Nils Paul "Palle" Danielsson was a Swedish jazz musician who played the double bass. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 15, 1946. From 1974 to 1979, he was part of Keith Jarrett's quartet. He was the brother of pianist Monica Dominique. Danielsson passed away on May 18, 2024, at the age of 77.

Career

Danielsson's first instrument was the harmonica, which he began playing at the age of two. By the time he was eight, he was playing the violin and kept playing and studying it for about five years. Around this time, he became interested in jazz and started to play the double bass. When he turned fifteen, Danielsson was playing professionally. After studying at the Stockholm Royal Academy of Music from 1962 to 1966, he began performing with Scandinavian musicians such as Eje Thelin, Bobo Stenson, and Jan Garbarek. He also worked with musicians from other countries, including Lee Konitz and Steve Kuhn.

Danielsson performed with many famous musicians, such as Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, Kenny Wheeler, Geri Allen, Michel Petrucciani, Charles Lloyd, Peter Erskine, Elvin Jones, Ben Webster, Charlie Shavers, George Russell, Albert Mangelsdorff, Enrico Rava, Collin Walcott, Tomasz Stańko, and John Taylor. He also led or helped lead several bands in Sweden and released many recordings.

Discography

• Contra Post (Caprice, 1994)
• A collaboration with Jon Fält (MA, 2009)
• A collaboration with Monica Dominique (Dominique, 2012)
• Trio M/E/D (live performance) with Peter Erskine, Rita Marcotulli (Abeat, 2015)
• On the Brink of a Lovely Song with Christina von Bülow, Eliot Zigmund (Storyville, 2018)

• Seven Pieces (2000)
• Green Prints (2002)

• You Never Know (ECM, 1992)
• Time Being (ECM, 1993)
• As It Is (ECM, 1995)
• Juni (ECM, 1997)

• Witchi-Tai-To (ECM, 1974)
• Dansere (ECM, 1975)

• Belonging (ECM, 1974)
• My Song (ECM, 1978)
• Personal Mountains (ECM, 1979)
• Nude Ants (ECM, 1979)
• Sleeper (ECM, 2012)

• Alto Summit with Pony Poindexter, Phil Woods, and Leo Wright (MPS, 1968)
• Altissimo with Gary Bartz, Jackie McLean, and Charlie Mariano (Philips, 1973)

• Joy (1968)
• Different Days, Different Ways (1974)

• Christof Lauer (CMP, 1989)
• Bluebells (CMP, 1992)

• Montreux 82 (Elektra/Musician, 1983)
• A Night in Copenhagen (Blue Note, 1985)
• Fish Out of Water (ECM, 1989)

Collaborations with Albert Mangelsdorff and Elvin Jones
• The Wide Point (MPS, 1975)

Collaborations with Ale Möller and Lena Willemark
• The Nordan Suite (ECM, 1994)
• Agram Ale (ECM, 1997)

Collaborations with Michel Petrucciani
• Live at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note, 1984)
• Pianism (Blue Note, 1985)

• The Pilgrim and the Stars (ECM, 1975)
• The Plot (ECM, 1976)
• L'Opera Va (1993)

• Angel of the Presence (2005)
• Whirlpool (2008)
• Giulia's Thursdays (2012)

• Jan Allan-70, Jan Allan / Nils Lindberg (1998)
• Some Aspects of Water, Geri Allen (Storyville, 1996)
• Togetherness, Anouar Brahem (Dominique, 2012)
• Al Cohn and Zoot Sims, Al Cohn / Zoot Sims (1982)
• Collaborations, Marilyn Crispell (2009)
• Capricer Med, Eric Ericson / Orphei Draengar (1999)
• Stockholm 1965, Bill Evans (2007)
• Traction Avant, Alessandro Galati (1995)
• Laurita, Richard Galliano (Dreyfus, 1996)
• Music for Two Brothers, Rolf Kühn (1998)
• Watch What Happens!, Steve Kuhn (MPS, 1968)
• Fyra, Magnus Lindgren (2012)
• People Places Times and Faces, Fredrik Lundin (1993)
• Interface, Adam Makowicz (1987)
• The Wide Point, Albert Mangelsdorff (1975)
• Koine, Rita Marcotulli (2003)
• Open, Lina Nyberg (1998)
• For All It Is, Barre Phillips (1971)
• Rena Rama, Rena Rama (1998)
• Inside Pictures—A Tribute to Lars Gullin Vol. 2, Bernt Rosengren (2002)
• Responsorium, Dino Saluzzi (ECM, 2001)
• Litania: Music of Krzysztof Komeda, Tomasz Stańko (ECM, 1997)
• Satu, Edward Vesala (ECM, 1977)
• Spring Mot Ulla—Spring!, Cornelis Vreeswijk (1971)
• Hidden History, Eric Vloeimans (2004)
• Grazing Dreams, Collin Walcott (ECM, 1977)
• Concord, Jens Winther (2005)
• Sanctuary, Barney Wilen (Ida, 1991)