Vincent Nilsson

Vincent Nilsson
Aarhus, Denmark 2020
Background information
Born	1951 (age 73–74) Malmbäck, Sweden
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Trombone

Vincent Nilsson is a Swedish jazz trombonist and arranger.

Biography

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

As leader

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

As a member

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

With Anders Bergcrantz

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

With Miles Davis

• Aura , (Columbia, 1989)

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

• Sigurd Barrett, Live (My Way Music, 2007)
• Marie Bergman, But Beautiful (Stunt, 1994)
• Otto Brandenburg, Otto Brandenburg (Mermaid Music, 1989)
• Anna Lena Brundin, Du Ar Mitt Begar Anna Lena Brundin Sjunger Edith Piaf (Bakhall, 1993)
• Debbie Cameron, Brief Encounter (Metronome, 1978)
• Graham Collier, Winter Oranges (Jazzprint, 2000)
• Tommy Flanagan, Flanagan's Shenanigans (Storyville, 1994)
• Ib Glindemann, Talk of the Town (Olufsen, 1992)
• Dexter Gordon, More Than You Know , (SteepleChase, 1975)
• Thad Jones, A Good Time Was Had by All (Storyville, 1989)
• Flemming Jørgensen, Din Sang (KMF, 1977)
• Tommy Korberg, Live in London (Pep Pop, 1994)
• Palle Mikkelborg, The Voice of Silence (Stunt, 2001)
• Marius Neset, Tributes (ACT, 2020)
• Judy Niemack, New York Stories (Sunnyside, 2018)
• Chris Potter, Transatlantic (Red Dot Music, 2011)
• Gerard Presencer, Groove Travels (Edition, 2016)
• Renee Rosnes, Renee Rosnes and the Danish Radio Big Band (Blue Note, 2003)
• Shu-bi-dua, Shu-Bi-Dua 2 (Polydor, 1975)
• Martial Solal, Contrastes (Storyville, 1999)
• Curtis Stigers, One More for the Road (Concord Jazz, 2017)
• Bengt-Arne Wallin, Miles from Duke (Phono Suecia, 1988)
• Charlie Watts, Charlie Watts Meets the Danish Radio Big Band (Impulse!, 2017)
• Mikael Wiehe, Basin Street Blues (Amalthea, 1988)
• Gustav Winckler, Hvid Jul (Philips, 1978)
• Jens Winther, Angels (Dacapo, 1999)

References

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. "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.