Mads Vinding
# Mads Vinding

Mads Vinding (born 7 December 1948, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish jazz double-bassist.

## Music career

Vinding began his professional career when he was 16 as the house bassist for Jazzhus Montmartre, a jazz club in Copenhagen. He has played on more than 800 recordings and more than 1000 Radio/TV shows.

## Awards

* Best soloist, Nordring, 1978
* Ben Webster Prize, 1982
* Palæ Jazz Prize, 1997
* Launy Grøndahl's honorary prize, 2000
* Django d’Or, 2007

## Discography

* Mads Vinding Group (Cosmos Collector, 1977)
* The Kingdom (Stunt, 1998)
* Daddio Don (Stunt, 2000)
* Six Hands Three Minds One Heart (Stunt, 2002)
* Over the Rainbow (Cope, 2002)
* Two Basses (ZYX/Touche/Weaving, 2005)
* Abrikostræet (Calibrated, 2005)
* In Our Own Sweet Way (Storyville, 2009)
* Open Minds (Storyville, 2011)
* Composing (Storyville, 2015)
* Yesterdays (Stunt, 2017)

### As sideman

With Yelena Eckemoff

* Cold Sun (L & H, 2010)
* Grass Catching the Wind (L & H, 2010)

With Kenny Drew

* Your Soft Eyes (Soul Note, 1981)

With Art Farmer

* Manhattan (Soul Note, 1981)

With Johnny Griffin

* Blues for Harvey (SteepleChase, 1973)

With Hank Jones

* Trio (Storyville, 1991)
* Hank Jones in Copenhagen - Live at Jazzhus Slukefter 1983 (Storyville, 2018) - trio with Shelly Manne, drums

With Duke Jordan

* Flight to Denmark (SteepleChase, 1974) - recorded in 1973
* Two Loves (SteepleChase, 1975) - recorded in 1973
* Truth (SteepleChase, 1983) - recorded in 1975

With Doug Raney

* Guitar Guitar Guitar (SteepleChase, 1985)

With Idrees Sulieman

* Groovin' (SteepleChase, 1985)

With Kai Winding and Curtis Fuller

* Giant Bones '80 (Sonet, 1980)
