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Karin Krog (born May 15, 1937 in Oslo) is a Norwegian jazz vocalist.
Life and career
She started to sing at an early age and in 1955 she was hired by the pianist Kjell Karlsen to sing in his sextet.
Her great grandfather is Anders Heyerdahl
In 1962 she started her first group and that same year she become a student of the well-known Norwegian-American singer Anne Brown. Karin studied with Brown until 1969. In the 1960s she also performed with the rhythm and blues band Public Enemies, releasing the hit singles Sunny and Watermelon Man.
During her career, she has worked with such musicians as Arild Andersen, Jan Garbarek, Dexter Gordon, Kenny Drew, Don Ellis, Steve Kuhn, Archie Shepp, John Surman, Red Mitchell, and Bengt Hallberg among others.
Awards
1965 - Buddyprisen from Norsk jazzforbund1974 - Norwegian Grammy Årets spellemann1975 - Female Singer of the Year from European Jazz Federation1981 - Oslo Council Artist AwardSelected discography
Some Other Spring 1970George Gershwin + Karin Krog 1974Different Days, Different Ways 1976Hi-Fly 1976, with Archie SheppThree's a Crowd 1977, with Red MitchellCloud Line Blue 1978, with John SurmanI Remember You 1980, with Red MitchellSomething Borrow, Something Blue 1989Karin Krog Sings Gershwin 1993Jubilee 1995Bluesand 1999, with John SurmanRaindrops, Raindrops 2002Where Flamingos Fly 2003Where You At? 2003Sweet Talker - The Best of Karin Krog 2005With John Surman
Such Winters of Memory (ECM, 1982)Nordic Quartet (ECM, 1994)
