Niels-Henning �rsted Pedersen - The Bass In The Background: A Great Selection 1962-1992

The sudden death of NH�P on April 19th was a shock to the whole jazz community. This CD is a selection of some of the best tunes from Storyville recordings where NH�P was sideman. The Great Dane is here in absolute top form, backing up some of the greatest jazz musicians ever. The CD covers a period of 30 years � from 1962 when NH�P was all but a teenager, up to 1992. Besides the well-established Danish artists such as Svend Asmussen, Bent J�dig and Alex Riel, NH�P can be heard in beautiful collaboration with names like Kenny Drew, Ben Webster, Dexter Gordon, Ed Thigpen and Stuff Smith to name a few. This CD clearly showcases why NH�P was one of the best bass players in the world. The version of John Lennon�s beautiful �Imagine� on this CD says it all.Tracks: Bouncing With Bud / Wee Dot / Wait A Second / Parisian Thoroughfare / Skip It / Swingin� Till The Girls Come Home / Cottontail / Soy Califa / Sweet Georgia Brown / You�re Blas� / Rhythm-A-Ning / Kary�s Trance / Morning Fun / Imagine / You Don�t Know What Love Is