His intonation is perfect. Anyone who hasn't tried a fretless instrument has no concept of his amazing skill (and musicality, regardless of musical style). Amazing!
@@weatheranddarkness Yes, and the scale is different. The distance between an F and an F#, for instance, isn't easy to get used to going from a bass guitar to an upright. It's a totally different animal.
NHOP was not only one of the greatest jazz bass players but also one of the greatest Jazz musicians. Melodically, chromatically & rhythmically he had such depth. I just wish I'd seen him before he died. His spirit lives on in film footage and maybe elsewhere.
I am sorry that you did not get to experience NHOP in live concert, man. His "live sound" sounds FAR better than on any other recording I have ever heard. But that is probably because he is a master of tuning his upright for each particular show (he always used walked around on stage to check out exactly what kind of sound output devices would record his shows prior for them to be published, and yes... he was a fanatic, lol).
You said something like Oscar Peterson (at the funeral of Niels): "He was not only one of the greatest bass players in the world, he was the bass itself."
When I was 10 years old at a friend's house, his father was listening a very interesting jazz music , when asked him what was playing. He replied that it was one of the greatest guitar and bass players together. A few weeks later my friend's dad sent me CHOPS record as a birthday present. I still got the record. It was probably one of the best introduction to jazz a kid could ever have.
Jeez this guy just had it all... *astounding* physical technique, musical sensitivity, impeccable rhythm, walking lines that swing like f*ck... a true master. P.S. love his use of harmonics behind his left hand in the opening, never seen anyone else do that!
Strange that there are any dislikes at all for this awesome bassist. I would place a fair guess that the dislikes are all people envious of such capability: He is better on the double than anyone I have ever heard on anything else.
Love that description - now that I think of it, that would be an incredible music bullshit detector tool - just hook it up to some of these pop-tart musicians' mikes, and if the music isn't up to par, the thing detonates lol.
I jest about the electronics as I have the Wilson K4 pickup system on 2 of my basses. Just not the doomsday briefcase to go With it. I do love NHOP - a huge influence on me for sure. I wonder if he has to turn a key in the briefcase at the same time as the president in order to start the bass?
I saw the Beato video on NHOP. But Im a bass player and Ive known about this guy for years. The video popped up so Im simply watching again. This man was one of the most technically fluent bassist ever!
I only ran into Niels a year ago, I'm an electric Bass player 4 strings only and am studying him, he is amazing, I have ti thank Ray Brown for introducing me to him through Oscar Pederson. Oscar said Niels "Is The Bass" He was right. I can not wait to jam with him when I get to the other side. Till then, so much more to learn!
NHOP may have been the best upright bassist...wow. But also, I have great love for Dave Holland's playing. Perhaps we mere mortals should simply enjoy whichever guy is on stage/on vinyl at any given time. This rendition of a favorite tune, Autumn Leaves, truly blows my mind. NHOP, you left us too soon. RIP, Niels.
Danish jazz giant Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen (NHØP) playing Autumn Leaves on acoustic bass. Oscar Peterson have said that NHØP was the one bass player that truly mastered the bass. Ja, NHØP var den eneste jassbassist som virkelig mestrede sin bas.
When Jaco hit the scene and everyone was so impressed I was like ho hum - Donna Lee, harmonics, etc - The Great Dane had done it all and more long before. Not only is he the greatest bass player to ever live but one of the best jazz soloists on any instrument. And he makes it look completely effortless!
I agree. He looks so sort of... unassuming, sat there before he begins the piece. Then he starts playing and his facial expression and body language hardly change. It looks to come so easily to him, but of course nobody reaches that kind of level without an absurd amount of time, work, and effort.
I don't understand why so many people put Jaco over Pedersen. I know the appeal of Jaco but Pedersen had runs like Jaco but double or triple the speed.
@@the83rdtrombonist60 What I don't understand is why they are compared at all, Jaco played Electric bass, NHOP upright and different music for the most part. Im sure they admired each other, how couldn't they. In fact, I bet if they performed together they would take turns, support each other. Not, "im better than this guy". This is music, not sports people.
@@Mr.Bassman would have been nice to have heard Niels in more a jazz rock Weather Report context... I have a few records of Peter Herbolzheimer and Niels is amazing on there.. check Greenwitch for example..
I thought he was about to pluck the piano strings as a ridiculous flourish right at the end, when he was reaching for the towel. That would have been hilarious!
I remember when I bought my double bass the cat who sold it me said you can learn to play Jaco's stuff, but try to find workshops Niels. Then you you know what the best actually sounds like.
I dont agree that the pianist is the worst on the planet. It is obvious that Niels enjoyed the cooperation with the pianist., just look at Niels on the video. I think the pianist actually followed the star amazingly well. If I would give a slight slight critizism to the pianist he should just have decreased his own part a bit, Niels were hung on just feeding for a bit too long time. I bow for the pianist that could read niels so well over this part.
He has been an inspiration of many jazz musicians through time ... amongst them both the Doky brothers .. Chris Minh and Niels Lan ... he is greatly missed on the Danish Jazz scene ...
People tend to refer to his technique as a three fingered technique. When he adds the thumb, it is not as unique, as it is mainly for hitting the e-string while playing chords on the bass. What truly is unique is his alternating three finger approach, which does help give him the virtuosic speed.
I`m sure he`s sitting in " Jazz Heaven ".......with Oscar Peterson, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Ben Webster, Kenny Drew and his good friend Dexter Gordon........having the meanest jam ever. UA-cam didn`t exist when he died, so as a Dane, It makes me proud, that an absolute genius like him is finally being recognized, by people all over the World, in his capacity, as a world class musician. Like many great artists, he died too early.....R.I.P.........Niels Henning.....
Finally? Every bass player on the PLANET knew he was the #1 badass for straight up acoustic jazz when he was alive due to his work with just about everyone who mattered. Saw him many times in the states and somehow managed NOT to throw my bass in the trash all those years.
While I watched Rick Beato's video on NHOP, I have been listening to NHOP for years. When Ray Brown was leaving the Oscar Peterson Trio, Ray said NHOP was the only bassist he knew that could keep up with Oscar. Because of his speed and great taste in playing, NHOP is a blast to listen to. Seeing him visually play makes his playing look that much more spectacular than listening to a recording.
Location and year? Watched him live in '91, this seems some years earlier, maybe '86-'87? And location looks so..intimate...like a high schools music room or something like that. For me, this is the far best version of Autumn Leaves, I've ever heard in my ears, just closing my eyes and listening. Supreme.
as a Montreal boy i feel a little pride this cat was buddies and played with Oscar Peterson.. ( he's like Mingus's younger white twin brother with something to prove !!! )
the BEST bass player that has ever lived. Without question.
🤡🤡🤡
I planned on eating dinner while watching this. 9 Minutes later... my food is cold.
AHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA, because you are a genious!!
I burnt my dinner on the stove...
Literally laying here watching this rn with my pizza going cold on the counter
His intonation is perfect. Anyone who hasn't tried a fretless instrument has no concept of his amazing skill (and musicality, regardless of musical style). Amazing!
Not only that, on an upright the action is much higher than an electric bass, so playing quick and clean lower down on the neck is extra hard.
weatheranddarkness playing that fast an clean on an upright is so hard. I play one I should know
you don't need to have played a fretless instrument to have a concept of intonation.
ya boi but until you’ve played one you don’t realize how hard it is to play that perfectly in tune while playing that fast
@@weatheranddarkness Yes, and the scale is different. The distance between an F and an F#, for instance, isn't easy to get used to going from a bass guitar to an upright. It's a totally different animal.
NHOP was not only one of the greatest jazz bass players but also one of the greatest Jazz musicians. Melodically, chromatically & rhythmically he had such depth. I just wish I'd seen him before he died. His spirit lives on in film footage and maybe elsewhere.
Totally agree, he was great!
I am sorry that you did not get to experience NHOP in live concert, man. His "live sound" sounds FAR better than on any other recording I have ever heard. But that is probably because he is a master of tuning his upright for each particular show (he always used walked around on stage to check out exactly what kind of sound output devices would record his shows prior for them to be published, and yes... he was a fanatic, lol).
Totally agree. You bring it to the point. I also wish to have seen and heard him.
I wish he could've played with Tatum just ONCE
Voted best jazz musician in Europe when he was just 19 yo
He doesn't just play the upright, he owns it. One of the very best ever.
You said something like Oscar Peterson (at the funeral of Niels): "He was not only one of the greatest bass players in the world, he was the bass itself."
@@vanea99 ua-cam.com/video/dbR9q-P5WD4/v-deo.html
@@dmbassa yes, This I saw on TV.
Greatest bassist in history..
😂😂😂
Opens the solo by quoting Bach's Chromatic Fantasy, that's amazing
Yes!! a few days ago i discovered that the fifth bar of this Bach´s composition is so similar to Autumn leaves
He’s playing it as a reference to Jaco pastorius’ version is the song
@@ethanlocke3604 bro I've seen you on bassically every video on bass and music in general that I've watched
@@user-xu6py2nt2k lol, I like bass and music and probably spend way too much time on UA-cam
@@ethanlocke3604 hahahahaha
When I was 10 years old at a friend's house, his father was listening a very interesting jazz music , when asked him what was playing. He replied that it was one of the greatest guitar and bass players together. A few weeks later my friend's dad sent me CHOPS record as a birthday present.
I still got the record. It was probably one of the best introduction to jazz a kid could ever have.
Jeez this guy just had it all... *astounding* physical technique, musical sensitivity, impeccable rhythm, walking lines that swing like f*ck... a true master. P.S. love his use of harmonics behind his left hand in the opening, never seen anyone else do that!
One of the world most amazing Bass players 🙏🏿The Great Dane
Strange that there are any dislikes at all for this awesome bassist. I would place a fair guess that the dislikes are all people envious of such capability: He is better on the double than anyone I have ever heard on anything else.
It looks like his bass is hooked up to a cold war era lie detector.
"Answer truthfully, I don't believe what you just played was possible, did you really do that"?
高极
SHUT UP YOU DUMBHEAD.. CAPT OLZEN.
Love that description - now that I think of it, that would be an incredible music bullshit detector tool - just hook it up to some of these pop-tart musicians' mikes, and if the music isn't up to par, the thing detonates lol.
I jest about the electronics as I have the Wilson K4 pickup system on 2 of my basses. Just not the doomsday briefcase to go With it. I do love NHOP - a huge influence on me for sure. I wonder if he has to turn a key in the briefcase at the same time as the president in order to start the bass?
That is what jumps out a me as well. No matter how fast, you can hear every note. And no buzzing or clacking. Nice woody tone too! Perfection!
Nobody will ever play a double bass like Niels Pedersen....ever!
Words cannot express what NHOP did for the bass. A master of masters.
Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen was one off the best! What a sound, what a technique, what a drive. Wauw!
Eldar
Who else came here after watching Rick Beato?
Me too. Gotta love Rick for turning us on to this giant.
I saw the Beato video on NHOP. But Im a bass player and Ive known about this guy for years. The video popped up so Im simply watching again. This man was one of the most technically fluent bassist ever!
me too
Came because of Rick, stayed because of the chops.
I will admit it. I am fascinated by acoustic music. I love the sound of the base
my mind has been blown, i wasnt even aware some of that stuff was physically possible on an upright. beautiful
I only ran into Niels a year ago, I'm an electric Bass player 4 strings only and am studying him, he is amazing, I have ti thank Ray Brown for introducing me to him through Oscar Pederson. Oscar said Niels "Is The Bass" He was right. I can not wait to jam with him when I get to the other side. Till then, so much more to learn!
And just when I thought this couldn't get any better, he starts walking with chords. HOW????
Anthony Lefaive Except he can't hold the beat. Sort of a basic skill bass players should learn.
***** you really had to say something ? idiot
***** Probably the stupidest thing you could ever say. It's like saying that Lalah Hathaway can't sing.
+Charles Minus you could just admit you cant play chords , lol
Lol, the way how I read your comment was "he starts walking THE chords. HOW????"
Jaw dropping! Incredible performance.
My jaw did literally drop watching this. Being a double-bassist myself, his technique is bordering on the inconceivable.
Thank you Niels Henning for everything you gave to the music world and to me…
That was incredible. I’ve never seen or heard upright bass played like that. Even watching it doesn’t make sense.
NHOP may have been the best upright bassist...wow. But also, I have great love for Dave Holland's playing. Perhaps we mere mortals should simply enjoy whichever guy is on stage/on vinyl at any given time. This rendition of a favorite tune, Autumn Leaves, truly blows my mind. NHOP, you left us too soon. RIP, Niels.
Danish jazz giant Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen (NHØP) playing Autumn Leaves on acoustic bass. Oscar Peterson have said that NHØP was the one bass player that truly mastered the bass.
Ja, NHØP var den eneste jassbassist som virkelig mestrede sin bas.
he said he doesn't play the bass, he is the bass!
@@MaxRevitt Exactly. Han sagde, NHØP spiller ikke bas, han er bassen.
So fast , so clean , so amazing . I bow to his greatness .
When Jaco hit the scene and everyone was so impressed I was like ho hum - Donna Lee, harmonics, etc - The Great Dane had done it all and more long before. Not only is he the greatest bass player to ever live but one of the best jazz soloists on any instrument. And he makes it look completely effortless!
I agree. He looks so sort of... unassuming, sat there before he begins the piece. Then he starts playing and his facial expression and body language hardly change. It looks to come so easily to him, but of course nobody reaches that kind of level without an absurd amount of time, work, and effort.
I don't understand why so many people put Jaco over Pedersen. I know the appeal of Jaco but Pedersen had runs like Jaco but double or triple the speed.
@@the83rdtrombonist60 What I don't understand is why they are compared at all, Jaco played Electric bass, NHOP upright and different music for the most part. Im sure they admired each other, how couldn't they. In fact, I bet if they performed together they would take turns, support each other. Not, "im better than this guy". This is music, not sports people.
@@Mr.Bassman would have been nice to have heard Niels in more a jazz rock Weather Report context... I have a few records of Peter Herbolzheimer and Niels is amazing on there.. check Greenwitch for example..
Jaco was unique because what he did was never done on electric bass before. But both he and NHOP were great artist.
An exquisite melodic player with blinding speed. I have never heard better and I have heard many.
He's playing "Chromatic Fantasy" in tribute to Jaco.
He quotes Jaco in other solo pieces as well...NHOP is pure art..amazing
@@meshica7 although jaco could only dream about being a fraction as great.
RIP Maestro!!
THE MAN WHO SNEEZE WOULD HAVE TO FIRST GO TO THE DOCTOR AND THEN TO THE THEATER, IT IS UNMATCHED
I thought he was about to pluck the piano strings as a ridiculous flourish right at the end, when he was reaching for the towel. That would have been hilarious!
Quite crazy how fast he plays, specially considering how high is the action of an upright bass.
I wish I could have seen him while he was alive. I've never heard a more lyrical & technically gifted bass player in my 43 years.....
Wow! Virtuoso genius beyond compare. No boundaries. He hears the universe. Turn it up.!
I've heard of NHOP before, but I didn't know what a MONSTER this guy was. His intonation is insane. Thanks for posting. ✌️
My fingers won't do that and my bass refuses to let me even try it.
Niels is just a GIANT!
In today's terms, he's a GOAT lol
oh my gosh, that's the bass sound i was dreaming of!!!
His skill and proficiency are unmatched. He's a beast on the bass.
quite simply the most brilliant double-bassist alive; nobody before [or since] has matched him
He should have deserve much more credit of his "AMAZING" style of bass playing, and definitely the "BEST" ever thank you 🙏
Magnificient!Magnifique!
I remember when I bought my double bass the cat who sold it me said you can learn to play Jaco's stuff, but try to find workshops Niels. Then you you know what the best actually sounds like.
That Classical music intro was taken from a piece by Bach and he absolutely killed it!
8:18 So well describes falling leaves !
Sublime Basswork. I miss this guy.
I dont agree that the pianist is the worst on the planet.
It is obvious that Niels enjoyed the cooperation with the pianist., just look at Niels on the video.
I think the pianist actually followed the star amazingly well.
If I would give a slight slight critizism to the pianist he should just have decreased his own part a bit, Niels were hung on just feeding for a bit too long time.
I bow for the pianist that could read niels so well over this part.
Absolutely incredible
This guy is so amazing in every way - what a player!!
he leaves me speechless everytime
He has been an inspiration of many jazz musicians through time ... amongst them both the Doky brothers .. Chris Minh and Niels Lan ... he is greatly missed on the Danish Jazz scene ...
Two words. Incredible and Wow !
Unreal! Good lord, what a talent.
ONE OF THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME......
Wow. Absolutely stunning bass player.
Such Wonderful playing!
Obviously the best !!!
What is most real for inspired musicians are the illusions they create with their music. The rest is just quicksand 😊🌟
What an amazing double Bass player!!
Who needs a pianist when you have a bassist playing arpeggios and riffs like this-!
And with such ease - insane…
NHOP Rules, Rick Beato Rules!! Love jazz, love music! Love you xx
FANTASTIC SOLO!
So amazing!!!
Brilliant
I only wish to continue this mans means. long live a Great being, man.
What a master!!!
legendary bassplayer. he was besides palle danielsson my favourite doublebassplayer. so good.
Legend of all time.
- Electric bass: Jaco Pastorius. But damn:
- Doublebass: Nils-Henning
I do believe Mr. Pedersen could be an alien.
Astonishing speed accomplished by the unusual talent for plucking with four fingers instead of the usual two. He taught his students to do the same.
People tend to refer to his technique as a three fingered technique. When he adds the thumb, it is not as unique, as it is mainly for hitting the e-string while playing chords on the bass. What truly is unique is his alternating three finger approach, which does help give him the virtuosic speed.
Niels...the best among the bests!
Greatest ever. When I read about his death in 2005, in a record store, it took everything i had to not break down.
Brilliant !
Nice work! Congratulation for both of you!❤❤
Mennyire hallani hogy nagy klasszikus alapja van!!!!😉
I love acoustic instruments. Piano is my favorite. The stand up bass is my second favorite instrument to listen. This is a perfect duet.
Geweldig om te horen en te zien. Misschien wel de beste bassist ter wereld!
I would pick my jaw up from the floor, but i am frozen in shock!!!
MARAVILLOSO ,FUE BAJISTA DE OSCAR PETERSON PERSONALMENTE UNO DE LOS MEJORES BAJISTAS DEL MUNDO ........
Phenomenal
Why .. Why did the world lose Jaco and Neils-Henning? We can "Necromance" them through Music; if you can ever play like them. May they RIP!
Yeah,
Holy cow.
What a talent.🎶😎
FANTASTICO !!!!!!!!
THE ARTIST !!
In the greatest memory!
I`m sure he`s sitting in " Jazz Heaven ".......with Oscar Peterson, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Ben Webster, Kenny Drew and his good friend Dexter Gordon........having the meanest jam ever. UA-cam didn`t exist when he died, so as a Dane, It makes me proud, that an absolute genius like him is finally being recognized, by people all over the World, in his capacity, as a world class musician. Like many great artists, he died too early.....R.I.P.........Niels Henning.....
Finally? Every bass player on the PLANET knew he was the #1 badass for straight up acoustic jazz when he was alive due to his work with just about everyone who mattered. Saw him many times in the states and somehow managed NOT to throw my bass in the trash all those years.
As touching as stunning...
He was realy the best ever.
Loved that Chromatic Fantasy opening
E' stato un musicista fantastico
While I watched Rick Beato's video on NHOP, I have been listening to NHOP for years. When Ray Brown was leaving the Oscar Peterson Trio, Ray said NHOP was the only bassist he knew that could keep up with Oscar. Because of his speed and great taste in playing, NHOP is a blast to listen to. Seeing him visually play makes his playing look that much more spectacular than listening to a recording.
Location and year? Watched him live in '91, this seems some years earlier, maybe '86-'87? And location looks so..intimate...like a high schools music room or something like that. For me, this is the far best version of Autumn Leaves, I've ever heard in my ears, just closing my eyes and listening. Supreme.
stenovitz Zondag 3. 4. 1988 Concertzaal in De Ijsbreker Internationale Contrebas Week Amsterdam
as a Montreal boy i feel a little pride this cat was buddies and played with Oscar Peterson.. ( he's like Mingus's younger white twin brother with something to prove !!! )
Wow just Wow...
Thanks to Adam Neely for mentioning NHOP in his livestream 12/13. Brought me here
Best ever.!
a genius.
at first he plays Jaco's Chromatic Fantasy!!! Great video
Fantastic ; no one comes within an asses roar of Nils.
+Hugh Troy Amen brother. Gone way, way too soon.