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Bo Stief

Bo Stief (born 15 October 1946) is a Danish jazz and rock bassist, composer, and arranger born in Copenhagen.[1]

Bo Stief
Background information
Birth nameBo Stief
Born (1946-10-15) October 15, 1946 (age 78)
OriginCopenhagen, Denmark
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Double bassist, Composer, Arranger
Instrument(s)Double bass and electric bass

He has worked or recorded with Don Cherry,[2] Miles Davis, Warne Marsh, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Jackie McLean, George Russell, Kenny Drew[3] and Ben Webster, among many other prominent jazz musicians.

Since 1980 Stief has been leading bands as Chasing Dreams,[1] Dream Machine or One Song III.

In 2005 he was awarded the Danish Django d’Or as Master of Jazz.

Discography

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As leader

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  • Hidden Frontiers (Replay, 1987)
  • Chasing Dreams (Columbia, 1993)
  • Heart & Destiny (Dream Song Music, 1999)
  • First Time (Stunt, 2001)
  • Short Story (Exlibris, 2006)

As sideman

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With Don Cherry

With Peter Herbolzheimer

  • Live Im Onkel Po (Polydor, 1975)
  • Hip Walk (Polydor, 1976)
  • Touchdown (Polydor, 1977)
  • I Hear Voices (Polydor, 1978)
  • Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination and Brass (PolJazz, 1979)
  • Bandfire (Panda, 1981)
  • Fat Man Boogie (Koala, 1982)
  • Music for Swinging Dancers Vol. 3 Cheek to Cheek (Teldec, 1984)
  • 25 Jahre Peter Herbolzheimer Die 80er und 90er Jahre (Koala, 1995)
  • Masterpieces (MPS, 1995)
  • Getting Down to Brass Tracks (Alanna, 2006)

With Chris Hinze

  • Saliah (Keytone, 1984)
  • Meditation and Mantras (Keytone, 1986)
  • African Dream (Keytone, 1991)
  • Music for Relaxation (Keytone, 1992)

With Krzysztof Komeda

  • Live in Copenhagen (Polonia, 1993)
  • Astigmatic Live (Polonia, 1995)
  • Roman Two (Power Bros 1998)

With Warne Marsh

  • Ornithology (Venus/Interplay, 1994)
  • I Got a Good One for You (Storyville, 1999)
  • Marshlands (Storyville, 2003)
  • In Denmark (Absord 2009)

With Jesper Thilo

  • I Remember Boone (Music Mecca, 2003)
  • Remembering Those Who Were (Stunt, 2009)
  • Jesper Thilo On Clarinet (Stunt, 2010)

With Jasper van 't Hof

  • The Door Is Open (MPS/BASF, 1976)
  • The Selfkicker (MPS 1977)
  • Jazzbuhne Berlin '80 (Repertoire, 1990)
  • Face to Face (Intuition, 1994)
  • Canossa (Intuition, 1998)
  • NeverNeverLand (Jaro Medien, 2005)
  • Live at Quasimodo (Jaro Medien, 2007)

With others

References

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  1. ^ a b International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002. Europa Publications. 2002. ISBN 1-85743-161-8. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
  2. ^ Allen, Clifford (30 June 2007). "Don Cherry: Live At Cafe Montmartre 1966". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
  3. ^ Flanagan, Graham (2007-10-06). "Kenny Drew: Farmer's Market; Undercurrent and In Copenhagen". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2010-04-18.


 

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