Thursday, April 21

Bass: Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, Jazz Great Dead at 58

Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, largely unknown to American audiences, but one of the all-time greats, has died at the suprisingly young age of 58.

He had impeccable tone and technique, and a unique melodic voice on the most cumbersome of jazz instruments, the upright bass. Look for his duets with Joe Pass -- they're some of the finest chamber jazz out there.

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