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| Karin Krog | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Karin Krog |
| Born | May 15, 1937 |
| Origin | Oslo, Norway |
| Genres | Vocal jazz |
| Labels | Meantime Records |
| Website | [1] |
Karin Krog (born May 15, 1937 in Oslo) is a Norwegian jazz vocalist.
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Life and career [link]
She started to sing at an early age and in 1955 she was hired by the pianist Kjell Karlsen to sing in his sextet.
Her great grandfather is Anders Heyerdahl
In 1962 she started her first group and that same year she become a student of the well-known Norwegian-American singer Anne Brown. Karin studied with Brown until 1969. In the 1960s she also performed with the rhythm and blues band Public Enemies, releasing the hit singles Sunny and Watermelon Man.
During her career, she has worked with such musicians as Arild Andersen, Jan Garbarek, Dexter Gordon, Kenny Drew, Don Ellis, Steve Kuhn, Archie Shepp, John Surman, Red Mitchell, and Bengt Hallberg among others.[1]
Awards [link]
- 1965 - Buddyprisen from Norsk jazzforbund
- 1974 - Norwegian Grammy Årets spellemann
- 1975 - Female Singer of the Year from European Jazz Federation
- 1981 - Oslo Council Artist Award
Selected discography [link]
- Some Other Spring 1970
- George Gershwin + Karin Krog 1974
- Different Days, Different Ways 1976
- Hi-Fly 1976, with Archie Shepp
- Three's a Crowd 1977, with Red Mitchell
- Cloud Line Blue 1978, with John Surman
- I Remember You 1980, with Red Mitchell
- Something Borrow, Something Blue 1989
- Karin Krog Sings Gershwin 1993
- Jubilee 1995
- Bluesand 1999, with John Surman
- Raindrops, Raindrops 2002
- Where Flamingos Fly 2003
- Where You At? 2003
- Sweet Talker - The Best of Karin Krog 2005
With John Surman
- Such Winters of Memory (ECM, 1982)
- Nordic Quartet (ECM, 1994)
References [link]
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Karin Krog: Biography". Allmusic. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/karin-krog-p6914. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
External links [link]
https://wn.com/Karin_Krog
Krog
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Krog (surname)
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See also
KROG
KROG (96.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Modern Rock music format. Licensed to Grants Pass, Oregon, USA, the station serves the Medford-Ashland area. The station is currently owned by Opus Broadcasting Systems.
The station is located in the OPUS Building in Northwest Medford. Near the intersection of Sage Lane & Highway 238.
On-air personalities
Mon.- Fri.
Sunday
Translators
KROG broadcasts on the following booster:
References
External links
Radio Stations - Krog
Podcasts:
Karin Krog
ALBUMS
- Cabin in the Sky released: 2011
- Folkways released: 2010
- Joy released: 2009
- Jazz Moments released: 2006
- Seagull released: 2005
- Cloud Line Blue released: 2004
- Where You At? released: 2003
- Some Other Spring: Blues and Ballads released: 2000
- Swingin' released: 1999
- Nordic Quartet released: 1995
- Live at the Festival released: 1994
- You Must Believe in Spring released: 1993
- Freestyle released: 1989
- Hi-Fly released: 1976
- We Could Be Flying released: 1974
- Open Space (The Down Beat Poll Winners in Europe) released: 1969
- Jazz Jamboree 75, Vol. 2 released:
- Raindrops, Raindrops released:
Swingin'
Released 1999- WOP
- Me, Myself and I
- Flying Home
- Sailboat in the Moonlight
- I'll Never Be the Same
- Broadway
- When a Woman Loves a Man
- Forget If You Can
- Picture Me Without You
- The Moon Looks Down and Laughs
- When Day Is Done
- Clean Up Your Own Backyard
- Rosetta
- Say It With a Kiss
- I Can't Believe
- What Shall I Say
- Moten Swing
- As Time Goes By
