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ALBUMRunnin' WildJesper Thilo, Oscar Klein & Henri Chaix
Albums by Jesper Thilo
ALBUMRunnin' WildJesper Thilo, Oscar Klein & Henri Chaix
ALBUMSwing is the ThingJesper Thilo
ALBUMDonna Lee (feat. Kenny Drew & Ole Ousen)Jesper Thilo
ALBUMSecrets (feat. Kenny Drew & Ole Ousen)Jesper Thilo
ALBUMWould You (feat. Kenny Drew & Ole Ousen)Jesper Thilo
ALBUMBlue Monk (feat. Kenny Drew, Bent Jaedig & Richard Boone)Jesper Thilo
ALBUMBody and Soul (feat. Kenny Drew, Bent Jaedig & Richard Boone)Jesper Thilo
ALBUMStill Movin' (feat. Ben Besiakov & Jesper Lundgaard)Jesper Thilo
ALBUMStardust (feat. Bo Stief & Olivier Antunes)Jesper Thilo
ALBUMMeets Thomas ClausenJesper Thilo
Artist Biography
One of the top European straight-ahead jazz musicians from 1970 onward, Danish reedman Jesper Thilo has appeared on many records with American artists in addition to recording with his fellow countrymen. His tenor sound is reminiscent of Zoot Sims. Thilo, who has also occasionally played alto and clarinet, first recorded as a leader for Storyville in 1973, and in the 1980s and 1990s on Storyville his sidemen at various times included Hank Jones, Kenny Drew, Clark Terry, Roland Hanna, and Harry "Sweets" Edison. Thilo also appeared on Miles Davis' Aura (with compositions and arrangements by fellow Dane Palle Mikkelborg), released by Columbia in 1989. After the turn of the millennium Thilo has continued recording for a variety of labels, including several releases on Stunt Records: Remembering Those That Were (2009), On Clarinet (2010), and Scott Hamilton Meets Jesper Thilo (2011). ~ Scott Yanow
Hometown
Copenhagen, Denmark
Genre
Jazz