Unforgettable Nhop Trio Live (Dig)

Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 4, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Act Music + Vision
• ASIN: B000RWCIFQ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #65,863 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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This album includes the last recordings made by thelegendary Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, a member of the Oscar Peterson Trio for the last thirty years of his life.

Pedersen played on more than 400 jazz albums and accompanied nearly every big name in jazz, including Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Roland Kirk, Stan Getz, Bud Powell, Bill Evans, and more. Additionally, he was the leader of his own NHØP Trio featuring prestigious guitarist Ulf Wakenius, also a longtime member of the Oscar Peterson Trio. A unique album from this inspired, unforgettable bass player who passed away in 2005.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Once heard not to be forgotten., January 4, 2009

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L. D. Bradshaw (Shropshire,England) - See all my reviews
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This cd celebrates the music of Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen and his superlative trio from two concerts;one in Copenhagen in 1999,the other in Hamburg in 2005.
The recital opens with a transcription by NHOP of a passage from one of J.S.Bach s cello suites which leaves me with a desire to hear more of this level of artistry.Bach is seemlessly followed by a fleeting and intospective "Memories" in which NHOP and Wakenius weave their music with restraint and imagination.
As a brisk bossa nova,in the form of "The Song is you" comes to an end,Wakenius launches into his own compostion "Lines".Underpinned by NHOP s driving bass,Johansen is given more room to respond to the electrifying guitar solo.
"Nightingale..." receives a beautifully wistful interpretation.NHOP plays with clarity and expressiveness and Wakenius creates a tender and intelligent solo.The nostalgic mood is then transformed by a muscular and swinging version of "You and the night...".
The Hamburg concert takes up the remainder of the cd and consists of several old NHOP favourites."Suede Shoes",if not quite so dextrous as an earlier version with pianist Kenny Drew,is given a bright and lively outing.The Danish folk song "I Skovens Dybbe Stille Ro" (my favourite from this cd) is exquisitely played with an evocative serenity and it then eases into a second Scandinavian folk song "Jeg Gik Mig Ud En Sommerdaeg" in which intricate bass playing is superceded by a wonderful guitar solo which builds to a powerful climax and concludes with a feeling which,to me,seems to be "descending weightlessness".
The concert is brought to an end with a relaxed and smiling version of "Love is here to stay".The Great Dane is no longerf with us but for the music which he created over the decades and his work in more recent years with Ulf Wakenius and Jonas Johansen,could the last title from his last concert be more appropriate?

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unforgettable, indeed, November 24, 2008

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Anthony J. Krastek - See all my reviews
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So hard to believe that NHOP is gone. Yet, this is such a fitting testament. The artistry on this CD is stunning. Pour a drink some evening; sit back on a recliner; and play this. There are musicians here enjoying the hell out of each other. RIP, NHOP.

4.0 out of 5 stars The Wonderful Technique of NHOP., May 26, 2011

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So far I have only listened to it once and to say that it is different, to what I had expected, would be an understatement, but as I am an keen admirer of NHOP I am sure that it will soon be one of my favourites. I am not qualified to comment on it's musical content only that it appeals to me greatly.