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February 2006
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Kjeld Lauritsen

"You play the same way I do. Just upside down". That remark - from the legendary bluespianist Champion Jack Dupree - changed Danish Hammond Organ player Kjeld Lauritsens musical life.

Before he used to be your typical jazz piano guy, with nice work in the right hand but a seemingly disabled left hand. Duprees primitive yet effective and swinging approach to music changed his view on the keyboard completely.

"I started to practice the left hand seriously" states Lauritsen, who later in his career has eliminated the bass player (he plays the bass line on the organ himself on a lot of gigs). "- I like the idea of instant composing" says Lauritsen, "playing keyboards and bass at the same time gives you a lot of freedom when you improvise".

Kjeld Lauritsen met Champion Jack Dupree when he was playing blues in The Kenn Lending Blues band, a hardworking group with steady work. Later he teamed up with one of the local jazz stars, tenor saxophonist Bob Rockwell (originally form New York) to form The Organizers, a jazzgroup playing everything from funky blues to jazz standards. The group has been very successful with concerts in jazzclubs and festivals.
Lauritsen also leads his own jazztrio in a classic Jimmy Smith format: Organ, guitar and drums. Recently he has been reaching out to a wider audience with appearances in the neighbouring countries. A record with Kjeld Lauritsen as a featured soloist with Klüvers Big Band from Aarhus, Denmark was released in 1997.

Blues For People Kenn Lending BB 55 recorded June 1985 in København/Denmark	Kenn Lending, guitars Kjeld Lauritsen, organ, e-piano, accordeon, grand piano Frank Larsen, drums, percussion Svenni Svafnisson, bass Champion Jack Dupree, grand piano
The Organizers Olufsen Records DOCD 5159 recorded ??	Kjeld Lauritsen, Hammond organ Bob Rockwell, sax Ethan Weisgard, congas Ole Rømer, drums
Live Olufsen Records DOCD 5162 recorded ??	Kjeld Lauritsen, Hammond organ Bob Rockwell, sax Ethan Weisgard, congas Ole Rømer, drums
Gaslight Olufsen Records DOCD 5315 recorded ??	Kjeld Lauritsen, Hammond organ Bob Rockwell, sax Ethan Weisgard, congas Ole Rømer, drums
Silver Street Music Mecca CD 2065-2 recorded 1997 (?) in Østjylland/Denmark	Klüvers Big Band Kjeld Lauritsen, Hammond organ
+ 1 Olufsen Records DOCD 5375 recorded December 1998 in Denmark	Kjeld Lauritsen, Hammond organ Bob Rockwell, sax Ethan Weisgard, congas Ole Rømer, drums Randy Johnston, guitar
27.11.00 OCD 1100 recorded 27 December 2000 in København/Denmark	Kjeld Lauritsen, Hammond organ Bob Rockwell, tenor sax Esben Nach, drums Klavs Nordsø, congas
Who's Blue? Dragon Records DRCD 360 recorded June 2000 in Sweden	Pernille Bévort, tenor sax, alto sax, soprano sax, flute Kjeld Lauritsen, Hammond B-3 organ Morten Lund, drums Jesper Bodilsen, bass Pelle Fridell, bass clarinet, tenor sax, flute Per Gade, guitar
17.03.01 OCD 301 recorded 17 March 2001 in København/Denmark	Bob Rockwell, tenor sax Kjeld Lauritsen, Hammond B-3 organ Klavs Nordsø, congas Esben Bach, drums
La Fontaine Live Music Mecca CD 3060-2 recorded 31 March 2001 in København/Denmark	Anders Gaardmand, tenor sax Bobo Moreno, vocals Kjeld Lauritsen, Hammond organ Per Gade, guitar Esben Bach, drums
Fontaine Nights Music Mecca CD 3080-2 recorded March 2002 in København/Denmark	Bob Rockwell, tenor sax Kjeld Lauritsen, Hammond organ Esben Bach, drums Klavs Nordsø, congas Uffe Steen, guitar
Freedom - The Vision Linx LXD 115 recorded December 2002 at Ängelholm Church/Sweden	Johannes Landgren, church organ Håkan Lewin, tenor sax Kjeld Lauritsen, Hammond organ
Final Call Storyville 101 4255 recorded March 2003	Ole "Fessor" Lindgreen, conductor, trombone Hans Holbroe, baritone sax Morten Nielsen, trumpet Elith "Nulle" Nykjær, clarinet Kjeld Lauritsen, organ, accordion Torben "Plys" Petersen, piano Kristian Jørgensen, violin Per Larsen, bass Bjørn Otto Hansen, drums
Hammond Organ Jazz Music Mecca CD 4064-2 recorded February 2004 at Greenhouse Studio/Denmark	Kjeld Lauritsen, Hammond organ Per Gade, guitar Esben Bach, drums Fredrik Kronkvist, alto sax Erling Kroner, trombone
Yes Yes Yes Music Mecca CD 5005-2 recorded 2005 in Denmark	Bob Rockwell, sax, flute Kjeld Lauritsen, Hammond organ Esben Bach, drums Per Gade, guitar Ethan Weisgard, congas
Hammond Organ Swing Music Mecca CD 5038-2 recorded spring 2007 in København/Denmark	Kjeld Lauritsen, Hammond organ Esben Bach, drums Per Gade, guitar Bob Rockwell, alto sax Erling Kroner, trombone Anders Gaardman, tenor sax Hans Ulrik, baritone sax Klavs Nordsø, trombone
EKNMO B3 Focus FPCD6025 recorded February 2008 in København/Denmark	Erling Kroner, conductor, trombone Kjeld Lauritsen, Hammond B-3 organ Bjørn Ringkjøbing, trumpet, flugelhorn Calle Lindberg, trombone Niels Gerhardt, bass trombone, tuba Morten Højring, guitar Marie Louise Schmidt, piano Graig Earle, double bass Dennis Drud, drums
Hammond Time ! Music Mecca CD5068-2 recorded 2009 in København/Denmark	Kjeld Lauritsen, Hammond A100 organ Anders Holm, drums Per Gade, guitar
In The Zone Music Mecca CD5090-2 recorded 2015 in København/Denmark	Kjeld Lauritsen, Hammond organ Per Gade, guitar Søren Frost, drums Almaz Yebio, vocals
Learning To Smile Music Mecca CD5092-2 recorded 2015 in København/Denmark	Kjeld Lauritsen, Hammond organ Per Gade, guitar Søren Frost, drums
Daybreak Storyville Records September 2014 in Aarhus/Denmark	Sigurđur Flosason, alto sax Kjeld Lauritsen, Hammond B-3 organ Jacob Fischer, guitar Kristian Leth, drums
Live At Montmartre Storyville 1018458 recorded November 2017 live at Montmartre in København/Denmark	Ronnie Cuber, baritone sax Kjeld Lauritsen, Hammond organ Krister Jonsson, guitar Andreas Svendsen, drums
Blue Concept Breakout Records	Per Thornberg, tenor sax Kjeld Lauritsen, Hammond organ Andreas Svendsen, drums

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