Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen , Palle Mikkelborg

---  Hommage, Once Upon A Time ---

A virtuoso who mostly played in bop-oriented settings, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen was in great demand since he was a teenager. One of many superb European bassists to emerge during the 1960s, Pedersen originally studied piano before starting to play bass with Danish groups when he was 14. He had to reluctantly turn down Count Basie's offer to join his orchestra when he was just 17, but worked steadily as the house bassist at the Club Montmartre and as a member of the Danish Radio Orchestra.

Whenever American jazzmen passed through Scandinavia, they asked for Pedersen; during the 1960s he played with Sonny Rollins, Bill Evans, Roland Kirk, Dexter Gordon, Bud Powell, and even Albert Ayler (although the latter's session was not too successful). In the 1970s, Pedersen was featured in a duo with Kenny Drew. Starting in the mid-'70s, he was an occasional member of the Oscar Peterson Trio and he recorded several dates as a leader for SteepleChase. Pedersen also recorded in many different settings for Pablo Records during the era.

Palle Mikkelborg - trumpet, flugelhorn, keyboards, piano
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - bass 
Lennart Gruvstedt - drums
Mehmet Ozan - percussion
Ole Kock Hansen - keyboards
Thomas Clausen - keyboards
Helen Davies - harp
Jan Kohlin - trumpet
Palle Bolvig - trumpet

1
Cream (Prologue)
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen & Palle Mikkelborg

2.Tango Jalousie
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen & Palle Mikkelborg

3.Lullabye-Bye
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen & Palle Mikkelborg

4.Sporge-Jorgen
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen & Palle Mikkelborg

5.Det Haver Sa Nyeligen Regnet
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen & Palle Mikkelborg

6.Lost in the Stars
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen & Palle Mikkelborg

7.J.P.Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen & Palle Mikkelborg

8.That Ol' Black Magic
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen & Palle Mikkelborg

9.September Song (Epilogue)
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen & Palle Mikkelborg