The funny thing is the guy has been around as one of the utmost - if not THE utmost - bassplayers of all times since he was 14 years old! Played with all the greats and still a lot of people have never heard of him, primarily because he chose to stay in Denmark. He died some years ago (aged 58) and is one of the most dedicated, talented and personable musicians that has lived in our times.

When I hear something like this, I think of the thousands of hours that go unheard. This is otherworldly.

This is the best bass solo I've ever heard in my life. You can see how much Peterson respected him, a supreme compliment if there ever was one.

I love his allusion to Portrait of Tracy (Jaco Pastorius) at 2:29, just beautiful.

Musician 59 years. Best bass I’ve ever heard.

You know when the guitarist is fixated on the bass player's hands playing you've got something unique.

I cried at the end of this. Speechless.

The beauty in this is unspeakable, so I'll shut up.

I like how they sit so closely together. NHOP and Peterson really were made to make music together. May they both rest in peace!

The best bassist who walked on this earth

One runs out of adjectives when trying to sing Niel's praises. He was absolutely my favorite bass player of all time.

He doesn't need to. Keep in mind that he has been playing that bass for such a long time and with such dedication that he probably knows his bass better than he knows his own body, his family, his friends... everything. He instinctively knows where every single note sits on the board.

Franchement, moi qui suis un fan d'NHOP, je ne peu rien dire tellement c'est beau!!!!!!!!!!

Niels is the only bass player with such melodic and precise solos. :O

This is the most beautiful bass solo I ever heard.

He was simply the best.

What a great guy he was and what an influence he is to all bassists world wide!

Il me donne des frissons et me tire les larmes aux yeux ! Quelle tristesse de partir aussi jeune !

Quand le patron applaudit son musicien sa en dit long sur leur complicité que du bonheur chapeau bas messieurs

My boy just quoted Jaco! I think my brain is about to explode! I love this guy!!!

THIS IS NIELS HENNING the Great!!!! Denmark,be proud!!!!

why is the "dislike" button so close to the "like" button, thats the only reason i can think its been pressed?! this is a great recording!

Just got turned on to him watching a Rock Beato video. Educate and elevate

Que irremediable y triste pena ,la pérdida de estos dos músicos únicos en el mundo como fueron Oscar Peterson y N.H.O.Pedersen,cada uno en su instrumento. Con todo respeto porque se que existen otros muchos y muy buenos músicos ,pero para mi gusto ellos me llegaban al alma. Saludos Cordiales desde Buenos Aires Argentina.

Two of the best musicians in history, and NHOP makes it look so easy. A great video to show people who think impressive technique implies a lack of emotion.

Grew up listening to Neil’s with Oscar Peterson and Joe Pass…shame he passed so young..he’d still be out there jamming….he even throws down the Bach Cello suite ..so great

Love the Worlds best bass player - he is Danish - We miss you very much !

Some sad kind of joy that runs from my ears through my brain,

What a creative musician and a master of his instrument. Really brilliant playing Bass player.

I feel deeply touched. I don't know what to say.

I am crying. He was so great!

It´s the beginning of the first sonata for violoncello by J.S. Bach. And Steve Hackett sure knew he was referencing to that.

Wow...I dont play bass, but I do appreciate all music. This is classic and timeless.

It's the best!!! 👍

Best 6 minutes ever! :D Speechless!

What a talent!

my goodness! everyone of my students needs to check this out ! Thanks

Quelle musicalité !!!! C'était vraiment un grand musicien.

Il restera vraiment le patron magnifique

miss him

so good, incredible, best

For me number one

Fantastico! Anche una citazione alla suite n° 1 di Bach!

MAY GOD BLESS KZfaq :-)

We miss him

Wow.

Amazing and interesting bass performance - thank you to the uploader. Was happy to see guitarist Lorne Lofsky on guitar, an amazing player, and an instructor at York University in Toronto where I quietly sat in on masterclasses in the very early 2000s. Hopefully more of this set is available online!

Unbelievably good

You've got to love the Portrait of Tracy shout out at 2:32

Well, my mind is all over the floor

@pathook1 Exactly. A good way to tell this is to look at Peterson when NHOP finishes his solo. He is the first one to start clapping, and comment verbally on NHOP's performance on that particular solo, and trust me, Peterson is not one to throw compliments around unless they are greatly deserved. I believe NHOP must have felt like the King of the World at that very moment. And rightly so, mr. Pedersen. Very well done, bravissimo!

Wow that's a great bass solo. Very well executed.

I’m just waiting for someone to burst out singing: “MY NAME IS MUD!”

GREAT! PAX!

Preciosa e increible interpretacion...

I like the quote from "Concerto de Aranjuez" at 1:20

dat portrait of tracy quote

I recall the first time I heard NHØP. It was live a sunny afternoon at Skeppsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden, probably 1987. I believe I had seen or heard his name somewhere before that, but I had basically no idea of who he was, or even what instrument he played. However, It didn't take many seconds before it was obvious that this was a guy with a REALLY special talent, and that Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen was a name to remember.

thanks. When I left that comment, I hadn't started listening to classical music yet. I actually just learned to play the Prelude about two weeks ago (electric bass). I was ignorant when I left the original comment.

sweet tone, sweet tone!

ahhhhhhh..... sublime.

Beautiful

yes...NHOP was bass

Grew up just outside of Copenhagen way back in time and occasionally would drop by Club Montmartre on a Saturday night, not so much because I was into jazz at the time, that came later, but it was a cool place with cheap beer and possibly the belief that girls that were into jazz were.... never mind. Only later did I appreciate that NHOP or Ben Webster or Dexter Gordon or combinations of them quite likely would have been playing those nights.

Excelente !!!!!!!!!

The Best bass player in the World in my opinion, in Oscars words “NIels does not play the bas, he is the bas!”

Incredible

❤️

also dat bach cello quote

Oscar once said that NHOP was the bass. Others played the bass!

Lovely...

Pure Mastery

¡¡MAGICO¡¡¡ Sueño con que algun día mis compañeros de la banda se quedara extasiados( como los colegas de NHOP en este concierto) en uno de mis solos.

@icybox222 Bravo! Happy to see that some can use ears still.

MUSIC!!!

Best BASS FACE!!

I recommend watching Rick beatos video on it

Brilliant NHØP from Denmark

I always liked how Oscar and Niels basically had the same last name, its like they were brothers separated at birth or something 😆

@theheroricky That's precisely what it was. Nice quote. :-)

W O W !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Portrait of Tracey harmonics! whee

Cuando yo sea grande quiero tocar como él.

Honestly laughed with that Portrait of Tracy quote

Harmonics, Sliding Chords and even the intro to "A Portrait Of Tracy" at 2:30. Fascinating Bassist.........NHOP !!!

Jaco ! Bach !

He has a build-in preamp.

The Great Dane.

who too is coming here from rick beato?

@Superphilipp: Fair enough. I know players who prefer to mic their basses, so you're not alone in that view.

uau! Carinhoso do Pixinguinha

2:29 PORTRAIT OF TRACY!! hahaha yes

Anybody know how they mic'd the double bass up?

@theheroricky To be correct you should say Pastorius' PoT. And yes, of course it does.

@2:30 it sounds like Jaco Pastorius's Portrait of Tracy

Amazing.Certainly my favourite bass player

who is the original composer of this song?

@Superphilipp: No, it sounds like Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen.

@Polartrucker I thought it was Phillipe Chaterine but could be wrong

2:29 for a little nod to Jaco