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Alex Riel

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Alex Riel was born September 1940 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and has since the sixties remained firmly established as one of the most significant and influential jazz drummers in Europe. His career began in the mid-sixties when he was the house drummer at the legendary jazz club "Montmartre" in Copenhagen. With bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and pianist Tete Montoliu or Kenny Drew he accompanied musicians such as Ben Webster, Dexter Gordon, Kenny Dorham, Johnny Griffin, Don Byas, Donald Byrd, Brew Moore and Yusef Lateef.

Top songs

  1. Farewell My Heart, My House
  2. My Song
  3. The Great Open
  4. Den milde dag er lys og lang
  5. Giant Steps
  6. Nothing But Ice
  7. The Balloon Launch
  8. Gecko Plex
  9. Destination Home
  10. Time Piece
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  1. The Great Sled Journey
  2. Did You Call Her Today
  3. On Again Off Again
  4. The Legend Of Fram
  5. Bessie's Blues
  6. Floundering on the Pack Ice
  7. Kvitøya, the Final Destination
  8. Quietness before Departure
  9. He's Dead Too
  10. Struggling Homewards, in Good Spirits
  11. Amethyst
  12. Unriel
  13. Moment's Notice
  14. Hallucinating Optimism, yet realizing the end
  15. A Child is Born
  16. Moon River
  17. Bruze
  18. Channeling
  19. The Poet
  20. Høstdansen
  21. Someone To Watch Over Me
  22. Friendship
  23. Invisible Light
  24. Dexterity
  25. Lille Empum
  26. Bye Bye Blackbird
  27. Committed
  28. I Fall In Love To Easily
  29. In My Own "Sweets" Way
  30. The Bat
  31. High Tops
  32. Bernie's Tune
  33. In Your Own Sweet Way
  34. Vem Kan Segla Forutan Vind
  35. My Funny Valentine
  36. What Seas, what Shores
  37. Stella by Starlight
  38. Allanjuneally
  39. On Green Dolphin Street
  40. Peace
  41. Drømte mig en drøm
  42. Autumn Leaves
  43. Jag vet en dejlig rosa
  44. Siciliana
  45. Doctor Dupree Blues
  46. In Your Own Sweets Way
  47. Byen Vågner
  48. Lux
  49. Meadow
  50. Blank For Now
  51. Big Noise from Winnetka
  52. In Prison Too Long
  53. Sweet Tomato
  54. Yesterdays
  55. Just Friends
  56. Oculus
  57. Body And Soul
  58. Nature Boy
  59. Impulses
  60. I Fall In Love Too Easily - 2023 Edit
  61. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
  62. Rhythm-a-Ning
  63. Bells
  64. You And The Night And The Music
  65. Flip Top Girl
  66. Blues Man
  67. Optimum Propensity
  68. I fall in love too easily
  69. I Hear a Rapsody
  70. Figurine
  71. Bufo Bufo
  72. Theme for Ernie
  73. Adonis Has Landed - Live
  74. Stalagmites
  75. Truckin'On Down
  76. All Blues
  77. Polovtsian Dance
  78. Idaho
  79. If I Should Lose You
  80. Prime Time
  81. Work Song
  82. intro
  83. Drumfeaces
  84. NHOP
  85. Like Someone In Love
  86. Drinkin' Wine Spoodie-Odie
  87. Maria Gennem Torne Går
  88. Tension Waltz
  89. 100 m Spurt
  90. Smile

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