Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, also known by his abbreviated nickname NHØP, was a Danish jazz double bassist.
"Mood Indigo" is a jazz song with music by Duke Ellington and Barney Bigard and lyrics by Irving Mills.
Paul Bley/NHØP is a jazz duet album by Paul Bley and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, released on SteepleChase Records in 1973. The album was recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark in June and July 1973, and primarily features Bley's compositions. Bley's performance here is more extroverted than on some of his other recordings.
Nice Work If You Can Get It is a 1983 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald and André Previn, with accompaniment from the double bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen.
Mulgrew Miller was an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. As a child he played in churches and was influenced on piano by Ramsey Lewis and then Oscar Peterson. Aspects of their styles remained in his playing, but he added the greater harmonic freedom of McCoy Tyner and others in developing as a hard bop player and then in creating his own style, which influenced others from the 1980s on.
Night Child is an album by Canadian pianist Oscar Peterson, accompanied by Joe Pass, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Louie Bellson. It is notable in that all compositions are by Peterson and he plays the majority of the songs on electric piano. The album cover depicts his son Joel Peterson, to whom the album is dedicated.
"C Jam Blues" is a jazz standard composed in 1942 by Duke Ellington and performed by countless other musicians, such as Dave Grusin, Django Reinhardt, Oscar Peterson, and Charles Mingus.
"Sophisticated Lady" is a jazz standard, composed as an instrumental in 1932 by Duke Ellington.
"Just Squeeze Me " is a 1941 popular song composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics by Lee Gaines. The song has been recorded numerous times by a number of artists in the years since, having become a jazz standard. Hit recordings have been by Paul Weston & His Orchestra and by The Four Aces.
The Trio is a jazz live album by pianist Oscar Peterson, guitarist Joe Pass, and bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen. Released in 1974, the album won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance by a Group in 1975.
Summer Night in Munich is a 1998 live album by Oscar Peterson released in 1999.
Digital at Montreux is a 1979 live album by Oscar Peterson, accompanied by Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, recorded at the 1979 Montreux Jazz Festival.
Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival, 1980 is a 1980 album by Oscar Peterson, accompanied by Joe Pass, Toots Thielemans and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen.
Kirk in Copenhagen is a live album by jazz multi-instrumentalist Roland Kirk recorded in October 1963 at the Club Monmartre in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was originally released on the Mercury label in 1963 and features performances by Kirk with Tete Montoliu, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Don Moore and J.C. Moses and a guest appearance by Sonny Boy Williamson. The Allmusic review by Lindsay Planer and Thom Jurek states "Although somewhat ragtag in derivation, the combo quickly finds its sonic niche... providing Kirk plenty of space to improvise wildly, utilizing his clever wit and immensely expressive musicality".
Duo is an album by pianist Kenny Drew and bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen recorded in 1973 and released on the SteepleChase label.
Duo 2 is an album by pianist Kenny Drew and bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen recorded in 1974 and released on the SteepleChase label.
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen was a Danish jazz double bassist.
Two's Company is an album by pianist Joe Albany and bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen recorded in 1974 and released on the SteepleChase label.
No Problem is an album by trumpeter Chet Baker's Quartet featuring Duke Jordan which was recorded in 1979 and released the following year on the Danish SteepleChase label.
Face to Face is an album by pianist Tete Montoliu and bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen recorded in 1982 and released on the Danish label, SteepleChase.
