (Bakhall, 1993) * Debbie Cameron, ''Brief Encounter'' (Metronome, 1978) *

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, '' Winter Oranges'' (Jazzprint, 2000) * Tommy Flanagan, '' Flanagan's Shenanigans'' (Storyville, 1994) *

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, ''Talk of the Town'' (Olufsen, 1992) *

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, '' More Than You Know'', ( SteepleChase, 1975) *

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, ''A Good Time Was Had by All'' (Storyville, 1989) * Flemming Jørgensen, ''Din Sang'' (KMF, 1977) * Tommy Korberg, ''Live in London'' (Pep Pop, 1994) *

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, ''The Voice of Silence'' (Stunt, 2001) * Marius Neset, ''Tributes'' (ACT, 2020) * Judy Niemack, ''New York Stories'' (Sunnyside, 2018) * Chris Potter, ''Transatlantic'' (Red Dot Music, 2011) * Gerard Presencer, ''Groove Travels'' (Edition, 2016) * Renee Rosnes, ''Renee Rosnes and the Danish Radio Big Band'' (Blue Note, 2003) * Shu-bi-dua, ''Shu-Bi-Dua 2'' (Polydor, 1975) * Martial Solal, ''Contrastes'' (Storyville, 1999) *

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, ''One More for the Road'' (Concord Jazz, 2017) *

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, ''Miles from Duke'' (Phono Suecia, 1988) *

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, ''Charlie Watts Meets the Danish Radio Big Band'' (Impulse!, 2017) * Mikael Wiehe, ''Basin Street Blues'' (Amalthea, 1988) *

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, ''Hvid Jul'' (Philips, 1978) * Jens Winther, ''Angels'' (Dacapo, 1999)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nilsson, Vincent 1951 births Jazz trombonists Swedish trombonists DR Big Band members Almost Big Band members Storyville Records artists Living people People from Nässjö Municipality