Tore Jensen
Born (1935-05-19) 19 May 1935
Oslo
OriginNorway
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Jazz musician
Instrument(s)Trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn & vocals

Tore Jensen (born 19 May 1935 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (trumpet, cornet and flugelhorn) and bandleader, known from a series of Dixieland bands and album releases.[1][2]

Career

Jensen was first known through the local band «Hot Saints» (1953–60), whereupon he was involved in the band «Big Chief Jazzband» and «Norwegian Dixieland All Stars». Together with Bjørn Stokstad he toured with his own band as in Germany (1961), before the two established the eponymous Stokstad/Jensen Trad.Band (1962–),[3] where all the members was honorary citizen of New Orleans (1984). They also played a series of gigs at Moldejazz from 1963, and a number of festivals and concerts outside Norway.[1] He also worked in a swing jazz quintet with Svein Gusrud and Peter Opsvik, and played on releases by bands like «Norske Rytmekonger», «Swingkameratene», «Christiania 12»[4] and «Mississippi Jazzband». He received Buddyprisen (1987), and was awarded Ellaprisen Oslo Jazzfestival in (2000), bl.s. to have cultivated young musicians within bands like Tore Jensens Shangri-La.[1][2][5]

Honors

Discography

Within Stokstad / Jensen Trad.Band
  • 1973: Glajazz (RCA International), with Laila Dalseth & Wild Bill Davison
  • 1974: Mer Glajazz (RCA International), with Laila Dalseth
  • 1975: Nye gamle
  • 1977: Blanda drops (Hot Club Records
  • 1978: Selvskrevet
  • 1982: Kraftjazz (Talent Records)
  • 1983: Happy New Chair (Hot Club Records), (including Christiania Jazzband on the A-side)
  • 2000: The Originals-1974, with Laila Dalseth & Wild Bill Davison
  • 2002: At the Jazz Band Ball[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tore Jensen Biografi" (in Norwegian). Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no. 26 April 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 Bergh, Johs. "Tore Jensen Biografi". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Stokstad /Jensen Trad. Band" (in Norwegian). JazzINorge.no. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Happy Feet Christiania 12 2004" (in Norwegian). Opsvik.no. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  5. 1 2 Wicklund, Erling (11 June 2012). "Glajazz i 50 år" (in Norwegian). NRK Jazz. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
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