Hugo Rasmussen
| Hugo Rasmussen | |
|---|---|
 Hugo Rasmussen in Vanløse Church, May 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
22 March 1941 Bagsværd, Denmark |
| Died |
30 August 2015 (aged 74) Frederiksberg, Denmark |
| Genres | Jazz, Hard Bop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Double-bass, electric bass |
| Years active | 1962–2015 |
| Associated acts | Hugo Rasmussen AllStarz |
Credit: Hreinn Gudlaugsson
Credit: Hreinn Gudlaugsson
Hugo Rasmussen (22 March 1941 – 30 August 2015) was a Danish bassist. Rasmussen is best known for his album Sweets to the Sweet (1978).[1][2] Sweets To the Sweet was re-released in 2001 on Danish label Music Mecca.[3]
Biography
He worked with, among others, Teddy Wilson, Ralph Sutton[4] Horace Parlan, Ben Webster, Dexter Gordon, Oliver Nelson, Tom Waits, Al Grey, Wild Bill Davison, Harry Sweets Edison,[5] Doug Raney, Ole Kock Hansen, Svend Asmussen, and Jesper Thilo.[6] He was one of the most sought-after bass players in the world[7] and performed on 800 albums.[8]
Rasmussen was the acoustic bassist for Norbert Susemihl's New Orleans All Stars and for his own band, Hugo Rasmussen AllStarz which he formed in 1999 with Jakob Dinesen (tenor sax), Kasper Trandberg (cornet), Andrew Hyhne (trombone), Heine Hansen (piano) and Kresten Osgood (drums).[9] He died at the age of 74 on 30 August 2015.[10]
Awards
- 2000 - Palæ Bars Jazzpris[11]
- 2002 - Ben Webster's Prize of Honour[12]
- 2006 - Bent Jædig Prisen[13]
- 2009 - IFPI Prize of Honour (Ærespris) Danish Music Award Jazz, award from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry[14]
- 2014 - Dansk Musiker Forbund Prize of Honour[15]
- 2014 - Leo Mathisen Prize[16]
Selected Discography
As leader
- Sweets to the Sweet (1978) Re-released 2001 Music Mecca CD 3046-2 Denmark
As sideman
- The Jeep Is Jumping Ben Webster 1965 Released in 1991 Black Lion BLCD-760147[17]
- Ben Webster Plays Ballads 1970 Membran[18]
- Swiss Suite Oliver Nelson 1971 RCA[19]
- Birdtown Birds Joe Albany 1973 SteepleChase
- Arrival Horace Parlan 1974 Steeplechase[20]
- Harry Sweets Edison – Eddie Lockjaw Davis & Richard Boone (1976) 1997 CD Storyville[21]
- Together Again Wild Bill Davison (1977) LP SLP Cat#:4027, 1998 (CD) Storyville Cat#:8216[22]
- Introducing Doug Raney Doug Raney (1977) with Billy Hart 1994 CD Steeplechase[23]
- The Ralph Sutton Quartet Ralph Sutton (1977) 1996 CD Storyville[24]
- Al Grey and Jesper Thilo Quintet 1986 Storyville[25]
References
- ↑ Billboard 14 Jul 1979
- ↑ Walter Bruyninckx "Jazz: modern jazz, be-bop, hard bop, West Coast, Volume 5" – Page 1756
- ↑ "Sweets to the Sweet". www2s.biglobe.ne.jp. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- ↑ Ralph Sutton – In Copenhagen Album Review by Tony Augarde
- ↑ Rasmussun's Recording List at Amazon.com
- ↑ Frandsen, Kjeld. Politikens Jazzleksikon, Politikens Forlag, 1987, s.v.
- ↑ Rasmussen's Recording List at Allmusic
- ↑ Rasmussen Participated in 800 recordings An article from Danish National Radio
- ↑ Utterslev Jazzcafe Review
- ↑ http://www.demotix.com/news/8424410/danish-jazz-musician-hugo-rasmussen-dies-aged-74#media-8424390
- ↑ Palæ Bars Jazzpris | JazzDanmark
- ↑ Ben Webster Prisen | JazzDanmark
- ↑ Bent Jædig Prisen | JazzDanmark
- ↑ jazzdanmark.dk
- ↑ Hugo Rasmussen modtager DMF's hæderspris | JazzDanmark
- ↑ MUSIKEREN: Leo Mathisen Prisen til Hugo Rasmussen
- ↑ "The Jeep Is Jumping". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- ↑ "Ben Webster Plays Ballads". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- ↑ "Swiss Suite Oliver Nelson". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- ↑ "Swiss Suite Horace Parlan". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- ↑ "Harry Sweets Edison-Eddie Lockjaw Davis&Richard Boone". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- ↑ "Together Again Wild Bill Davison". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- ↑ "Introducing Doug Raney". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- ↑ "The Ralph Sutton Quartet". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- ↑ "Al Grey and Jesper Thilo Quintet". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
External links
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- Hugo Rasmussen at AllMusic
- Hugo Rasmussen discography at Discogs