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Espen Rud
Asker, Norway
Espen Rud is credited on 124 releases across 59 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1969–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
124
Pressings credited
59
Albums
7
Decades active
1
In collections
Biography
Espen Rud (born 29 January 1948) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums), composer, and music arranger. He was born in Asker, the son of Norwegian author Nils Johan Rud (1908–93). He is known from numerous recordings and in collaboration with Karin Krog and Dexter Gordon, within Terje Rypdal's trio Min Bul, or the absurd musical theater of Svein Finnerud Trio.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
124 releases · 59 albums · active 1969–2025
- Performance · 179
- Other credits · 13
- Production · 2
Studios: Rosenborg Studio · Arne Bendiksen Studio · Scanax Studio · Rainbow Studio
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Karin Krog
- Øystein Sunde
- Lillebjørn Nilsen
- Svein Finnerud Trio
- Ole Paus
- Lars Klevstrand
- Freddy Lindquist
- Steinar Ofsdal
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