Alex Riel
Danish jazz and rock drummer (1940–2024)
Alex Riel
Alex Riel photo by Gorm Valentin
Born (1940-09-13 ) 13 September 1940Copenhagen , DenmarkDied 9 June 2024(2024-06-09) (aged 83)Liseleje , Denmark Genres Jazz , rock Occupation Musician Instrument Drums Years active 1962–2024 Website www .alexriel .dk
Musical artist
Alex Riel (13 September 1940 – 9 June 2024) was a Danish jazz and rock drummer.[ 1] [ 2] His first group, the Alex Riel/Palle Mikkelborg Quintet, won the Montreux Grand Prix Award at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1968.[ 3] He was married to the writer Ane Riel .
Biography
Riel recorded with, among others, Booker Ervin , Kenny Drew , Kenny Werner , Bob Brookmeyer , Thomas Clausen , Bill Evans , Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis , Donald Byrd , Don Cherry , Thad Jones , and Ben Webster . He formed a jazz ensemble with bass player Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen .[ 4] Riel was also a founding member in 1968 of the Danish rock group The Savage Rose .[ 5] His album The Riel Deal won a Danish Grammy Award Jazz in 1996.[citation needed ]
In September 2010, Riel's 70th birthday celebration at the Jazzhus Montmartre was broadcast live with the title Celebration of a Living Jazz Legend by the Danish national television station TV2 .[ 6]
Personal life and death
Riel married crime fiction author Ane Riel in 2002. They lived in Liseleje in North Zealand from 2005 until his death.[ 7] He died at his home there on 9 June 2024, at the age of 83.[ 8]
Awards
Discography
As leader
Alex Riel Trio with Kenny Drew, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (Fona, 1965)
Emergence with Jesper Lundgaard , Jerry Bergonzi (Red , 1994)
The Riel Deal with Kenny Werner , Jerry Bergonzi (Stunt , 1996)
Unriel with Jerry Bergonzi, Michael Brecker , Eddie Gómez , Mike Stern , Niels Lan Doky (Stunt, 1997)
DSB Kino with Harry Sweets Edison , Roger Kellaway (Stunt, 1998)
Rielatin with Jerry Bergonzi, Mike Stern, Kenny Werner (Stunt, 1999)
Celebration (Stunt, 2000)
Live at Jive Alex Riel/Luts Büchner Quartet (Stunt, 2001)
What Happened? Alex Riel Trio (Cowbell, 2004)
The High & The Mighty Alex Riel Trio (Cowbell, 2007)
Live at Stars Alex Riel Quartet feat. Charlie Mariano (Cowbell, 2008)
Riel Time Alex Riel Quartet (Cowbell, 2008)
Get Riel (Cowbell, 2008)
As sideman
With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
With Dexter Gordon
Cheese Cake (SteepleChase , 1964 [1979])
King Neptune (SteepleChase, 1964 [1979])
Love for Sale (SteepleChase, 1964 [1982])
It's You or No One (SteepleChase, 1964 [1983])
Billie's Bounce (SteepleChase, 1964 [1983])
Loose Walk (SteepleChase 1965 [2003])
Misty (SteepleChase, 1965 [2004])
Heartaches (SteepleChase, 1965 [2004])
Ladybird (SteepleChase, 1965 [2005])
More Than You Know (SteepleChase, 1975)
Swiss Nights Vol. 1 (SteepleChase, 1975 [1976])
Swiss Nights Vol. 2 (SteepleChase, 1975 [1978])
Swiss Nights Vol. 3 (SteepleChase, 1975 [1979])
Lullaby for a Monster (SteepleChase, 1976 [1981])
With Bob Brookmeyer
Holiday (Challenge, 1981)
With Ken McIntyre
With Jackie McLean
With Archie Shepp and Lars Gullin
With Sahib Shihab
With Thorgeir Stubø
With Radka Toneff
Live in Hamburg (Odin, 1981)
Butterfly, track 4-6 (Curling Legs, 2008)
With Ben Webster
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