William Schiøpffe Explained

William Schiøpffe
Other Names:	often transcribed as William Schiopffe
Birth Date:	February 6, 1926
Birth Place:	Bangkok
Death Place:	Copenhagen
Occupation:	Jazz drummer
Years Active:	1947–1981

William Schiøpffe (often transcribed as William Schiopffe; 6 February 1926 in Bangkok – 2 January 1981 in Kopenhagen),^[1] was a Danish jazz drummer,

He began playing professionally in 1947.^[2] During his career he performed with Jørgen Ryg,^[3] Arne Domnérus, Bengt Hallberg, Lars Gullin, Max Brüel, Stan Getz (on Stan Getz at Large - 1960, In Sweden 1958-60),^{[4] [5]} Bud Powell,^[6] Ella Fitzgerald^[7] amongst others.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Radio Swiss Jazz - Musikdatenbank - Musiker.
2. Web site: Büchmann-Møller . Frank . Schiöpffe, William . Grove Music Online . 2003 . Oxford University Press. 10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J686900 .
3. 14 July 1958 . Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums . . 70 . 28 . 47 .
4. Web site: Born to be blue - Stan Getz - Muziekweb .
5. Web site: In Sweden 1958-60 . Amazon Germany .
6. Charette . Brian . April 2015 . During This Time Oscar Peterson/Ben Webster/Tony Inzalaco/ Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (MIG) Bouncing With Bud Bud Powell (Storyville) . . 156 . 28.
7. Book: Nicholson, Stuart . Ella Fitzgerald: The Complete Biography . 2004 . updated . Routledge . 978-0-41-597119-5 . 307.