Fred Nøddelund
Born(1947-04-01)1 April 1947
Died18 August 2016(2016-08-18) (aged 69)
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, music arranger
Instrument(s)Flugelhorn

Fred Nøddelund (1 April 1947 – 18 August 2016) was a Norwegian jazz musician (Flugelhorn), music arranger, record producer and bandleader known from several recordings and performances. He was festival composer at Moldejazz at a young age (Atlantis, 1970). Moreover, he led the ensembles with the Oslo musicians Sture Janson, Svein Christiansen, and Knut Riisnæs.[1]

Honors

  • 1982: Gammleng-prisen in the category studio musician
  • 1983: Work of the year awarded by NOPA, for «Early winter morning»

Album

  • 2005: In the Shade of Sea (Tylden Records). Six pieces for flugelhorn and orchestra, with Aralsjøen. With contributions from Pete Knutsen and Jan Erik Kongshaug, and musicians from the symphony orchestra of Latvia, led by Terje Mikkelsen.[2]

Contributions

He has contributed on releases by the Christian rock group Good News from Ålesund (1971–75), as well as records by:

He has also conducted Asker Big Band and Kolsås Big Band.

References

  1. "Nekrolog: Fred Nøddelund" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  2. "Trompetklanger fra havet". Bergens Tidende. 2005-10-05. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  3. "Fred Nøddelund". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
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