Biography
Svend Asmussen Quartet
Effective period / Period of releases: 1989 - 1997
Members: Svend Asmussen, Mads Vinding, Ulf Wakenius, Jacob Fischer, Jesper Lundgaard, Aage Tanggaard
This entry is for the 1989 to 2002 Svend Asmussen jazz quartet - and 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". For releases with the 1930's and 1940's quartet please use the Danish spelled PAN Svend Asmussens Kvartet. Recording line-ups:* (1978 to 1986: Svend Asmussen, Kenny Drew, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Ed Thigpen)
* 1989: Svend Asmussen, Ulf Wakenius, Mads Vinding, Aage Tanggaard
* 1993-2002: Svend Asmussen, Jacob Fischer, Jesper Lundgaard, Aage Tanggaard
NOTICE: Releases with the "Svend Asmussen, Kenny Drew, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Ed Thigpen" line-up, see Prize/Winners (1978), was originally branded with the four names or as "Kenny Drew Trio w/ Svend Asmussen" - but may also appear as "Svend Asmussen Quartet".