Anders Bergcrantz Explained
| Anders Bergcrantz |
| Birth Name: | Anders Bergcrantz |
| Birth Date: | 5 December 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Malmö, Sweden |
| Genre: | jazz |
| Instrument: | trumpet |
Anders Bergcrantz (born 1961 in Malmö, Sweden)[1] is a Swedish jazz trumpeter[2] and composer.[3]
Bergcrantz has recorded several albums as a leader and on many more as a sideman. He has twice been awarded the Gyllene Skivan (the Golden Record) by Sweden's Orkesterjournalen jazz magazine: in 1995 for In This Together, and again in 2007 for About Time.[1] His influences as a trumpeter include Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan and Woody Shaw.
Discography
As leader
- Touch (Dragon, 1986 [1987])
- Live at Sweet Basil (Dragon, 1995)
- In This Together (Dragon, 1995)
- C (Dragon, 1997)
- Twenty-Four Hours (Dragon, 1997)
- In This Together (Dragon, 1999)
- About Time (Stunt, 2007)
- Elevate (Vanguard Music Boulevard, 2020)
As sideman
With Jan Kaspersen
- Space And Rhythm Jazz (Olufsen, 1987)
- Live in Sofie's Cellar, Vol. 1 (Olufsen, 1991)
With Dave Liebman
- Guided Dream (Dragon, 1985) – with the Tolvan Big Band (recorded in Malmo, Sweden)
With Page One
- Live at Ronnie Scott's (Storyville, 1990)
Notes and References
- Web site: Anders Bergcrantz on Dragon Records . Budd. Kopman . All About Jazz. 17 December 2007 . 11 March 2013.
- News: Jazz: Young, gifted and Swedish. https://archive.today/20130411021954/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4965500.html. dead. 11 April 2013. Cook. Richard. 10 February 1999. The Independent . HighBeam Research. 11 March 2013.
- Web site: Monroe . Jeff . 26 September 2007 . Anders Bergcrantz: About Time . allaboutjazz . 22 February 2020.
