Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - Samba Petit 1994

[oto274]

DOUBLEBASS IS HARMONY.THANK YOU MR.PEDERSEN.

[vernonbigsby]

why is the "dislike" button so close to the "like" button, thats the only reason i can think its been pressed?!

this is a great recording!

[clementnoya]

why the guitar player looks like Michael Bolton? #joke :D

[uprightbassmatt]

Best 6 minutes ever! :D

Speechless!

[theheroricky]

@2:30 it sounds like Jaco Pastorius's Portrait of Tracy

[Superphilipp]

@theheroricky That's precisely what it was. Nice quote. :-)

[cccustard]

@theheroricky

To be correct you should say Pastorius' PoT. And yes, of course it does.

[Superphilipp]

I wish the bass was miked. Sounds like Jaco Pastorius playing.

[bass0111]

@Superphilipp: No, it sounds like Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen.

[Superphilipp]

@bass0111 Obviously. But the choice of pickup hides the fact more than it helps.

[bass0111]

@Superphilipp: Not with good (e.g. Altec Lansing) computer speakers. If your computer speakers are of poor quality, try good (e.g. AKG) headphones.

[Superphilipp]

@bass0111 It's not the speakers.

I know what a mix sounds like when the bass is only present over pickup, not miked. That's what they did here. I don't like it. That's all.

The playing is phenomenal of course.

[bass0111]

@Superphilipp: Fair enough. I know players who prefer to mic their basses, so you're not alone in that view.

[manumoka]

He was simply the best.

[supatol]

wtf, who disliked this vid? A deaf guy?

[EvaBraun9]

NHOP - you are the man. RIP, my bass brother.

[qubio]

Looks like the guitar player doesn't respect much of that impressing bass solo playing!

[bass0111]

@qubio: Are you nuts? Guitarist Lorne Lofsky always had the utmost respect for NHOP. You don't get to that level in the music profession without respecting your peers.

[bijouxmusic]

WOW!



[HeraVallirana]

It needs "only" one bass to play one of best versions of "Samba petit". That shows the magnitud of NHOP.

[AndreaPortovenere]

Guess what he is quoting at 2:30 - 2:32!!!!

[icybox222]

@AndreaPortovenere He´s quoting Jacos Portrait of Tracy :)

[AndreaPortovenere]

@icybox222 Bravo! Happy to see that some can use ears still.

[nicechuck1956]

One of the best Ever. Really mixed and recorded well too.

[Polartrucker]

I believe the guitarplayer is Anders "Chico" Lindvall. Nhøp was the best ever.

[joergen100]

@Polartrucker I thought it was Phillipe Chaterine but could be wrong

[swepanda]

amazing.......

[pathook1]

This is the best bass solo I've ever heard in my life. You can see how much Peterson respected him, a supreme compliment if there ever was one.

[raleiti]

@pathook1 Iv'e studied everybody. Niels is the best bassist, plus the best string player of all time, including guitarists. the only better jazz great is tatum at #1. No argument. Niels #2

[maquih]

@raleiti what about paco de lucia?

[raleiti]

@pathook1 Can't argue but Ithink the salute to Bach is better

[raleiti]

@pathook1 Check out NHOP Salute to BAch and go through to his solo

[TheRUDE24]

@pathook1It's not the best bass solo l have heard !but i do agree with

the,latter' half of your statement."Soul is not Black or White it's Human"

[dmbassa]

@pathook1 Exactly. A good way to tell this is to look at Peterson when NHOP finishes his solo. He is the first one to start clapping, and comment verbally on NHOP's performance on that particular solo, and trust me, Peterson is not one to throw compliments around unless they are greatly deserved. I believe NHOP must have felt like the King of the World at that very moment. And rightly so, mr. Pedersen. Very well done, bravissimo!

[TheTheurgist]

my goodness! everyone of my students needs to check this out ! Thanks

[BudhistPanda]

Amazing solo - I still got goosebumps all over - thank you for this video :)

[karinablacktie]

ahhhhhhh..... sublime.

[polishkid911]

Unreal.

[jazzuffe]

I am crying. He was so great!

[29573428937]

JACO REFERENCE W00T

[pastoria3]

sweet tone, sweet tone!

[5fabfreds]

Not to take anything away from the music, but is that Sig Hansen playing Guitar?

[thebassjedi]

I think it is Lee Ritenour, not 100% sure though.

[JayLizzle]

I like how they sit so closely together. NHOP and Peterson really were made to make music together. May they both rest in peace!

[MattieSongbird]

Beautiful Performance! Enjoyed the Bach at the end.

[jonjonz91]

Portrait of Tracey harmonics! whee

[Flickschuster]

I had the pleasure to see and hear NHOP live a couple of times, and it still saddens my heart that he's no longer with us. As we see in this excellent clip, he never just "showed off", but everything he did was music in its best form. Just listen to that little "Portrait of Tracy" quotation at 2:30 ...

[macmellus]

Anyone got TAB for this?

[joergen100]

The funny thing is the guy has been around as one of the utmost - if not THE utmost - bassplayers of all times since he was 14 years old! Played with all the greats and still a lot of people have never heard of him, primarily because he chose to stay in Denmark. He died some years ago (aged 58) and is one of the most dedicated, talented and personable musicians that has lived in our times.

[robbie17m]

Awesome playing. Love the Bach reference around 4:30. NHOP is an inconceivable talent.

[Bassko]

That thing exceeded my expectations.... NHOP!!

[ilesi2]

never heard something like this!!!!!!!

[hugaadro]

hahaha No 1

[pbol01]

!!!!!!!!!

[cparet]

One runs out of adjectives when trying to sing Niel's praises. He was absolutely my favorite bass player of all time.

[kyjah73]

juste fantastique

[bassrus]

You've got to love the Portrait of Tracy shout out at 2:32

[laprot]

Quelle musicalité !!!!

C'était vraiment un grand musicien.