Svend Asmussen
Svend Asmussen (28 February 1916 – 7 February 2017) was a Danish jazz violinist, known as "The Fiddling Viking". A Swing-style virtuoso, he played and recorded with many other notable jazz musicians, including Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Stephane Grappelli. He played publicly until 2010 when he had a blood clot, his career having spanned eight decades.
Genre: jazz-violin
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- Hallelujah
- Hot House
- The Hut-Sut-Song
- Jazz Potpourri 2: Some of These Days / Sweet Sue / I Can't Give You Anything but Love / Whispering
- Jazz Potpourri 1: On the Sunny Side of the Street / Georgia / Goodnight Sweethearts
- How'm I Doin', Hey, Hey
- That's My Weakness Now
- Three Little Words
- My Old Man
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- Baby Won't You Please Come Home
- Exactly Like You
- Cherokee
- Gershwin - Medley 2: Liza/It Ain't Necessarily So/Lady Be Good
- Gershwin - Medley 1: I Got Rhythm/Bess You Is My Woman Now
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- Hanne Vent På Mig
- The Booglie-Wooglie Piggie
- Crazy Rhythm
- Satin Doll
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