Anders Bergcrantz

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. 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  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  3. Monroe, Jeff (26 September 2007). "Anders Bergcrantz: About Time". allaboutjazz. Retrieved 22 February 2020.


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