Olav Dale
Olav Dale | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 30 October 1958 Voss, Norway |
| Died | 10 October 2014 (aged 55) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor, jazz musician (saxophone) |
| Instrument | Woodwinds |
| Website | Olav Dale Official Website |
Olav Dale (30 October 1958 – 10 October 2014) was a Norwegian composer, orchestra leader and jazz saxophonist. In addition to saxophones he played other woodwinds.[1] He got little formal education in music, but completed studies at the Voss Folk High School and the Toneheim Folk High School (1976–78).[2][3]
Career
After the debut at Vossajazz (1974) with the Voss Storband, Dale appeared on recordings with Bergen based orchestras like the Bergen Blues Band (1975–84), Bergen Big Band with eg Knut Kristiansen's Monk Moods (1980), and with various multi-national orchestras like Son Mu and The Gambian/Norwegian Friendship Orchestra. He also played the winds on several releases with Dag Arnesen, such as Ny Bris and Son Mu, and in the Oslo based bands like: E'Olen, Oslo 13 og Lille Frøen Saxofonkvartett.[4]
He started his own Quartet in 1995 and Olav Dale Quartet on the 1997 recording was Dag Arnesen (piano), Sebastian Dubè (bass) and Frank Jakobsen (drums). For the 2007 edition of the O. D. Quartet the line up is: Erik H. Halvorsen (keyboards), Stein Inge Brækhus (drums), Torbjørn Hillersøy (electric bass), and with this band Dale headed for India in the beginning of 2005 where he toured extensively the years to come.[5][6] He also contributed on Jan Alexander Grieg & Arvid Genius's Reunion blues (1985)[7] and Didrik Ingvaldsen's (History & movement).[8]
During the 1990'th he also played with great international jazz names such as Philip Catherine, Paquito D'Rivera, Claudio Roditi, Gustavo Bergalli, Phil Woods, Andy Shepherd, Bennie Wallace, Joe Henderson, Maria Schneider, Martial Solal, Diana Krall, Mathias Rüegg and Gianluigi Trovesi.[2]
Band projects
- Olav Dale Quartet with different line up's
- Olav Dale Quintet with Dag Arnesen (piano), Morten Færestrand (guitar), Yngve Moe (bass) and Frank Jakobsen (drums)
- Grand Scale Trio with Ole Amund Gjersvik (double bass) og Stein Inge Brækhus (drums)
- Bergen Big Band, as Orchestra Leader
- Lille Frøen Saksofonkvartett as member (1986–89) with Odd Riisnæs (tenor), Vidar Johansen (baritone) og Arne Frang (tenor)
- Groovy (started 2002) as member with Mike Gallaher (guitar), Yngve Moe (bass) and Stein Inge Brækhus (drums)
- Gips Baga Bo Pooh (music for kids) as member with Per Jørgensen (voice, trumpet and more), Helge Lilletvedt (keyboards)
- Rolf Arild og Olav Jazz trio with Rolf Prestø (bass) and Arild Seim (guitar)
Awards
- Gammleng-prisen 1991 in the class Session Musician.
- Vossajazz Award 1988
- Sildajazz Award 2008
Discography (in selection)
Solo albums
Collaborations
- Within Dag Arnesen's Ny Bris
- 1982: Ny Bris (Odin Records), including with Frank Jakobsen, Kåre Garnes, Ole Thomsen & Per Jørgensen
- Within the Gambian/Norwegian Friendship Orchestra
- 1982: Friendship (Odin Records)
- Within Bergen Big Band
- 2005: Seagull (Grappa Music), feat. Karin Krog condcted by John Surman recorded at the Nattjazz Festival, Bergen 2004
- 2007: Meditations on Coltrane (Grappa Music), with The Core
- 2008: Som den gyldne sol frembryter (Grappa Music)
- 2010: Crime Scene (ECM Records), with Terje Rypdal recorded at the Nattjazz Festival, Bergen 2009
- 2014: Another Sky (Grappa Music), with John Surman
References
- ^ "Vakkert og inderlig" (in Norwegian). Nett Avisen side2.no. 2007-04-03.
- ^ a b "Olav Dale Biography from jazzbasen" (in Norwegian). Norsk Jazzarkiv MIC.no. 2009-01-31.
- ^ "Olav Dale er gått bort" (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. 2014-10-11.
- ^ "Olav Dale Biography - Store Norske Leksikon".
- ^ "Til India for å holde koken - Rikskonsertene.no". (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Konsert med Olav Dale og lokale gjester - LinTicket.no". (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Arvid Genius - NRK Jazz". (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Review of History & movement - Dagbladet.no". (in Norwegian)
- ^ a b "Olav Dale Quintet Little waltz". NorCD.no.
- ^ Erling Wicklund. "Olav Dale - Dabrhahi Review" (in Norwegian). Kultur og Underholdning NRK.no.