Svend Asmussen (1916-2017)

Started by Turner, February 07, 2017, 09:09:44 AM

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Turner

Svend Asmussen (1916-2017).

A long, very creative and generous life in jazz music is over.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC7hHgHUWlk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFiFuO6VN5w

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svend_Asmussen

Stephane Grappeli (1908-1997) comes to mind, as a parallel.


king ubu

Quite an age indeed! Frankly wasn't even aware he was still around.

Love his playing on this wonderful album:

Es wollt ein meydlein grasen gan:
Fick mich, lieber Peter!
Und do die roten röslein stan:
Fick mich, lieber Peter!
Fick mich mehr, du hast dein ehr.
Kannstu nit, ich wills dich lern.
Fick mich, lieber Peter!

http://ubus-notizen.blogspot.ch/

SimonNZ