Mads Vinding

Mads Vinding (born 7 December 1948, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish jazz double-bassist.

Music career
Vinding began his professional career when he was 16 as the house bassist for Jazzhus Montmartre, a jazz club in Copenhagen. He has played on more than 800 recordings and more than 1000 Radio/TV shows.

Awards

 * Best soloist, Nordring, 1978
 * Ben Webster Prize, 1982
 * Palæ Jazz Prize, 1997
 * Launy Grøndahl's honorary prize, 2000
 * Django d’Or, 2007

Discography

 * Mads Vinding Group (Cosmos Collector, 1977)
 * The Kingdom (Stunt, 1998)
 * Daddio Don (Stunt, 2000)
 * Six Hands Three Minds One Heart (Stunt, 2002)
 * Over the Rainbow (Cope, 2002)
 * Two Basses (ZYX/Touche/Weaving, 2005)
 * Abrikostræet (Calibrated, 2005)
 * In Our Own Sweet Way (Storyville, 2009)
 * Open Minds (Storyville, 2011)
 * Composing (Storyville, 2015)
 * Yesterdays (Stunt, 2017)

As sideman
With Yelena Eckemoff With Kenny Drew With Art Farmer With Johnny Griffin With Hank Jones With Duke Jordan With Doug Raney With Idrees Sulieman With Kai Winding and Curtis Fuller
 * Cold Sun (L & H, 2010)
 * Grass Catching the Wind (L & H, 2010)
 * Your Soft Eyes (Soul Note, 1981)
 * Manhattan (Soul Note, 1981)
 * Blues for Harvey (SteepleChase, 1973)
 * Trio (Storyville, 1991)
 * Hank Jones in Copenhagen - Live at Jazzhus Slukefter 1983 (Storyville, 2018) - trio with Shelly Manne, drums
 * Flight to Denmark (SteepleChase, 1974) - recorded in 1973
 * Two Loves (SteepleChase, 1975) - recorded in 1973
 * Truth (SteepleChase, 1983) - recorded in 1975
 * Guitar Guitar Guitar (SteepleChase, 1985)
 * Groovin' (SteepleChase, 1985)
 * Giant Bones '80 (Sonet, 1980)