Members: Svend Asmussen, Erik Frederiksen, Svend Hauberg

Danish 1930's and 1940's quartet led by Svend Asmussen. Name variations on the original Danish shellac issues: Svend Asmussen's Kvartet, Svend Asmussen Kvartet, Asmussen Kvartetten.

NOTICE: this entry is for the 1930's and 1940's jazz quartet. For the 1989 to 2002 line-ups (named "Svend Asmussen Quartet" = Svend Asmussen, Ulf Wakenius/Jacob Fischer, Mads Vinding/Jesper Lundgaard, Aage Tanggaard) please use Svend Asmussen Quartet. The same applies for 1978 to 1986 releases with "Svend Asmussen, Kenny Drew, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Ed Thigpen" that may also use the name "Svend Asmussen Quartet".

Known original recordings and recording line-ups:
* 21.08.1934 - Lulu Ziegler & Asmussen Kvartetten: Svend Asmussen (v), Knut Knutsson (ts), Kjeld Nørregaard, Niels Foss (g) - issued on HMV X.4330
* 18.01.1935 - Lulu Ziegler w. Quartet: Svend Asmussen (v), Otto Banner-Jansen (cl), Knut Knutsson (ts), Kjeld Nørregaard (p), Niels Foss (g) - issued on HMV X.4440
* 26.01.1936 - Miss Tommi akkomp. af Asmussen Kvartetten: Svend Asmussen (v), Christian Jensen (p), Ulrik Neumann (g), Niels Foss (b) - issued on Col. DD 344 and Col. DD 356
* April 1937 - Svend Asmussen Kvartet: Svend Asmussen (v), Valdemar Nielsen (ts, v), Ulrik Neumann (g), Niels Foss (b) - issued on HMV A.L. 1328
* 4.12.1940 - Svend Asmussen Kvartet: Svend Asmussen (v, voc), Svend Hauberg (g), Kjeld Bonfils (p, vib), Christian Jensen (b), Erik Frederiksen (dr) - issued on Odeon D 449 (Japanese Sandman / Lady Be Good)
* 13.12.1943 - Svend Asmussen's Kvartet: Svend Asmussen (v, vib), Svend Hauberg (g), Johan Poulsen (b), Erik Frederiksen (dr) - issued on TONO SP 4322 (Exactly Like You / Baby Won't You Please Come Home)
* 11.1.1944 and 18.1.1944 - Svend Asmussen's Kvartet: Svend Asmussen (v, vib), Svend Hauberg (g), Johan Poulsen (b), Erik Frederiksen (dr) - issued on TONO SP 4329