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
OriginCopenhagen, Denmark
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Double bassist, Composer, Arranger
InstrumentsDouble bass and electric bass
Associated actsMiles Davis, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Jackie McLean, Ben Webster, Kenny Drew

He has worked or recorded with Don Cherry,[2] Miles Davis, 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

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

As sideman

With Don Cherry

  • Live at the Montmartre Vol. 1 (Magnetic, 2007)
  • Live at Cafe Montmartre 1966 Vol. Three (ESP Disk, 2009)
  • Copenhagen 1963 & Hilversum 1966 (FreeFactory, 2010)

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
  1. International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002. Europa Publications. ISBN 1-85743-161-8. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
  2. Allen, Clifford. "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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