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Palle Danielsson

パレ・ダニエルソン　/　ぱれ・だにえるそん

Bandleader from Sweden

October 15, 1946 – May 18, 2024　・　Stockholm, Sweden

bandleader
composer
jazz bassist

My Take

Tell me someone held down the bass in Keith Jarrett's European Quartet from 1974 to 1979 and I'm already listening differently. Those records are sacred to a certain kind of jazz fan, and Danielsson was the gravitational centre that let the others fly. The double bass is the most thankless instrument in the room, invisible until it falters, and he made invisibility into an art. Coming from a musical family with a pianist sister, the language was clearly in his blood. He passed in 2024 at 77, but that deep, patient low end is permanent. I save my loudest applause for the people who anchor.

Overview

Nils Paul "Palle" Danielsson (15 October 1946 – 18 May 2024) was a Swedish jazz double bassist born in Stockholm, Sweden. From 1974 to 1979, he was a member of Keith Jarrett's quartet. He was the brother of pianist Monica Dominique. Danielsson died on 18 May 2024, at the age of 77.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Palle Danielsson
Name (Japanese): パレ・ダニエルソン
Reading: ぱれ・だにえるそん
Born: October 15, 1946 – May 18, 2024
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Dog
Origin: Stockholm, Sweden
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: bandleader / composer / jazz bassist / musician / jazz musician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3

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