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Svend Asmussen (28 February 1916 – 7 February 2017) was a Danish violinist, known as "The Fiddling Viking".

(2025). 9780141006468, Penguin Books.
A Swing-style virtuoso, he played and recorded with many other notable jazz musicians, including , and Stephane Grappelli. He played publicly until 2010 when he had a blood clot, his career having spanned eight decades.


Life and career
Asmussen was born in , , was raised in a musical family, and started taking violin lessons at the age of seven.
(1992). 9780851125800, Guinness Publishing.
Aged 16, he first heard recordings by jazz violinist and began to emulate his style. He started working professionally as a violinist, , and singer at age 17, leaving his formal training behind for good. Early in his career he worked in Denmark and on cruise ships, with artists such as and . Asmussen later was greatly influenced by , whom he met in Denmark. Asmussen played with and during World War II, during which time jazz had moved to the underground and served as a form of political protest.

In the late 1950s, Asmussen formed the trio Swe-Danes with singer and guitarist . The group became quite successful in for their style entertainment and also toured the United States. Asmussen also worked with , , and . Asmussen was invited by Ellington to play on his Jazz Violin Session recording in 1963 with Stéphane Grappelli and .

In 1966, Asmussen appeared alongside Grappelli, Stuff Smith, and in a jazz in Switzerland that was issued as a live recording. He made an appearance at the 1967 Monterey Jazz Festival, which included a celebrated violin summit with him, Ray Nance and Jean-Luc Ponty. In 1969, he guested on Snakes in a Hole, an album by the jazz-rock band Made in Sweden. He was still active playing violin at the age of 94.

Asmussen became a on 28 February 2016. He died peacefully in his sleep on 7 February 2017, three weeks before his 101st birthday.

Asmussen's collection of jazz music, photographs, posters and other material is held in the jazz collections at the University Library of Southern Denmark. Asmussen's son, , is a guitar player in Denmark and a former member of the band .


Discography

As leader
  • Plays Hot Fiddle (, 1953)
  • Danish Imports with Ulrik Neumann (Warner Bros., 1961)
  • European Encounter with John Lewis (Atlantic, 1962)
  • Scandinavian Folk Songs Sung and Swung! with Alice Babs (Philips, 1964)
  • Evergreens (Odeon, 1965)
  • Violin Summit with Stephane Grappelli, Stuff Smith, Jean-Luc Ponty (Prestige, 1968)
  • Just Fiddlin' Around with Deiter Reith (Murbo, 1967)
  • Two of a Kind with Stephane Grappelli (Polydor, 1968)
  • Yesterday and Today with Toots Thielemans (A&M, 1973)
  • Toots and Svend with Toots Thielemans (Sonet, 1973)
  • As Time Goes By with Lionel Hampton (Sonet, 1978)
  • June Night (Doctor Jazz, 1983)
  • String Swing with Ulf Wakenius (Sonet, 1983)
  • On the Good Ship Lollipop with Teresa Brewer (Doctor Jazz, 1983)
  • Makin' Whoopee...and Music (Arbors, 2009)
  • Rhythm Is Our Business (Storyville, 2009)
  • The Jazz Man Hitler Failed to Silence (Roastin, 2011)


As sideman
  • , Swing Guitar Masterpieces 1938–1957 (Acoustic Disc, 1998)
  • Sathima Bea Benjamin, A Morning in Paris (Enja, 1997)
  • , Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, , Prize/Winners (Matrix, 1978)
  • , Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session (, 1976)
  • , Svingin' with Svend (Zebra Acoustic, 1988)
  • L. Subramaniam, Garland (Storyville, 1982)

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