Mads Vinding
Danish jazz double-bassist
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::summary Danish jazz double-bassist ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mads Vinding |
| image | mads-vinding.jpg |
| background | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| genre | Jazz, classical |
| occupation | Musician, composer |
| instrument | Double bass |
| years_active | 1960s–present |
| label | Sonet, Stunt |
| associated_acts | Hank Jones, Thomas Clausen |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Mads Vinding | image = mads-vinding.jpg | image_size = | landscape = | caption = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Copenhagen, Denmark | genre = Jazz, classical | occupation = Musician, composer | instrument = Double bass | years_active = 1960s–present | label = Sonet, Stunt | associated_acts = Hank Jones, Thomas Clausen | website =
Mads Vinding (born 7 December 1948, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish jazz double-bassist.
Music career
Vinding began his professional career when he was 16 as the house bassist for Jazzhus Montmartre, a jazz club in Copenhagen. He has played on more than 800 recordings and more than 1000 Radio/TV shows.
Awards
- Best soloist, Nordring, 1978
- Ben Webster Prize, 1982
- Palæ Jazz Prize, 1997
- Launy Grøndahl's honorary prize, 2000
- Django d’Or, 2007
Gallery
Image:mads-vinding01.jpg Image:mads-vinding02.jpg Image:mads-vinding_jean-michel-pilc.jpg Image:mads-vinding_billy-hart.jpg
Discography
- Mads Vinding Group (Cosmos Collector, 1977)
- The Kingdom (Stunt, 1998)
- Daddio Don (Stunt, 2000)
- Six Hands Three Minds One Heart (Stunt, 2002)
- Over the Rainbow (Cope, 2002)
- Two Basses (ZYX/Touche/Weaving, 2005)
- Abrikostræet (Calibrated, 2005)
- In Our Own Sweet Way (Storyville, 2009)
- Open Minds (Storyville, 2011)
- Composing (Storyville, 2015)
- Yesterdays (Stunt, 2017)
As sideman
With Yelena Eckemoff
- Cold Sun (L & H, 2010)
- Grass Catching the Wind (L & H, 2010) With Kenny Drew
- Your Soft Eyes (Soul Note, 1981) With Art Farmer
- Manhattan (Soul Note, 1981) With Johnny Griffin
- Blues for Harvey (SteepleChase, 1973) With Hank Jones
- Trio (Storyville, 1991)
- Hank Jones in Copenhagen - Live at Jazzhus Slukefter 1983 (Storyville, 2018) - trio with Shelly Manne, drums With Duke Jordan
- Flight to Denmark (SteepleChase, 1974) - recorded in 1973
- Two Loves (SteepleChase, 1975) - recorded in 1973
- Truth (SteepleChase, 1983) - recorded in 1975 With Doug Raney
- Guitar Guitar Guitar (SteepleChase, 1985) With Idrees Sulieman
- Groovin' (SteepleChase, 1985) With Kai Winding and Curtis Fuller
- Giant Bones '80 (Sonet, 1980)
References
References
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