Vincent Nilsson is a Swedish jazz trombonist and arranger.

Vincent Nilsson
Aarhus, Denmark 2020
Aarhus, Denmark 2020
Background information
Born1951 (age 72–73)
Malmbäck, Sweden
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentTrombone

Biography

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Nilsson played in the orchestra on the Miles Davis recording Aura in 1985.[1]

Nilsson recorded Jazz Trombone Spirituals for Storyville Records in 1998.[2] On the album, he used mutes and multiphonics.[3] His second album for Storyville was More Spirituals.[4] It was recorded in August 2004, with pianist Horace Parlan, guitarist John Sund, bassist Bo Stief, plus Ayi Solomon and Eliel Lazo on vocals and percussion, and Emmanel Amadasun on vocals.[4]

Nilsson has been a member of the DR Big Band for several decades, and conducted and arranged their Spirituals album.[5] He also played on their The Jazz Ballad Song Book recording with trumpeter Randy Brecker.[6]

Discography

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As leader

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  • Jazz Trombone Spirituals (Storyville, 2000)
  • More Spirituals! (Storyville, 2005)

As a member

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Danish Radio Big Band

  • By Jones, I Think We've Got It (Metronome, 1978)
  • Crackdown First U.K. Tour (Hep, 1988)
  • Nordjazz Big 5 (Odin, 1991)
  • Suite for Jazz Band (Hep, 1992)
  • A Little Bit of Duke (Dacapo, 1995)
  • The Danish Radio Big Band Plays Thad Jones (Dacapo, 1996)
  • This Train (Dacapo, 1997)
  • Ways of Seeing (Storyville, 1999)
  • Nice Work (Dacapo, 2000)
  • The Power and the Glory (Storyville, 2001)
  • Lady Be Good (Content, 2003)
  • Trollabundin Cope, 12 (Tonar, 2005)
  • Dedication Suite (Cape, 2006)
  • The Impaler (Red Dot Music, 2010)
  • Play Bill Evans (Stunt, 2012) – trombone. recorded in 2000.
  • Spirituals (Storyville, 2014) – conductor

As sideman

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With Anders Bergcrantz

  • Twenty-Four Hours (Dragon, 1999)
  • About Time (Stunt, 2007)

With Miles Davis

With Peter Herbolzheimer

  • Live Im Onkel Po (Polydor, 1975)
  • Hip Walk (Polydor, 1976)

With Michael Mantler

  • Cerco Un Paese Innocente (ECM, 1995)
  • Hide and Seek (ECM, 2001)

With Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen

  • Hommage/Once Upon a Time (EmArcy, 1990)
  • Ambiance (Dacapo, 1994)

With others

References

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  1. ^ "Aura". milesdavis.com. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Vincent Nilsson – Jazz Trombone Spirituals". Storyville Records. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  3. ^ Loewy, Steve "Vincent Nilsson – Jazz Trombone Spirituals". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Vincent Nilsson – More Spirituals!". Storyville Records. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Spirituals – The Danish Radio Big Band / Vincent Nilsson". Storyville Records. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  6. ^ Hale, James (November 2011) "Randy Brecker with DR Big Band – The Jazz Ballad Song Book". Down Beat. p. 72.