Vincent Nilsson |
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 Aarhus, Denmark 2020 |
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| Born | 1951 (age 72–73)
Malmbäck, Sweden |
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| Genres | Jazz |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician |
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| Instrument(s) | Trombone |
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Musical artist
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
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)
