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Harald Gill Johnsen (19 March 1970 – 24 July 2011) was a Norwegian jazz double bassist, known for his contributions in bands like Køhn/Johansen Sextet and Tord Gustavsen Trio, and a series of recordings with such as Sonny Simmons, Sigurd Køhn, Nils-Olav Johansen, Jan Erik Kongshaug, Frode Barth, Per Oddvar Johansen and Ditlef Eckhoff.〔 (in Norwegian)〕 == Career == Johnsen was a graduate of the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (NTNU, 1989–92).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jazzlinja )〕 He participated in the "two basses event" with the Trygve Seim led ''Trondheim Art Orchestra'' later called ''Trygve Seim Ensemble''. He played a key role in a variety of jazz bands, including Nils-Olav Johansen Trio, Christian Belt Trio, Svein Olav Herstad Trio, Jan Erik Kongshaug Quartet and Køhn/Johansen Sextet. He was a member of several bands, including Erlend Skomsvoll's "Hvorfor Ikke?" in 1994, Erik Wesseltoft Quartet from 1995, "Appaloosa Nova" from 1996, and collaborated on the album ''You'll always need friends'' (1997) within The Alf Kjellman Project, and ''Choice'' (1998) with Monica Borgen. He has also played a while with Ditlef Eckhoff, releasing an album ''Impressions of Antibes'' (1997). In the last years of his life he had great success in the Tord Gustavsen Trio. Johnson has participated on several recordings, such as with Ditlef Eckhoff and Eric Reed on the album ''Impressions of Antibes'' (1997), and on the Einar Iversen led album ''Merry Christmas'' (1999) by Ditlef Eckhoff. Around the turn of the millennium, he joined Silje Nergaard Band and Tord Gustavsen Trio, which led to international releases. In addition he has played on recordings with, among others Karl Sundby (2004).〔 Johnsen also played with guitarist and composer Frode Barth regularely since 1984. Their trio TAPE (guitar, bass and drums) along with drummer Tom Erling Lie, won the Youth Festival, Norwegian final, in 1988. Many years of collaboration, improvisation and compositional exchange between the two musicians formed the basis for their debut album, Frode Barth & Harald Johnsen ''Blue Spheres'' (MTG Music), 2007. The release received excellent reviews. ''Blue Spheres'' can be described as modern jazz, where a melodic idiom is set up against the elements of contemporary music and electronica. Frode Barth, Harald Johnsen and drummer Andreas Bye accounted Barth & Johnson Trio. Johnsen got an illness that prevented him gradually from playing actively, and he died on 24 July 2011, after a heart attack at the age of 41. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harald Johnsen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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