Anders Bergcrantz (born 1961 in Malmö, Sweden)[1] is a Swedish jazz trumpeter[2] and composer.[3]

Bergcrantz has recorded several albums as a leader and on many more as a sideman. He has twice been awarded the Gyllene Skivan (the Golden Record) by Sweden's Orkesterjournalen jazz magazine: in 1995 for In This Together, and again in 2007 for About Time.[1] His influences as a trumpeter include Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan and Woody Shaw.[3]

Discography

As leader

  • Touch (Dragon, 1986 [1987])
  • Live at Sweet Basil (Dragon, 1995)[1]
  • In This Together (Dragon, 1995)[1]
  • C (Dragon, 1997)[1]
  • Twenty-Four Hours (Dragon, 1997)[1]
  • In This Together (Dragon, 1999)[3]
  • About Time (Stunt, 2007)[3]
  • Elevate (Vanguard Music Boulevard, 2020)

As sideman

With Jan Kaspersen

  • Space And Rhythm Jazz (Olufsen, 1987)
  • Live in Sofie's Cellar, Vol. 1 (Olufsen, 1991)

With Dave Liebman

  • Guided Dream (Dragon, 1985) – with the Tolvan Big Band (recorded in Malmo, Sweden)

With Page One

  • Live at Ronnie Scott's (Storyville, 1990)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kopman, Budd (17 December 2007). "Anders Bergcrantz on Dragon Records". All About Jazz. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Cook, Richard (10 February 1999). "Jazz: Young, gifted and Swedish". The Independent. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013 – via HighBeam Research.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Monroe, Jeff (26 September 2007). "Anders Bergcrantz: About Time". allaboutjazz. Retrieved 22 February 2020.


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