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Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen

Danish jazz upright bassist.

Born May 27th, 1946 in Osted. [ref]

Died April 19th, 2005 at 58 years old in Ishøj (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Occupations
composer, double-bassist, jazz musician, recording artist, university teacher

Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson