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'''Alex Riel''' (13 September 1940 – 9 June 2024) was a Danish [[jazz]] and [[rock and roll|rock]] drummer.<ref name=Dagbladenes>''Jeg skal sgu sidde ved trommerne'' Af Bine Madsen. Dagbladenes Bureau, 9 February 2010. Same interview in Flensborg Avis, 17 February 2010, Side 18</ref><ref name=Horsens>''Alex Riel'' Horsens Folkeblad, 16 February 2010, 2. sektion, Side 12</ref> His first group Alex Riel/[[Palle Mikkelborg]] [[Quintet]] won [[Montreux]] Grand Prix Award at the [[Montreux Jazz Festival]] in 1968 and it was published in ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'s'' June 1968 edition.<ref>{{cite magazine |url={{Google books |plainurl=yes |id=zgoEAAAAMBAJ |page=93 }} |title=Montreux Fest Carves Jazz Niche |magazine=Billboard |date=June 29, 1968 |page=93 |accessdate=2023-08-15}}</ref> He was married to the writer [[Ane Riel]].
'''Alex Riel''' (13 September 1940 – 9 June 2024) was a Danish [[jazz]] and [[rock and roll|rock]] drummer.<ref name=Dagbladenes>''Jeg skal sgu sidde ved trommerne'' Af Bine Madsen. Dagbladenes Bureau, 9 February 2010. Same interview in Flensborg Avis, 17 February 2010, Side 18</ref><ref name=Horsens>''Alex Riel'' Horsens Folkeblad, 16 February 2010, 2. sektion, Side 12</ref> His first group Alex Riel/[[Palle Mikkelborg]] Quintet won the [[Montreux]] Grand Prix Award at the [[Montreux Jazz Festival]] in 1968.<ref>{{cite magazine |url={{Google books |plainurl=yes |id=zgoEAAAAMBAJ |page=93 }} |title=Montreux Fest Carves Jazz Niche |magazine=Billboard |date=June 29, 1968 |page=93 |accessdate=2023-08-15}}</ref> He was married to the writer [[Ane Riel]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Riel recorded with, among others, [[Booker Ervin]], [[Kenny Drew]], [[Kenny Werner]], [[Bob Brookmeyer]], [[Thomas Clausen (musician)|Thomas Clausen]], [[Bill Evans]], [[Eddie Davis (saxophonist)|Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis]], [[Jackie McLean]], and [[Dexter Gordon]]. He also worked with a wide range of important jazz musicians, including [[Ray Brown (musician)|Ray Brown]], [[Donald Byrd]], [[Don Cherry (jazz)|Don Cherry]], [[Art Farmer]], [[Stéphane Grappelli]], [[Hank Jones]], [[Thad Jones]], and [[Ben Webster]]. He formed a renowned jazz ensemble with bass player [[Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen]] and Kenny Drew.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040829013311/http://www.um.dk/Publikationer/UM/English/FactsheetDenmark/JazzPopAndRock/html/chapter01.htm Jazz] at [[Foreign Ministry of Denmark]]</ref>
Riel recorded with, among others, [[Booker Ervin]], [[Kenny Drew]], [[Kenny Werner]], [[Bob Brookmeyer]], [[Thomas Clausen (musician)|Thomas Clausen]], [[Bill Evans]], [[Eddie Davis (saxophonist)|Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis]], [[Donald Byrd]], [[Don Cherry (jazz)|Don Cherry]], [[Thad Jones]], and [[Ben Webster]]. He formed a jazz ensemble with bass player [[Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040829013311/http://www.um.dk/Publikationer/UM/English/FactsheetDenmark/JazzPopAndRock/html/chapter01.htm Jazz] at [[Foreign Ministry of Denmark]]</ref> Riel was also a founding member in 1968 of the Danish rock group [[The Savage Rose]].<ref name=JP>''Riel og rytmen. Portræt: Alex Riel'' Af Tove Skytte Erngaard. Jyllands-Posten, 27 July 1997, Kultur og tv, Side 1</ref> His album ''The Riel Deal'' won a Danish Grammy Award Jazz in 1996.{{cn|date=June 2024}}


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In September 2010, Riel's 70th birthday celebration at the [[Jazzhus Montmartre]] was broadcast live with the title ''Celebration of a Living Jazz Legend'' by the Danish national television station [[TV 2 (Denmark)|TV2]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nyhederne-dyn.tv2.dk/video/index/id/33411170/|title=Alex Riel 70 Year Celebration Danish National TV Live|publisher=Nyhederne-dyn.tv2.dk|accessdate=2010-03-24|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716231745/http://nyhederne-dyn.tv2.dk/video/index/id/33411170/|archivedate=16 July 2011}}</ref>
Riel was also a founding member in 1968 of the Danish rock group [[The Savage Rose]].<ref name=JP>''Riel og rytmen. Portræt: Alex Riel'' Af Tove Skytte Erngaard. Jyllands-Posten, 27 July 1997, Kultur og tv, Side 1</ref> His album ''The Riel Deal'' won a Danish Grammy Award Jazz in 1996.

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In September 2010, Riel reached seventy years of age and it was celebrated at the famed [[Jazzhus Montmartre]]. The event was broadcast live with the title ''Celebration of a Living Jazz Legend'' by the Danish national television station [[TV 2 (Denmark)|TV2]] which was also showing rare photos depicting Riel with [[Duke Ellington]], Ben Webster, Bill Evans and The Savage Rose.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nyhederne-dyn.tv2.dk/video/index/id/33411170/|title=Alex Riel 70 Year Celebration Danish National TV Live|publisher=Nyhederne-dyn.tv2.dk|accessdate=2010-03-24|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716231745/http://nyhederne-dyn.tv2.dk/video/index/id/33411170/|archivedate=16 July 2011}}</ref>


==Personal life and death==
==Personal life and death==
Alex Riel married [[Ane Riel]] in 2002, an awarded author of crime fiction. They lived in [[Liseleje]] in [[North Zealand]] from 2005 until his death.<ref name=web>{{cite web|url=http://www.forfatterweb.dk/oversigt/riel-ane/hele-portraettet-om-ane-riel|title=Ane Riel-9a-b|language=Danish|publisher=forfatterweb|accessdate=15 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822190742/http://www.forfatterweb.dk/oversigt/riel-ane/hele-portraettet-om-ane-riel|archive-date=22 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> He died at his home there on 9 June 2024, at the age of 83.<ref>[https://tidende.dk/ind-og-udland/indland-kriminal/trommeslager-alex-riel-er-sovet-ind-efter-uhelbredelig-sygdom/353856 Trommeslager Alex Riel er sovet ind efter uhelbredelig sygdom] {{in lang|da}}</ref>
Riel married crime fiction author [[Ane Riel]] in 2002. They lived in [[Liseleje]] in [[North Zealand]] from 2005 until his death.<ref name=web>{{cite web|url=http://www.forfatterweb.dk/oversigt/riel-ane/hele-portraettet-om-ane-riel|title=Ane Riel-9a-b|language=Danish|publisher=forfatterweb|accessdate=15 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822190742/http://www.forfatterweb.dk/oversigt/riel-ane/hele-portraettet-om-ane-riel|archive-date=22 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> He died at his home there on 9 June 2024, at the age of 83.<ref>[https://tidende.dk/ind-og-udland/indland-kriminal/trommeslager-alex-riel-er-sovet-ind-efter-uhelbredelig-sygdom/353856 Trommeslager Alex Riel er sovet ind efter uhelbredelig sygdom] {{in lang|da}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
*''Danish Jazz Musician Award'' 1965 presented by [[Duke Ellington]] and [[Sam Woodyard]] (Photo)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Alex_Riel.html|title=Danish Jazz Musician Award 1965 Presented by Duke Ellington and Sam Woodyard|publisher=Drummerworld.com|accessdate=2010-03-24| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100402085814/http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Alex_Riel.html| archivedate= 2 April 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>
*''Danish Jazz Musician Award'' 1965 presented by [[Duke Ellington]] and [[Sam Woodyard]] (Photo)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Alex_Riel.html|title=Danish Jazz Musician Award 1965 Presented by Duke Ellington and Sam Woodyard|publisher=Drummerworld.com|accessdate=2010-03-24| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100402085814/http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Alex_Riel.html| archivedate= 2 April 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>
*Ben Webster 90 Years Honorary Prize 1999 (shared with [[Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen]] and [[Olivier Antunes]])
* Ben Webster 90 Years Honorary Prize 1999 (shared with [[Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen]] and Olivier Antunes){{cn|date=June 2024}}
*''Danish Grammy Award Jazz'' in 1996 for Riel's album ''The Riel Deal''
*''Danish Grammy Award Jazz'' in 1996 for Riel's album ''The Riel Deal''{{cn|date=June 2024}}
*''Life Time Achievement Award'' from [[IFPI]] 2007 (Photo)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Alex_Riel.html|title=Life Time Achievement Award|publisher=Drummerworld.com|accessdate=2010-03-24| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100402085814/http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Alex_Riel.html| archivedate= 2 April 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>
*''Life Time Achievement Award'' from [[IFPI]] 2007 (Photo)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Alex_Riel.html|title=Life Time Achievement Award|publisher=Drummerworld.com|accessdate=2010-03-24| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100402085814/http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Alex_Riel.html| archivedate= 2 April 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>


Latest revision as of 12:28, 11 June 2024

Alex Riel
Alex Riel photo by Gorm Valentin
Alex Riel photo by Gorm Valentin
Background information
Born(1940-09-13)13 September 1940
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died9 June 2024(2024-06-09) (aged 83)
Liseleje, Denmark
GenresJazz, rock
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Drums
Years active1962–2024
Websitewww.alexriel.dk

Alex Riel (13 September 1940 – 9 June 2024) was a Danish jazz and rock drummer.[1][2] His first group Alex Riel/Palle Mikkelborg Quintet won the Montreux Grand Prix Award at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1968.[3] He was married to the writer Ane Riel.

Biography

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Riel recorded with, among others, Booker Ervin, Kenny Drew, Kenny Werner, Bob Brookmeyer, Thomas Clausen, Bill Evans, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Donald Byrd, Don Cherry, Thad Jones, and Ben Webster. He formed a jazz ensemble with bass player Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen.[4] Riel was also a founding member in 1968 of the Danish rock group The Savage Rose.[5] His album The Riel Deal won a Danish Grammy Award Jazz in 1996.[citation needed]

In September 2010, Riel's 70th birthday celebration at the Jazzhus Montmartre was broadcast live with the title Celebration of a Living Jazz Legend by the Danish national television station TV2.[6]

Personal life and death

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Riel married crime fiction author Ane Riel in 2002. They lived in Liseleje in North Zealand from 2005 until his death.[7] He died at his home there on 9 June 2024, at the age of 83.[8]

Awards

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Discography

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As leader

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As sideman

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With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

With Dexter Gordon

With Bob Brookmeyer

  • Holiday (Challenge, 1981)

With Ken McIntyre

With Jackie McLean

With Archie Shepp and Lars Gullin

With Sahib Shihab

With Thorgeir Stubø

With Radka Toneff

  • Live in Hamburg (Odin, 1981)
  • Butterfly, track 4-6 (Curling Legs, 2008)

With Ben Webster

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References

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  1. ^ Jeg skal sgu sidde ved trommerne Af Bine Madsen. Dagbladenes Bureau, 9 February 2010. Same interview in Flensborg Avis, 17 February 2010, Side 18
  2. ^ Alex Riel Horsens Folkeblad, 16 February 2010, 2. sektion, Side 12
  3. ^ "Montreux Fest Carves Jazz Niche". Billboard. 29 June 1968. p. 93. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  4. ^ Jazz at Foreign Ministry of Denmark
  5. ^ Riel og rytmen. Portræt: Alex Riel Af Tove Skytte Erngaard. Jyllands-Posten, 27 July 1997, Kultur og tv, Side 1
  6. ^ "Alex Riel 70 Year Celebration Danish National TV Live". Nyhederne-dyn.tv2.dk. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  7. ^ "Ane Riel-9a-b" (in Danish). forfatterweb. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  8. ^ Trommeslager Alex Riel er sovet ind efter uhelbredelig sygdom (in Danish)
  9. ^ "Danish Jazz Musician Award 1965 Presented by Duke Ellington and Sam Woodyard". Drummerworld.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
  10. ^ "Life Time Achievement Award". Drummerworld.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
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