Bernt Rosengren

Bernt Rosengren (b. 24 December 1937, Stockholm) is a Swedish jazz tenor saxophonist.

Rosengren first played professionally at age 19, as a member of the Jazz Club 57, and two years later in 1959 he played in the Newport Jazz Band. Roman Polanski used Rosengren's music in his film "Knife in the Water". He recorded a string of critically acclaimed albums in the 1960s and 1970s, including "Stockholm Dues" (1965), "Improvisations" (1969), and "Notes from Underground" (1974). He played in a sextet led by George Russell in the 1960s in Europe. Later in the 1960s he moved from hard bop into post-bop experimentation, playing with Don Cherry; in the 1970s, as a member of Sevda, he began working with elements of Turkish and Middle Eastern music. He also formed his own big band in the 1970s.

In the 1980s Rosengren worked frequently with Americans, including Doug Raney and Horace Parlan. Among his activities in the 1990s include an album of songs from "Porgy & Bess".

Discography

"Note:This list is incomplete."
* Don Cherry, "Eternal Rhythm", 1968 (plays oboe, flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone)
* Krzysztof Komeda, "Knife in Water", 1962
* "Stockholm Dues", Columbia (1965)
* "Improvisations", SJR (1968/9)
* "Notes from Underground", Harvest (1974)
* "Bernt Rosengren Quartet with Bobo Stenson", 1975
* with quartet: "Surprise Party", 1983
* "Live!", 1983
* "Summit Meeting", 1984
* "The Hug", 1992
* "Porgy & Bess", 1996
* "Bernt Rosengren Octet plays Evert Taube", Arietta, 1999
* "Bernt Rosengren Tentet plays Kurt Weill", Arietta, 2000
* with Arne Domnérus "Face to face", Dragon, 1999
* "Inside Pictures - A Tribute to Lars Gullin, Vol. 2" (2002)

References

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wiftxq85ldae~T2 Bernt Rosengren] at Allmusic