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Alex Riel

real name Alex Poul Riel

Copenhagen, Denmark

Alex Riel is credited on 922 releases across 210 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1957–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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922

Credits

210

Albums

8

Decades active

32

In collections

Biography

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Danish jazz drummer and percussionist (born September 13, 1940 in Copenhagen, Denmark; died June 9, 2024 in Liseleje, Denmark)
Played with traditional jazz bands (1957-1960), as house drummer at in Copenhagen (1963-1965), in Erik Moseholm's trio (1964-1967) and the Danish Radiojazzgruppen (1965-1968). He also played with the rock group Savage Rose (1968-1972), and later worked with Six Winds and other groups. Also many recordings with visiting American musicians, including Dexter Gordon, Jackie McLean, Sahib Shihab, etc.

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Credited work

922 releases · 210 albums · active 1957–2025

  • Performance · 1,186
  • Other credits · 79
  • Production · 2
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Jazzhus Montmartre · Sweet Silence Studios · Rosenberg Studio · Metronome Studio, Copenhagen

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