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Birth name
  
Bo Stief

Role
  
Composer · bostief.com

Name
  
Bo Stief


Instruments
  
Double bass

Origin
  
Copenhagen, Denmark

Genres
  
Jazz


Born
  
October 15, 1946 (age 77) (
1946-10-15
)

Occupation(s)
  
Double bassist, Composer, Arranger

Spouse
  
Sanne Salomonsen (m. 1975–1980)

Albums
  
Ben Webster - Dexter Gordon, Baden 1972 / Swiss Radio Days, Jazz Series Vol.10

Associated acts
  
Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Jackie McLean, Ben Webster, Kenny Drew

Similar People
  
Alex Riel, Palle Mikkelborg, Bobo Moreno, Jesper Thilo, Bjarne Roupe

NIMPE: Bo Stief Interview Chapter 2 - Genrer / Genres


Bo Stief (born 15 October 1946) is a Danish jazz and rock bassist, composer, and arranger born in Copenhagen.

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He has worked or recorded with Don Cherry, Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, Jackie McLean, George Russell, Kenny Drew and Ben Webster, among many other prominent jazz musicians.

Since 1980 Stief has been leading bands as Chasing Dreams, Dream Machine or One Song III.

In 2005 he was awarded with the Danish Django d’Or as Master of Jazz.

Discography

With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

  • Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home (SteepleChase, 1976)
  • With Miles Davis

  • Aura (Columbia, 1985 [1989])
  • With the Jasper van't Hof Quintet

  • Eyeball (CMP, 1980)
  • With Dexter Gordon

  • The Squirrel (Blue Note, 1967 [1997])
  • With Eddie Harris
  • Steps Up (SteepleChase, 1981)
  • With Ken McIntyre

  • Hindsight (SteepleChase, 1974)
  • With Jackie McLean

  • Live at Montmartre (SteepleChase, 1972)
  • Ode to Super (SteepleChase, 1973) with Gary Bartz
  • With Ben Webster

  • My Man: Live at Montmartre 1973 (SteepleChase, 1973)
  • References

    Bo Stief Wikipedia