Jørgen Ingmann (1925 - 2015) - A Popular Danish Guitarist

Jørgen Ingmann (1925-2015)

This morning the news in Danish media told the sad fact that the popular Danish guitarist Jørgen Ingmann passed away yesterday, nearly 90 years of age. Jørgen Ingmann was born April 26, 1925 in Copenhagen and started his career as a member of Svend Asmussen's orchestra and was well-known as a jazz artist in the 1940s and 1950s. As a guitarist Ingmann was highly influenced by the American guitarist Les Paul. Jørgen Ingmann implemented Paul’s techniques and began exploring the possibilities of multi-track recording by setting up a home studio. He overdubed himself into a one-man band and recorded multiple layers of guitar at his home studio. Ingmann’s recording also included his own percussion and bass playing. Late 1950s, Ingmann transformed his stage name to “Jørgen Ingmann and His Guitar” and in 1961 he recorded the instrumental 'Apache', which became a hit in the U.S.A.. With his wife he formed a duo as “Grethe og Jørgen Ingmann’ and the duo was elected winner of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Dansevise” in 1963. The duo dissolved, when the marriage ended in 1975, and Jørgen Ingmann gradually left the public scene as a stage artist, but he was still active as a musician and record producer and kept releasing new instrumental recordings that were well received by a still loyal fan base. Ingmann withdrew definitely from the public in 1984 and enjoyed his retirement in his home until yesterday March 21, 2015, when he passed away peacefully according the media news.

Jørgen Ingmann and his guitar

Below is inserted some uploaded highlights from Jørgen Ingmann's career focusing on his guitar playing to honor a great artist. An online discography is available here and a Sound Cloud page has several tracks in streaming audio from Ingmann's easy listening recordings, here 

Here's first an example of Ingmann's multi-track recording - 'Muskrat Ramble'

Next another multi-track recording, 'Amorada' - also known as 'Brasileirinho'

The 1961 instrumental hit, 'Apache' is included here

Finally, to end this small remembrance of Jørgen Ingmann as a guitarist, here is his recording of 'Jeepers Creepers'

Jørgen Ingmann (1925 - 2015) - R.I.P. 

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