On December 12, 2025, Marilyn Mazur died aged 70. She was percussionist, performed and recorded with Six Winds, Alex Riel, Gil Evans, Wayne Shorter, Jan Garbarek, Lindsay Cooper, Makiko Hirabayashi. Pierre Dørge, Makiko Hirabayashi, Frans Bak, Frans BakJon Balke, Peter Bastian, Harry Beckett, Kirsten Braten Berg, Ketil Bjornstad, Kristian Blak, Birgit Bruel, Etta Cameron, Nikolaj Hess, Carsten Dahl, Lars Danielsson, Laurent Cugny, Yelena Eckemoff, Agnes Buen Garnas, Caroline Henderson, Nikolaj Hess, Jan Gunnar Hoff, Robert Irving III, Morten Kaersa, Iver Kleive, Peter Kowald, Wolfgang Lackerschmid, Michala Petri, Jean-Michel Pilc, Caecilie Norby, Charlie Mariano, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Rena Rama, Helge Sunde, Eje Thelin, Trondheim Voices, Hans Ulrik, Andreas Vollenweider, Dhafer Youssef, Eberhard Weber and Miles Davis. As leader she released 14 albums.
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Oscar Peterson Quartet: If You Could See Me Now
In December 1986, “Pablo” label released “If You Could See Me Now”, album by Oscar Peterson Quartet. It was recorded in November 1983, and was produced by Norman Granz. In 1987, the album won “Juno Award” for “Best Jazz Album”.
Personnel:
- Oscar Peterson – piano
- Joe Pass – guitar
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – double bass
- Martin Drew – drums
Track listing:
- Weird Blues – Miles Davis
- If I Should Lose You – Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin
- On Danish Shore – Oscar Peterson, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
- L’ Impossible – Oscar Peterson
- If You Could See Me Now – Tadd Dameron, Carl Sigman
- Limehouse Blues – Philip Braham, Douglas Furber
Miles Davis: Aura
On September 12, 1989, “Columbia” label released “Aura”, album by Miles Davis. It was recorded January – February 1985, at “Easy Sound Studio” in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was produced by Palle Mikkelborg. This was Miles Davis’s final album released in his lifetime.
Personnel:
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- Bent Jædig, Flemming Madsen, Jesper Thilo, Per Carsten, Uffe Karskov – saxophones, woodwinds
- Benny Rosenfeld, Idrees Sulieman, Jens Winther, Palle Bolvig, Perry Knudsen, Palle Mikkelborg – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Jens Engel, Ture Larsen, Vincent Nilsson – trombone
- Ole Kurt Jensen – bass trombone
- Axel Windfeld – bass trombone, tuba
- Niels Eje – oboe, English horn
- Bjarne Roupé, John McLaughlin – guitar
- Kenneth Knudsen, Ole Kock Hansen, Thomas Clausen – keyboards
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass
- Bo Stief – Fender bass, fretless bass
- Lennart Gruvstedt – drums
- Vincent Wilburn Jr. – electronic drums
- Ethan Weisgaard, Marilyn Mazur – percussion
- Lillian Thornquist – harp
- Eva Hess-Thaysen – vocals
- Palle Mikkelborg – arrangements
- Henrik Lund, Niels Erik Land – engineer
- Stacy Drummond – art direction
- Gilles Larrain – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Palle Mikkelborg
- Intro
- White
- Yellow
- Orange
- Red
- Green
- Blue
- Electric Red
- Indigo
- Violet
Oscar Peterson: A Tribute To My Friends
In December 1983, “Pablo” label released “A Tribute to My Friends”, the 183rd Oscar Peterson album. It was recorded in November 1983, at “Fantasy Studios” in Berkeley, California, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
- Oscar Peterson – piano
- Joe Pass – guitar
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – double bass
- Martin Drew – drums
- Phil Edwards – engineer
- Joe Gastwirt – lacquer cut
- Sheldon Marks – layout, design
- Norman Granz – layout, design, liner notes
Track listing:
- Blueberry Hill – Vincent Rose, Al Lewis, Larry Stock
- Sometimes I’m Happy (Sometimes I’m Blue) – Clifford Grey, Leo Robin, Vincent Youmans
- Stuffy – Coleman Hawkins
- Birk’s Works – Dizzy Gillespie
- Cotton Tail – Duke Ellington
- Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?) – Jimmy Davis, Roger (“Ram”) Ramirez, James Sherman
- A-Tisket, A-Tasket – Van Alexander, Ella Fitzgerald
- Rockin’ Chair – Hoagy Carmichael
- Now’s the Time – Charlie Parker
Dexter Gordon: One Flight Up
In September 1965, “Blue Note” label released “One Flight Up”, the 21st Dexter Gordon album. It was recorded in June 1964, at “CBS Studios” in Paris, and was produced by Francis Wolff.
Personnel:
- Dexter Gordon – tenor saxophone
- Donald Byrd – trumpet
- Kenny Drew – piano
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
Track lsiting:
All tracks by Dexter Gordon, except where noted.
- Tanya – Donald Byrd
- Coppin’ the Haven – Kenny Drew
- Darn That Dream – Eddie DeLange, Jimmy Van Heusen
Paul Bley
On January 3, 2016, Hyman Paul Bley died aged 83. He was musician (piano) and composer, one of the most important figures of the free jazz movement of the 60s and for his innovations and influence on trio playing. He has recorded and performed with many famous musicians, including: Charles Mingus, Art Blakey, Percy Heath, Al Levitt, Dave Pike, Charlie Haden, Lennie McBrowne, Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins, Steve Swallow, Pete LaRoca, Dewey Johnson, Marshall Allen, Eddie Gómez, Milford Graves, Kent Carter, Barry Altschul, Mark Levinson, Paul Motian, Billy Elgart, John Gilmore, Annette Peacock, Dick Youngstein, Glen Moore, Frank Tusa, Steve Hass, Bobby Moses, Han Bennink, Dave Holland, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, Bruce Ditmas, Jimmy Giuffre, Bill Connors, Lee Konitz, George Cross McDonald, Chet Baker, John Scofield, Jesper Lundgaard, Aage Tanggaard, John Surman, Bill Frisell, Ron McClure, John Abercrombie, Red Mitchell, Michal Urbaniak, Bob Cranshaw, Keith Copeland, Hans Koch, Franz Koglmann, Tiziana Ghiglioni, Tony Oxley, Jane Bunnett, Herbie Spanier, Geordie McDonald, Evan Parker, Barre Phillips, Furio Di Castri, David Eyges, Bruce Ditmas, Sonny Greenwich, Rich Perry, Jay Anderson, Victor Lewis, Masahiko Togashi, Jakob Bro, Don Ellis, Sonny Rollins and Andreas Willers.
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