Bjarne Nerem


Bjarne Arnulf Nerem, was a Norwegian jazz musician, known from several recordings, and was among the absolute foremost soloists in Norwegian jazz. He was a very talented musician in the tradition of Lester Young, Stan Getz and jazz in the 1950s. Nerem achieved international recognition for his performances.

Career

Nerem started his career playing clarinet during World War II, and participated on an album with «Syv Muntre» and participated, among others within Rowland Greenberg's ensembles. He eventually went over to the tenor and alto saxophone, and started in 1947 a more than 20 years career in Stockholm, Sweden, where he became one of the first bebop performers and quickly became one of Sweden's most renowned, first in the orchestras of Thore Jederby and Santa Skoog. After three years within Karl Westby's orchestra at Rainbow, Nerem went into several Swedish bands including with Simon Brehm and Harry Arnold's radio band. In recent years he has also played within Carl-Henrik Norin's band and on releases by Ove Lind, Siljabloo Nilsson, Lasse Sjösten, Arne Domnérus, Monica Zetterlund, Thore Ehrling and Nils Lindberg. The period culminated with the album How long has this been goin 'on.
Nerem returned to Norway in 1973 and led his own Bjarne Nerem Kvartett releasing the album Everything happens to me, awarded Spellemannprisen 1976. They also released This is always, and contributed in Nerem solo album More than you know. Furthermore, figured Nerem on releases with Karin Krog, «Sandvika Storband» and Kristian Bergheim. Internationally, he collaborated with Kenny Davern and Flip Phillips, Al Grey.

Honors

Solo albums

With Benny Bailey and Åke Persson
With Stan Getz
With Roy Haynes
With Quincy Jones