I grew up in Denmark. I went to a boarding school when I was 16, Niels Henning's dad was the head master of that school. And we use to see Niels Henning fairly often. Most of his family were musical. His mother played the church organ, and I think his sister too. One of his older brothers were also a jazz musician, but only locally. After I left the boarding school my friends and I would often take the bus or train to Copenhagen to go to Montmatre and hear Dexter Gordon playing along with Niels Henning. I saw Niels Henning in a jazz club in the San Francisco Bay area, about 2 years before he died, he was playing with Oscar Peterson.
Mi name is Luciano invernizzi, italian but born in denmark, and one year on a flight to Italy i was on the sa e plane with Him goino to Umbria jazz. And hai a long talk with him, great, to remember. I am an amateur trombone player in old style😊
Jeg var så heldig som fikk møte og spille med NHØP. Niels Henning var ikke bare en fantastisk bassist og musiker,men også et stort menneske. Jeg vil aldri glemme de stunder vi hadde sammen. Brynjar Hoff
Great video. Tak!! My father used to tell me back in the 60s that Neils was his cousin. We do share the same last name. And I come from the same area of Denmark. But we moved to the States in 1957. My father, Preben O Pedersen, was a huge jazz fan and we had many records with Neils on them, and I met him at Reno Sweeny's in NYC around 1975 or 76 in a bar while he was playing with Stephan Grappelli and Oscar Peterson. I was only 22 at the time and did not even know who they were seeing them in person. But I went to see them 5 nights in a row. Got to the point they all said 'Hey Peter!" when I walked in the last couple of nights. Great memories.. I never knew Neil's last name was Pedersen on those dates... LOL
What is the matter with some people? I happen to think that Niels was an amazing bass player. His collaboration with Oscar and Martin brought some of the greatest jazz trio music of all time. I happened to make a comment about the translation and I was by no means the only one to do so. That was the end of it as far as I'm concerned, but obviously not for those who wish to go on about the subject. Let me therefore correct for all those offended by my comment. I think the translation was wonderful and greatly enhanced the film. You can all now sleep peacefully!!
In my world the best bass player that ever lived. Had the oppurtunity to hear him, Bireli Lagrene and Florin Niculescu at the Django Festival in Oslo 2001. The improvised for 1,5-2 hours, all of them trying do drag the other(s) "into deep water" but no one lost their composure of course. Maybe the most magical musical moment in my life ! A sad day when he left this world in 2005
Saxophone Colossus? Ahhh, that would be a yes. Rollins is rolling here. And NHOP was always my favorite bassist. Gone way, way too early at 58. RIP dear one; you are missed every day. (A musical sponge and technical beast at the same time; it made him unmatched in depth of interpretation.)
I saw and heard NHOP here in Toronto Canada in the spring of 1973 with the Oscar Peterson Trio featuring Joe Pass. I thought that I was a pretty good bass player. But hearing Niels was such a shock that I seriously contemplated quitting. Great artist and person. We lost him way to young. At least he had a long career, around 40 years long. And he left us a bunch of great records. As Oscar once said, Niels didn't play the bass, HE WAS THE BASS!
He’s a BAD MAN! What a brilliant bassist! I recently saw a video of NHOP and Joe Pass, another of NHOP and Oscar Peterson, both were a revelation! His technique, musicianship, tone are mind blowing. I’d love to know what Jaco thought of him.
Trying to read the english comments reminds me so much of my days of being a bass player, I left 1 band got a job and was doing good, got a call from a musician friend I looked up to on a band that needed a bass player. Jammed with them, ego went straight to head, these were the best of the best Musicians we have been playing clubs against for years, and the fit was awesome. The recording contract was NOT, I spent 5 hours when Springstein was in town with Clarence Clemons discussing the recording contracts. Clarence was very easy to get along with it was amazing, He stated if you hate the road don't do it. We lived in a van most times and traveled that way for a while in the previous band, with the new one talks of overseas travels and recordings in various places, i was married with child, I was on my own supporting them. I left the band 1976, they fell apart as they could not find a local bass player or any bass player and split. I do miss playing so much. But I have a life of 9 kids, 17 grandkids and 4 great grandkids. I still miss playing, Years ago I fixed a boat for a guy, he had sent me cd;s that were exclusive to radio stations before they were released to the public, Oscar pederson was one, then studying Ray Brown, discovered Neils and my life changed again. I HOPE TO JAM WITH ALL OF THEM IN THE AFTERLIFE!
I love how Niels says his thing about the bad travel and not feeling like he wants to play one night (31:44 on) and then they cut to a performance and Oscar (who chides him for his complaining) is playing an up-tempo number with a bandaged finger!
Jazz piano blues in Copenhagen. Think about that. Wide-spread emigration by jazz icons to Denmark tells more than a story on the periphery of humanity at this time. Look into the large numbers of recitals featuring American jazz icons arriving in Denmark and wanting to stay there. Sonny Rollins alone is reason to watch this presentation at least twice. Thanks again.
In obvious ways this autobiographical presentation is serious business and it should remain in this format. Being heavily centered on the artist speaking about so much of substance about himself makes the total introduction about himself more irreducibly focused on the artist. Much appreciation for this effort brings out a valuable lesson about musical autobiographies. Good contribution for many of us who do not get to Denmark. Bring it back again with a follow-up.
NHOP my great inspiration since I’m in my teens. I’m 60 now and seeing this wonderful documentary it filled my heart with joy to learn about this giant of Jazz musical legacy. 😊🙏
A jazz life and a story book of inspiration! What a wonderful musician. The sounds he got with all those different players and styles is amazing. The solo bass clips are as contrapuntal as Bach. His words about Thad Jones made me smile. When I was 18 I wanted to go on the road with Thad Jones……Thad said to me I had to finish school. Sadly, I never got to play with Mr. Thad Jones.
What a great video! My father loved Oscar Peterson and NHØP, myself I am not really into jazz, I only enjoy a very limited number of jazz pieces. But amazing virtuosity of both of them and Sonny Rollins and several others. NHØP apart from being one of the GOATs of bass was a remarkable human being. Honest and independent too - laughing when he mentioned The Beatles were 'nothing' to him (I am more into them as well as rock than jazz). This documentary could easily have been 2 or 3 hours long and I would have watched all of it!
Thank you for uploading this, very fascinating...remarks about being professional, disciplined, and so many music examples...even if one only pic out just the last solo bass piece FUTURE CHILD that left me speechless.
This is spectacular! The moments with Dexter and Ben Webster give a magical remembrance of those two immortals, and Sonny and Bill Evans add moments unsurpassed by anyone in Jazz since.
Great musician, I love him as much if not more than the Genius, Ray Brown RIP. Niels and Oscar was just a superb connection and esteem, everything they were musically involved in was just brilliant, I unfortunately never got to see them live. Thanks for sharing this rare amount of info about NHØP, well deserved documentary!
dieser wunderbare autobiografische streifzug durch niels' leben sagt und zeigt im grunde alles, was man über jazz wissen kann. was für wahnsinns musiker und individualisten. wow!! danke harry! by the way... who can be that silly to get bothered by not always correct subtitles while having the opportunity to see this? this is such a rare & valuable gem, even if 1 is not able to understand 1 word. it's about the ability to hear music in the silence anyway.
Improve the subtitles and correct spelling mistakes for the next production. From whatever vantage point you might be expecting to view and enjoy this presentation please thank the production crew for assembling this story and putting it together. They do deserve praise.
Thank you for posting this wonderful documentary on such a great artist, as he said a living srtist.He came up through the ranks.My word 15 years with Oscar Petterson.I have been a follower of him so sad that he is gone.But his legacy will live on.Bravo!!
Thank you for sharing this wonderfull video. It made me feel proud and thankfull, that a dane, so dedicatet to his instrument - and artistic skillfull, should end up giving people all over the world an unforgettable great musical experience. I like his interpitations of nordic folkmusic best. But also the join in’s with danish bluesbands 🙂
Question from someone, can you help sir? What is the tune that he plays at the beginning of the video? I'm itching to hear the whole song. And witch blues band was he playing whit?, please fill me inn:)
@@TheMrmudminister Thanks for this video, it's really great. He was one of my earlier influences. By the way, at 12.16, the player he mentions is Lee Konitz.
Perhaps commentary by the people who accompanied him would have enriched this effort to dwell so much on him. Commentary on the long standing issue confronting jazz musicians - namely their need or desire to travel to Europa for recognition- should have been presented.
If you need a reason or excuse to make a visit to Denmark here it is in so many forms. One of the jazz icons featured in this presentation was buried in a Copenhagen cemetery.as we discovered during our visit there many years ago. It was the same cemetery as where the famous Danish physicist was buried. We do not know how the scope of the presentation could have been broadened, but it is worth considering when doing preparation for a follow-up story.
An incentive for visiting Denmark or Copenhagen might not be in the package for his excursion into contemporary jazz, but a more intriguing and fascinating purpose for learning about what happens to so many jazz icons who are coming from that side of the Atlantic can be not more difficult to find as the presentation is not just focused on the artist himself.
I remember listening to Ben Webster in the old Monmartre Jazz House in Copenhagen. He was so drunk, he could hardly sit on the chair. I was only 14. I'd just changed school. My new class mates were a bit advanced for their age. I just followed.
A lady or gentleman called Cosens-Prior has been trying to draw me in to an argument on this thread about those ridiculous subtitles. The music was wonderful as was that magnificent trio!
@@roncannell4665 Totally agree Ron. It was not only, as you say, the wonderful music, but also that magic chemistry between the players. Until the pandemic, I was a regular jazz goer and the extra dimension to live jazz is watching these virtuoso musicians inter react with each other
This presentation is by preconceived intention leaning heavily in the direction of the artist telling the viewers much about himself. It is autobiographical more than we might suspect. It might have been good to broaden the treatment of the artist with additional content. Solo performances were most central to this method of presenting the artist. This biographical in so many ways with the artist telling so much of the story. This approach is not to be criticized but enhanced with additional included for more narrow focus on the artist. Is he totally acoustic or primarily so? These facets of personal preference might have been subjects worthy of discussion. We like hearing him speak about so much of his life. Maybe another speaker might have redirected or embellished the central thrust of the presentation.Thanks!
In addition to his solo at the beginning and end (what's the song?), 51:33 "Samba Petite." ♥ Some of his harmonics and sonorous intonation is like Jaco, especially the end solo, just not quite the same hammer of the gods intensity. Surely Oscar Peterson inspired NHØP's runs up and down the instrument and flurries of notes.
If you need a reasons to become motivated by jazz artistry to pursue the study of the history of jazz last century here it is in its abundance. Ben Webster represents a level of artistry for playing ballads not be be duplicated ever since his landmark recording with Art Tatum. Thanks for reminding us here..Pedersen can equal Webster for an ability to play pure sounds clearly..
It is rather unfornate that the late Mr. Niels Perdesen didn't mentined his short and untimely work with the jazz violin guru the late Mr. Stuff Smith. The two years preceding Mr. Smith's death was a very great period of violin jazz which was highly enjoyed by the danish people. Jazzhus Montmartre was their base with Kenny Drew, Alex Riel and Stuff Smith.May Kenny Drew, Stuff Smith and Niels keep resting in peace.
Oscar was a professional. A pro always gives the best performance possible. Back when I was playing I always did my best; I never wanted the musicians in my group to be disappointed in me and always wanted the audience to have a good time. Always stay focused on giving your best performance.
If you need a reason or a reminder about what you might have missed in your formal education about jazz music here it is. American jazz artists show up in Denmark often.
Knowledge about this aspect of what happens to prominent jazz musicians when they receive chances to perform more often in Europe than can readily be explained from the surface.
How likely was it for people specializing in the double bass for jazz music to acquire dexterity and talent and lasting interest for playing classical music as well? Information about this vital aspect of his musical formation and upbringing would have been worth hearing him discuss.
How does he get such clarity from each note - did he use specific strings or have strong fingers? Normally, a double bass is drowned out. I have an album where he plays 'Just the way you are' - love it!
I think his tone was a product of several things - and you are right: having strong and hardened fingers helps getting a clear and bright tone! According to his gear I am quite sure he played Red Spirocore (strings). He used a danish developed pickup named "Wilson", which has a small piezo-pickup put into the bridge 6-7 mm. under each string, the tone and volume can be adjusted manually for each string by moving the single unit longer into the bridge (volume) and turning it according to the string (tone). Both this pickup set and his Polytone Minibrute 15" amplifier was part of what made his sound. Naturally his technique was what made his tone too. He developed his own right hand 4-finger-technique, had his strings setup quite low to be able to play so fast and have the amplifier "doing what's needed" to amplify the sound enough. He had a classical education as a basplayer, which gave him the fundament for his extraordinary technique - and last but in no way least: He simply had an EXTRAORDINARY TALENT! ;-)
Il manque Martial Solal. Album en duo piano & contrebasse " Movability " (1976) & " Suite for trio " (1978 avec Daniel Humair (batterie). Les 2 chez l'excellent éditeur allemand MPS (Most Perfect Sound).
There might be a lesson in humanity here for us to hear. This man comes across as a wonderful human being. He is not putting all his marbles in the performance of music. The solo performance of samba music is gorgeous and wonderful and beautiful. Tell us more about the ceremony for receiving the award. Where did it take place? The credits at the end need to be easier to read as they are not standing out to be read by viewers. Tell us more.
As a Dane I can tell you that the guy presenting the prize to NHØP is the former PM Anker Jørgensen, who strangely lacked "format" or "statesmanship" but who were a real man of the people (he even refused to live in the special PM building, instead he lived all his life in one of the working class areas of Copenhagen) and was also active in the resistance movement against the occupying German Nationalist Socialists (nazis). Both NHØP and AJ were two remarkable human beings, doesn't matter to me that I totally disagree with AJ's policies.
I grew up in Denmark. I went to a boarding school when I was 16, Niels Henning's dad was the head master of that school. And we use to see Niels Henning fairly often. Most of his family were musical. His mother played the church organ, and I think his sister too. One of his older brothers were also a jazz musician, but only locally. After I left the boarding school my friends and I would often take the bus or train to Copenhagen to go to Montmatre and hear Dexter Gordon playing along with Niels Henning. I saw Niels Henning in a jazz club in the San Francisco Bay area, about 2 years before he died, he was playing with Oscar Peterson.
Danke
Thanks so much for sharing.
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Mi name is Luciano invernizzi, italian but born in denmark, and one year on a flight to Italy i was on the sa e plane with Him goino to Umbria jazz. And hai a long talk with him, great, to remember. I am an amateur trombone player in old style😊
The subtitles are just extra jazz, free of charge.
The spelling is kind of crazy though lol.
bushtit.
Haha.. sure is. Dude was on an acid trip while doing the subtitles..
12:33 "I remeber the meeting whit bill ass very stimulating".
@@LordStompyHarpLoonyTunes ahahahaahahhhaahgahahahah
The more I watch, the more I LEARN. one day Niels, we will meet up. Hope your watching from above!
Jeg var så heldig som fikk møte og spille med NHØP. Niels Henning var ikke bare en fantastisk bassist og musiker,men også et stort menneske. Jeg vil aldri glemme de stunder vi hadde sammen.
Brynjar Hoff
Great video. Tak!! My father used to tell me back in the 60s that Neils was his cousin. We do share the same last name. And I come from the same area of Denmark. But we moved to the States in 1957. My father, Preben O Pedersen, was a huge jazz fan and we had many records with Neils on them, and I met him at Reno Sweeny's in NYC around 1975 or 76 in a bar while he was playing with Stephan Grappelli and Oscar Peterson. I was only 22 at the time and did not even know who they were seeing them in person. But I went to see them 5 nights in a row. Got to the point they all said 'Hey Peter!" when I walked in the last couple of nights. Great memories.. I never knew Neil's last name was Pedersen on those dates... LOL
Great memories!
What is the matter with some people? I happen to think that Niels was an amazing bass player. His collaboration with Oscar and Martin brought some of the greatest jazz trio music of all time. I happened to make a comment about the translation and I was by no means the only one to do so. That was the end of it as far as I'm concerned, but obviously not for those who wish to go on about the subject. Let me therefore correct for all those offended by my comment. I think the translation was wonderful and greatly enhanced the film. You can all now sleep peacefully!!
To my mind one of the best bass players of all time.
to your ear . . .
@@TAROTAI my ears too
💯 agree….none higher
In my world the best bass player that ever lived.
Had the oppurtunity to hear him, Bireli Lagrene and Florin Niculescu at the Django Festival in Oslo 2001.
The improvised for 1,5-2 hours, all of them trying do drag the other(s) "into deep water" but no one lost their composure of course.
Maybe the most magical musical moment in my life !
A sad day when he left this world in 2005
I was also at this concert! 😊
@@olarkenesbjug6546 denemarken ????great please look here ;ua-cam.com/video/KD1bQeeEo9M/v-deo.html
@@jvdb0001 f*** your weak music and tawdry self-promotion on an unrelated video. Nobody cares, go away!
The greatest of all time, I saw him in Stockholm in 1965 with Bill Evans. he was only eighten.
Saxophone Colossus? Ahhh, that would be a yes. Rollins is rolling here. And NHOP was always my favorite bassist. Gone way, way too early at 58. RIP dear one; you are missed every day. (A musical sponge and technical beast at the same time; it made him unmatched in depth of interpretation.)
12:17 - Bill Evans and Lee Konitz. :) Incredible to have all this documented, thank you!
I saw and heard NHOP here in Toronto Canada in the spring of 1973 with the Oscar Peterson Trio featuring Joe Pass. I thought that I was a pretty good bass player. But hearing Niels was such a shock that I seriously contemplated quitting. Great artist and person. We lost him way to young. At least he had a long career, around 40 years long. And he left us a bunch of great records. As Oscar once said, Niels didn't play the bass, HE WAS THE BASS!
Many thanks for the upload and a great commentary on a fantastic bass player rip nhop !
Guld fra - og om Danmarks største jazzmusiker gennem tiderne! ❤️❤️🇩🇰🇩🇰
Rick Beato sent me here ....
He’s a BAD MAN! What a brilliant bassist! I recently saw a video of NHOP and Joe Pass, another of NHOP and Oscar Peterson, both were a revelation! His technique, musicianship, tone are mind blowing. I’d love to know what Jaco thought of him.
Trying to read the english comments reminds me so much of my days of being a bass player, I left 1 band got a job and was doing good, got a call from a musician friend I looked up to on a band that needed a bass player. Jammed with them, ego went straight to head, these were the best of the best Musicians we have been playing clubs against for years, and the fit was awesome. The recording contract was NOT, I spent 5 hours when Springstein was in town with Clarence Clemons discussing the recording contracts. Clarence was very easy to get along with it was amazing, He stated if you hate the road don't do it. We lived in a van most times and traveled that way for a while in the previous band, with the new one talks of overseas travels and recordings in various places, i was married with child, I was on my own supporting them. I left the band 1976, they fell apart as they could not find a local bass player or any bass player and split. I do miss playing so much. But I have a life of 9 kids, 17 grandkids and 4 great grandkids. I still miss playing, Years ago I fixed a boat for a guy, he had sent me cd;s that were exclusive to radio stations before they were released to the public, Oscar pederson was one, then studying Ray Brown, discovered Neils and my life changed again. I HOPE TO JAM WITH ALL OF THEM IN THE AFTERLIFE!
I love how Niels says his thing about the bad travel and not feeling like he wants to play one night (31:44 on) and then they cut to a performance and Oscar (who chides him for his complaining) is playing an up-tempo number with a bandaged finger!
No kidding, I noticed that too.
Jazz piano blues in Copenhagen. Think about that. Wide-spread emigration by jazz icons to Denmark tells more than a story on the periphery of humanity at this time. Look into the large numbers of recitals featuring American jazz icons arriving in Denmark and wanting to stay there. Sonny Rollins alone is reason to watch this presentation at least twice. Thanks again.
In obvious ways this autobiographical presentation is serious business and it should remain in this format. Being heavily centered on the artist speaking about so much of substance about himself makes the total introduction about himself more irreducibly focused on the artist. Much appreciation for this effort brings out a valuable lesson about musical autobiographies. Good contribution for many of us who do not get to Denmark. Bring it back again with a follow-up.
His version of "I skovens dybe stille ro" ("In the tranquility of the forest") is still the most beautiful song I've ever heard. (36:04)
My all-time favorite. Who cares about the typos and any other errors, when you have this genius in front of you!
Thanks for upload!
The subtitles at 12:16 refer to not being able to decipher the name of one of the jazz legends NHOP played with - it's Lee Konitz
And the second time it was Allan Botschinsky
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Botschinsky
He is one of the greatest, sensitive musician in Jazz and a very friendly man.
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@@jvdb0001 quit self promoting bruh
NHOP my great inspiration since I’m in my teens. I’m 60 now and seeing this wonderful documentary it filled my heart with joy to learn about this giant of Jazz musical legacy. 😊🙏
This made me happy. Thanks for making this available
A jazz life and a story book of inspiration! What a wonderful musician. The sounds he got with all those different players and styles is amazing. The solo bass clips are as contrapuntal as Bach. His words about Thad Jones made me smile. When I was 18 I wanted to go on the road with Thad Jones……Thad said to me I had to finish school. Sadly, I never got to play with Mr. Thad Jones.
Thanks for uploading this wonderful documentary.
Great person! I'm glad that Rick Beato love for jazz brought me here
My favourite bassist ever. I've loved watching this documentary. Thanks for downloading it.
Thanks for this upload. This guy is a beast. One of my all time favortie double bassists. I'll be sure to watch it full when I've got a bit of time.
Wunderbar! Vielen Dank!
There was a distinct philosophical dimension to the hearing the artist speaking about himself.
In so many ways this presentation was delivered and put together well enough to be praised.
The shit he plays about 1 minute in just blew me away. And I listened to him since I was a kid.
Excellent. Ideal format & great clips and I had no problem with the subs. You can understand his commentary perfectly. Many thanks for this.
wow...this is heaven..so many gr8 soloists.....thanx for this post.....brings a tear to my eye.....
What a great video! My father loved Oscar Peterson and NHØP, myself I am not really into jazz, I only enjoy a very limited number of jazz pieces. But amazing virtuosity of both of them and Sonny Rollins and several others. NHØP apart from being one of the GOATs of bass was a remarkable human being. Honest and independent too - laughing when he mentioned The Beatles were 'nothing' to him (I am more into them as well as rock than jazz). This documentary could easily have been 2 or 3 hours long and I would have watched all of it!
Thank you for uploading this, very fascinating...remarks about being professional, disciplined, and so many music examples...even if one only pic out just the last solo bass piece FUTURE CHILD that left me speechless.
This is spectacular! The moments with Dexter and Ben Webster give a magical remembrance of those two immortals, and Sonny and Bill Evans add moments unsurpassed by anyone in Jazz since.
Absolutely amazing and inspiring story!
Thanks 🙏
Bill Evans is another adequate reason for wanting to see this documentary twice a day.
Amazing person and musicianship!
Great musician, I love him as much if not more than the Genius, Ray Brown RIP. Niels and Oscar was just a superb connection and esteem, everything they were musically involved in was just brilliant, I unfortunately never got to see them live. Thanks for sharing this rare amount of info about NHØP, well deserved documentary!
ray brown is overrated
dieser wunderbare autobiografische streifzug durch niels' leben sagt und zeigt im grunde alles, was man über jazz wissen kann. was für wahnsinns musiker und individualisten. wow!! danke harry! by the way... who can be that silly to get bothered by not always correct subtitles while having the opportunity to see this? this is such a rare & valuable gem, even if 1 is not able to understand 1 word. it's about the ability to hear music in the silence anyway.
He left OP in 1986, but he was back n OP's groups in late 90's and early 00's, until he passed. God save NHØP.
Oh Joe Pass should have had a part in this film. ”Chops” is an amazing album
Chops is indeed amazing album.
Yeah, where was Joe Pass in that story? To me, Joe Pass and their corporation was a big part of NHØP's musical life?!!!
True enough, although he does appear at 20:00, which is a small comfort. Joe had a great attitude that matched NHOP
so true! niels, joe and oscar had a unique thing going.
Technically and musically the best.
I’ve seen that early bud Powell clip so many times it’s really interesting to hear the story behind it,,great solo he played with sonny rollins
Improve the subtitles and correct spelling mistakes for the next production. From whatever vantage point you might be expecting to view and enjoy this presentation please thank the production crew for assembling this story and putting it together. They do deserve praise.
That dude is one of the late 20th century’s great bass players.
Thank you for posting this wonderful documentary on such a great artist, as he said a living srtist.He came up through the ranks.My word 15 years with Oscar Petterson.I have been a follower of him so sad that he is gone.But his legacy will live on.Bravo!!
Thank you for sharing this wonderfull video. It made me feel proud and thankfull, that a dane, so dedicatet to his instrument - and artistic skillfull, should end up giving people all over the world an unforgettable great musical experience.
I like his interpitations of nordic folkmusic best. But also the join in’s with danish bluesbands 🙂
Question from someone, can you help sir? What is the tune that he plays at the beginning of the video? I'm itching to hear the whole song. And witch blues band was he playing whit?, please fill me inn:)
@@TheMrmudminister Thanks for this video, it's really great. He was one of my earlier influences. By the way, at 12.16, the player he mentions is Lee Konitz.
Absolutely one, if not, the best bassist ever!
One of the greatest bass players ever.
I'm pretty Shure haha. I love the subtitles. Thanks!
A great gift was given and he paid that gift the respect it deserved. The question for all musicians is who are they honouring?
Fantastisk - magisk
tak Magnus det er for fedt dette her
Fryktelig uhorvelig dyktig musiker.
@@magnusskovly7704 Vi danskere var jo meget stolte af ham.
@@FinnBjerke Det er jeg også, vi nordmenn og dansker er jo blodsbrødre! Finnes det nogen statue av ham i København?
人がベースを選んだのではなく、ベースが人を選んだ‼……過去の貴重な映像を交え、〈Jazz Bass Virtuoso〉・Mr.pedersenの足跡をたどる感動のドキュメンタリーである。彼は共演者のひとり、Oscar Petersonについても熱く語っているが、ジャズを聴き始めた40年ほど前、Peterson quartetのメンバーとして来日した、まだ30代初めのMr.Pedersenのプレイを見ることができたのは幸いというしかない。
Excellent!
Perhaps commentary by the people who accompanied him would have enriched this effort to dwell so much on him. Commentary on the long standing issue confronting jazz musicians - namely their need or desire to travel to Europa for recognition- should have been presented.
If you need a reason or excuse to make a visit to Denmark here it is in so many forms. One of the jazz icons featured in this presentation was buried in a Copenhagen cemetery.as we discovered during our visit there many years ago. It was the same cemetery as where the famous Danish physicist was buried. We do not know how the scope of the presentation could have been broadened, but it is worth considering when doing preparation for a follow-up story.
Hey easy! As long as we can understand, it's cool. What jazz history!
Yeah, we cool sir! Im happy to answer any question any one can cook up in their fantastic mind. Try me
An incentive for visiting Denmark or Copenhagen might not be in the package for his excursion into contemporary jazz, but a more intriguing and fascinating purpose for learning about what happens to so many jazz icons who are coming from that side of the Atlantic can be not more difficult to find as the presentation is not just focused on the artist himself.
Wow! I've been chasing jazz..these guys are jazz. Very few things cause me to want to regain some youthful years.
I remember listening to Ben Webster in the old Monmartre Jazz House in Copenhagen. He was so drunk, he could hardly sit on the chair. I was only 14. I'd just changed school. My new class mates were a bit advanced for their age. I just followed.
VERDADERO GENIO!!!!!
In class at Cornish before Peacock got his Jarrett gig I remember him mentioning how smart he thought Palle Mickelborrg was.
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@@jvdb0001 nobody is interested in your self-promotion on an unrelated video. Go away.
A great documentary about a giant among jazz bass players. I enjoyed it despite the shockingly bad, and often unintentionally hilarious sub-titles!
Agreed, the subtitles are somewhat misplaced, but if only they would last a little longer. They come and go so quickly.
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A lady or gentleman called Cosens-Prior has been trying to draw me in to an argument on this thread about those ridiculous subtitles. The music was wonderful as was that magnificent trio!
@@maxwellroberts9498 Subtitles apart, they are not really important to the pleasure to be gained by just listening to this wonderful music.
@@roncannell4665 Totally agree Ron. It was not only, as you say, the wonderful music, but also that magic chemistry between the players. Until the pandemic, I was a regular jazz goer and the extra dimension to live jazz is watching these virtuoso musicians inter react with each other
This presentation is by preconceived intention leaning heavily in the direction of the artist telling the viewers much about himself. It is autobiographical more than we might suspect. It might have been good to broaden the treatment of the artist with additional content. Solo performances were most central to this method of presenting the artist. This biographical in so many ways with the artist telling so much of the story. This approach is not to be criticized but enhanced with additional included for more narrow focus on the artist. Is he totally acoustic or primarily so? These facets of personal preference might have been subjects worthy of discussion. We like hearing him speak about so much of his life. Maybe another speaker might have redirected or embellished the central thrust of the presentation.Thanks!
In addition to his solo at the beginning and end (what's the song?), 51:33 "Samba Petite." ♥ Some of his harmonics and sonorous intonation is like Jaco, especially the end solo, just not quite the same hammer of the gods intensity. Surely Oscar Peterson inspired NHØP's runs up and down the instrument and flurries of notes.
If you need a reasons to become motivated by jazz artistry to pursue the study of the history of jazz last century here it is in its abundance. Ben Webster represents a level of artistry for playing ballads not be be duplicated ever since his landmark recording with Art Tatum. Thanks for reminding us here..Pedersen can equal Webster for an ability to play pure sounds clearly..
Dexter learning danish, and it's no wonder that made an impact on nhop too.!
Quel sonorıte et great technıic. sans doute un des plus grand !!!!!!!!!! et Quel plaısır pour l’oreılle..
It is rather unfornate that the late Mr. Niels Perdesen didn't mentined his short and untimely work with the jazz violin guru the late Mr. Stuff Smith. The two years preceding Mr. Smith's death was a very great period of violin jazz which was highly enjoyed by the danish people. Jazzhus Montmartre was their base with Kenny Drew, Alex Riel and Stuff Smith.May Kenny Drew, Stuff Smith and Niels keep resting in peace.
Niels is amazing and has an amazing life!
Very nice video. I have played One number With him. A Great experiece. Subtiles Are not good, Please bring in order.
Oscar was a professional. A pro always gives the best performance possible. Back when I was playing I always did my best; I never wanted the musicians in my group to be disappointed in me and always wanted the audience to have a good time. Always stay focused on giving your best performance.
Brilliant musician!!
If you need a reason or a reminder about what you might have missed in your formal education about jazz music here it is. American jazz artists show up in Denmark often.
Knowledge about this aspect of what happens to prominent jazz musicians when they receive chances to perform more often in Europe than can readily be explained from the surface.
How likely was it for people specializing in the double bass for jazz music to acquire dexterity and talent and lasting interest for playing classical music as well? Information about this vital aspect of his musical formation and upbringing would have been worth hearing him discuss.
25:08 NHØP on the electric?! Thank you internet!
What's the name of first song he plays ?
What is the tune that he plays at the beginning of the video? I'm itching to hear the whole song!
12:18 Lee Konitz
just..wow.....
How does he get such clarity from each note - did he use specific strings or have strong fingers?
Normally, a double bass is drowned out.
I have an album where he plays 'Just the way you are' - love it!
I think he is just the best hehe. He must have practiced a lot.
I think his tone was a product of several things - and you are right: having strong and hardened fingers helps getting a clear and bright tone!
According to his gear I am quite sure he played Red Spirocore (strings).
He used a danish developed pickup named "Wilson", which has a small piezo-pickup put into the bridge 6-7 mm. under each string, the tone and volume can be adjusted manually for each string by moving the single unit longer into the bridge (volume) and turning it according to the string (tone). Both this pickup set and his Polytone Minibrute 15" amplifier was part of what made his sound.
Naturally his technique was what made his tone too. He developed his own right hand 4-finger-technique, had his strings setup quite low to be able to play so fast and have the amplifier "doing what's needed" to amplify the sound enough.
He had a classical education as a basplayer, which gave him the fundament for his extraordinary technique - and last but in no way least: He simply had an EXTRAORDINARY TALENT! ;-)
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A lovely documentary.But who translated this ? There´s a lot of mistakes.
Great documentary. But at about 25 minutes in, this is the first time I've seen Niels playing an electric bass and I'm surprised he used a pick.
Alan Dawson is such a badass 15:15
Wow, he was only 15 when he played with bud powell!
Il manque Martial Solal. Album en duo piano & contrebasse " Movability " (1976) & " Suite for trio " (1978 avec Daniel Humair (batterie). Les 2 chez l'excellent éditeur allemand MPS (Most Perfect Sound).
Absolutely, what a regrettable oversight! Thank you Alphonse for your clarification. It's always a pleasure to read you!
I heard Daniel Humair in Paris with Eric Dolphy. A perfect match.
The groove at 1.05 ought not to be possible.
Wow!!!!!!
MASTER!
There might be a lesson in humanity here for us to hear. This man comes across as a wonderful human being. He is not putting all his marbles in the performance of music. The solo performance of samba music is gorgeous and wonderful and beautiful. Tell us more about the ceremony for receiving the award. Where did it take place? The credits at the end need to be easier to read as they are not standing out to be read by viewers. Tell us more.
As a Dane I can tell you that the guy presenting the prize to NHØP is the former PM Anker Jørgensen, who strangely lacked "format" or "statesmanship" but who were a real man of the people (he even refused to live in the special PM building, instead he lived all his life in one of the working class areas of Copenhagen) and was also active in the resistance movement against the occupying German Nationalist Socialists (nazis). Both NHØP and AJ were two remarkable human beings, doesn't matter to me that I totally disagree with AJ's policies.