Bent Fabricius-Bjerre Tanker ved tangenterne Schultz Forlag 1 Tanker ved tangenterne Bent Fabricius-Bjerre ISBN-10: 87-609-1494-7 ISBN-13: 9788760914942 1. udgave, 1. oplag Copyright © Bent Fabricius-Bjerre og Schultz Forlag Redaktion: Signe Krølner Forsidefoto: Jakob Mydtskov Øvrige fotos: Polfoto, Scanpix og privatarkiv Omslagsdesign og grafisk form: Schultz Grafisk Trykt hos Schultz Grafisk 2006 Alle rettigheder forbeholdes. Mekanisk, elektronisk eller fotografisk gengivelse af denne bog eller dele heraf er, uden forlagets skriftlige samtykke, forbudt ifølge gældende dansk lov om ophavsret. Schultz Forlag Herstedvang 12 2620 Albertslund www.schultzforlag.dk For enkelte fotografier i bogen har det desværre ikke været muligt at opspore rettighedshaveren. 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Indholdsfortegnelse ............................................................................................................................................3 Præludium ............................................................................................................................................................5 Jukebox .................................................................................................................................................................6 Opus One ...............................................................................................................................................................9 Fats i København ...............................................................................................................................................12 Mit første band ...................................................................................................................................................13 Danmark besat ..................................................................................................................................................14 Jazz i Tisvildeleje ...............................................................................................................................................16 På konservatoriet ..............................................................................................................................................18 Goodman-trioen ................................................................................................................................................19 17 år og forlægger ............................................................................................................................................21 Et veto fra min far .............................................................................................................................................22 Sort og hvidt .......................................................................................................................................................23 Lyd på voks .........................................................................................................................................................24 En pige med forventninger ..............................................................................................................................25 En vals til Henrik ...............................................................................................................................................25 Til optagelsesprøve ...........................................................................................................................................27 Op og ned langs kysten ....................................................................................................................................28 Sigøjnerblod .......................................................................................................................................................29 Fra jazzens guldalder .......................................................................................................................................30 Befrielsen ...........................................................................................................................................................31 Gensyn med Harriet ..........................................................................................................................................32 Akkompagnatør for stjernerne .......................................................................................................................35 Debut i erhvervslivet .........................................................................................................................................37 Et par godbidder ................................................................................................................................................42 Den første spillefilm .........................................................................................................................................44 Mødet med Mats ................................................................................................................................................48 Forelsket I København .....................................................................................................................................50 Det kan også være svært .................................................................................................................................51 Hvordan komponerer man? ............................................................................................................................53 Bjergkøbing Grand Prix . ...................................................................................................................................55 En lærestreg ......................................................................................................................................................57 Et selskab fødes ................................................................................................................................................57 Festfyrværkeri i Tivoli . ......................................................................................................................................58 Har du prøvet det før? ......................................................................................................................................60 De syngende hunde . ..........................................................................................................................................62 Ramt af polio ......................................................................................................................................................65 Den gamle tante ................................................................................................................................................67 I Goodfathers fodspor .......................................................................................................................................69 Til hofbal .............................................................................................................................................................70 Intermezzo ..........................................................................................................................................................73 “Den er god nok” ...............................................................................................................................................74 Diskretion en æressag .....................................................................................................................................76 Nina og Frederik ................................................................................................................................................78 Satchmo i studiet ...............................................................................................................................................80 Huset på Mallorca .............................................................................................................................................82 Den falske lyd .....................................................................................................................................................84 En kat bliver døbt ..............................................................................................................................................85 Hvem er Bent Fabric? ......................................................................................................................................88 3 Amerikansk service ..........................................................................................................................................90 Lån eller tyveri? .................................................................................................................................................92 Brev fra mafiaen ................................................................................................................................................93