Totti Bergh
Theodor Christian Frølich "Totti" Bergh (* 5. December 1935 in Oslo , † 4. January 2012 ) was a Norwegian jazz - saxophonist and bandleader .
Life
Bergh, born in Oslo in 1935, first played the clarinet before switching to the saxophone in 1952, while he was engaged as a musician on the ship Amerikabåt . In the following years he worked with Einar Schanke (1955/56), Kjell Karlsen (1956–64), Rowland Greenberg (1960–64, 1974–81) and from 1966 with Per Borthen , later in Laila Dalseth's quintet . As a soprano saxophonist he played in the Christiania Jazzband and in Christiania 12 in the 1990s .
Under his own name, he presented several albums on Gemini Records , stylistically based on Lester Young and Dexter Gordon . His older brother was the journalist and music producer Johs. Bergh (1932-2001).
Prizes and awards
Bergh was honored with a Gammleng Prize in 1994 . In 1995 he received the Oslo Bys cultural grant from the city of Oslo. At the 1997 Oslo Jazz Festival he was awarded the Ella Prize . In 1999 he received the Buddy Prize , the highest Norwegian jazz prize , from the Norwegian Jazz Forum .
Discography
- Tenor Madness ( Gemini Records , 1986), with Al Cohn
- I Hear a Rhapsody (1988), with Per Husby , Egil Kapstad , Ole Jacob Hansen , Egil Johansen , Terje Venaas
- Major blues (1991), with George Masso , Major Holley , Egil Kapstad , Pelle Hultén
- On the Trail (1993), with Plas Johnson
- Remember (1995)
- Warm Valley (1996).
- Night Bird (1998), with Harry Allen , George Masso
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary at NRK Jazz , January 4, 2012
- ↑ Biography in Norsk jazzarkiv
- ↑ Knut Borge, Verneverdig på tenorsax? in Dagens Næringsliv (February 15, 1992)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bergh, Totti |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bergh, Theodor Christian Frølich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 5, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oslo |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th January 2012 |