Georg Riedel (jazz musician)

Georg Riedel (born 8 January 1934) is a Czech-Swedish double bass player and composer.[1] Riedel migrated to Sweden at the age of four[1] and attended school in Stockholm, including the Adolf Fredrik's Music School.[2]

Georg Riedel
Georg Riedel in 2013
Background information
Born (1934-01-08) 8 January 1934
Karlsbad, Czechoslovakia
GenresJazz, classical, children's
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentsDouble bass

The best known recording featuring Riedel is probably Jan Johansson's Jazz på svenska ("Jazz in Swedish"), a minimalist-jazz compilation of folk songs recorded in 1962–1963, though Riedel has recorded with other leading Swedish musicians[1] including trumpeter Jan Allan and Arne Domnérus.

Riedel's profile as a composer derives almost exclusively from writing music for Astrid Lindgren movies, including the main theme from the Emil i Lönneberga ("Emil of Maple Hills") movies.[1] He also composed the music for several films by Arne Mattsson in the 1960s as well as for film adaptions of novels by Stig Dagerman.

Riedel also played on Jazz at the Pawnshop in 1977.

Early life

Riedel was born in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia, to a Sudeten German father and a Czech Jewish mother. In 1938, when Riedel was four years old, the family fled to Sweden following the German annexation of the Sudetenland.[3][4]

Selected film music

References
  1. "Georg Riedel". Nationalencyklopedin. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
  2. Anna Kågström (12 June 2013). "Riedel vs Riedel" (in Swedish). Lärarnas Nyheter (Swedish magazine for teachers). Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
  3. https://www.senioren.se/leva-uppleva/se-las/georg-riedel-blomstrar/
  4. https://www.dn.se/arkiv/sondag/georg-riedel-jag-har-tagit-vara-pa-turen-i-mitt-liv/

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