Sture Nordin Explained

Sture Nordin
Birth Name:Karl Sture Nordin
Birth Date:1933 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Östersund, Sweden
Death Place:Stockholm
Instrument:Double bass
Genre:Jazz
Occupation:Musician

Sture Nordin (11 November 1933 – 11 October 2000) was a leading Swedish jazz bassist.[1]

After playing with Lars Gullin's orchestra, he joined Putte Wickman's sextet in 1955 before going on to join a trio with Rune Ofverman and Egil Johansen. Admitted to the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, together with Lasse Petterson and Georg Riedel, Nordin was expelled when it was found out that he was playing jazz.[1]

He accompanied several visiting musicians on their visits to Sweden, including Sonny Boy Williamson II (Rice Miller), Josh White, Ben Webster, Dexter Gordon, Clark Terry, Johnny Griffin, Benny Bailey, Gábor Szabó and Dick Morrissey, as well as playing regularly with other leading Swedish jazz musicians, such as Jan Johansson, Rolf Ericson, Jan Allan, and Arne Domnérus.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

As sideman

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jazzhouse.org/gone/lastpost2.php3?edit=989317648 Wijkstr, Stefan (2001) "One of Sweden's Leading Bassmen" at The Last Post