Alex Riel

Danish musician (1940–2024)

Born: 13 September 1940
Copenhagen
Died: 9 June 2024
Liseleje
Country: Denmark
Active: 1962–
Discography: 8 albums

Biography

Alex Riel was a jazz musician who played drum kit and percussion instrument. Alex Riel was born on 13 September 1940 in Copenhagen and died on 9 June 2024 in Liseleje. The music is usually filed under jazz, rock music and free jazz. The discography here lists 8 albums, from “UnRiel” (1997) to “Universe: Live” (2021).

Alex Riel (13 September 1940 – 9 June 2024) was a Danish jazz and rock drummer. His first group, the Alex Riel/Palle Mikkelborg Quintet, won the Montreux Grand Prix Award at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1968. He was married to the writer Ane Riel.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

UnRiel 1997

D.S.B. Kino 1998

Celebration 2000

Rielatin’ 2000

Drum Faces 2013

Full House - Live at Jazzhus Montmatre 2019 · Live

Our Songs 2021

Universe: Live 2021 · Live

Also plays on

Albums where Alex Riel is credited as a sideman

1965	Sahib Shihab and The Danish Radio Jazz Group — Sahib Shihab and The Danish Radio Jazz Group	drums (drum set)
1967	The Mysterious Corona — Palle Mikkelborg & Radiojazzgruppen	drums (drum set)
1967	Violin Summit — Stuff Smith, Stéphane Grappelli, Svend Asmussen, Jean‐Luc Ponty	drums (drum set)
1972	Chicken Feathers — Monica Zetterlund	drums (drum set)
1973	Ode to Super — Jackie McLean Featuring Gary Bartz	drums (drum set)
1974	Saturday Night at the Montmartre — Ben Webster	drums (drum set)
1974	The Meeting — Jackie McLean & Dexter Gordon	drums (drum set)
1974	The Source — Jackie McLean & Dexter Gordon	drums (drum set)
1975	More Than You Know — Dexter Gordon & Orchestra	drums (drum set)
1975	Rhyme and Reason — Herb Geller Featuring Mark Murphy & Earl Jordan	drums (drum set)
1976	A Ghetto Lullaby — Jackie McLean	drums (drum set)
1976	Hip Walk — Peter Herbolzheimer, Rhythm Combination and Brass, Inga Rumpf	drums (drum set)
1977	Sunday Morning at the Montmartre — Ben Webster	drums (drum set)
1977	Midnight at the Montmartre — Ben Webster	drums (drum set)
1977	Jazz Gala 77 All Star Big Band — Peter Herbolzheimer	membranophone
1977	Touchdown — Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass	drums (drum set)
1978	Frankfurt Workshop ’78: Tenor Saxes — Archie Shepp, George Adams & Heinz Sauer	drums (drum set)
1978	I Hear Voices — Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass	drums (drum set)
1979	Short Story — Kenny Dorham	drums (drum set)
1980	The House I Live In — Archie Shepp, Lars Gullin Quintet	drums (drum set)
1985	Ballads and Blues — Ben Webster	drums (drum set)
1987	Swiss Nights, Volume 1 — Dexter Gordon	drums (drum set)
1987	Swiss Nights, Volume 3 — Dexter Gordon	drums (drum set)
1989	Gone With the Wind — Ben Webster	drums (drum set)
1990	Cheese Cake — Dexter Gordon	drums (drum set)
1990	King Neptune — Dexter Gordon	drums (drum set)
1991	There Is No Greater Love — Ben Webster	drums (drum set)
1994	Swiss Nights, Volume 2 — Dexter Gordon	drums (drum set)
1995	Montmartre Summit 1973 — Jackie McLean & Dexter Gordon	drums (drum set)
1996	Those Who Were — Niels‐Henning Ørsted Pedersen	drums (drum set)