Jazz Articles about Ib Glindemann

About Ib Glindemann

Album Review

Ib Glindemann: 50 Years on Stage

by Jack Bowers
November 1, 2002

This handsome two–disc set celebrates the long and distinguished career of Danish bandleader / composer Ib Glindemann who formed his first band while studying at the Royal Danish Conservatory and has been one of his country’s most eminent maestros ever since. Disc 1, recorded in concert at the Esbjerg Koncerthus in December ’01 with Glindemann’s present orchestra, is evenly divided between instrumentals and vocals by guest artist Gitte Haenning who is much better at interpreting American popular songs than many ...

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The Ib Glindemann Orchestra: Swing Shoes / A String of Pearls / Ping-Pong

by Jack Bowers
July 1, 2001

Bandleader Ib Glindemann has been a fixture on the Danish music scene for almost half a century, having formed his first professional band in 1956 and served as conductor (1964–68) of the Danish Radio New Dance Orchestra which eventually became the Danish Radio Big Band (and now the Danish Radio Jazz Orchestra). After traveling the world and writing music for film, plays and ballet for the next twenty–six years, Glindemann returned to his big–band roots in 1994 and formed his ...