Georg Wadenius

Georg Wadenius
Georg Wadenius
	Wadenius in 2014
Background information
Born	May 4, 1945 (age 79); Sweden
Genres	Jazz, pop, rock
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Guitar
Website	wadenius.com

Georg "Jojje" Wadenius (born 4 May 1945) is a Swedish multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer who was particularly active during the 1970s and 1980s as a studio and session guitarist and bassist, as well as for a series of albums of children's songs in Sweden.

Biography

Wadenius was born in Stockholm, Sweden, where he attended Adolf Fredrik's Music School. After appearing on a number of Swedish hit records and being founder-member of two Swedish supergroups of the early 1970s, Made in Sweden (1966–1972 and 1976) and Solar Plexus [sv] (1971–1972), he relocated to the United States to become lead guitarist of the US group Blood, Sweat & Tears from 1972 to 1975. In 1979, he joined The Saturday Night Live Band on television. He stayed on until 1985 and has since worked for many important artists as a session player and/or touring musician, among them Steely Dan, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Dr. John, David Sanborn, James Brown, Marianne Faithfull, Kent, Paul Simon, Joe Thomas, Dionne Warwick, Roberta Flack, Donald Fagen, Doug Katsaros, Michael Franks, and Luther Vandross, as well as many important artists in Sweden.

In 1970, he received a Swedish Grammis for Made in Sweden and another for his work on children's songs.

Later in his career, he produced other Scandinavian performers, including Anne Sofie von Otter, and in 2001 he set up a recording studio in Oslo, Norway.

Discography

As leader

1969 - Goda, Goda
1978 - Puss,Puss,Sant,Sant
1978 - Georg Wadenius
1987 - Cleo
1997 - Till alla barn
1997 - Left turn from the right lane
1999 - Zzoppa
2005 - Interloop
2009 - Jul på Svenska
2010 - Reconnection
2011 - Saleya
2012 - Teddy og Marian
2013 - Jul på Norska
2014 - Psalmer
2014 - Cleo, Vol. 2
2016 - Cleo with friends
2016 - Farvel
2016 - Livet är nu
2016 - Jojjes klassiska barnvisor
2018 - Jojjes Wadenius bästa barnvisor, Vol. 1

With Made in Sweden

1968 - Made in Sweden (with Love)
1969 - Snakes in a Hole
1970 - Live! At the Golden Circle
1970 - Made in England
1970 - Regnbågslandet
1971 - Best of
1976 - Where Do We Begin

With Blood, Sweat & Tears

1972 - New Blood
1973 - No Sweat
1974 - Mirror Image
1975 - New City

As guest

Ja, Dä Ä Dä (1969) - Pugh Rogefeldt
Ramadan (1969) - Björn J:son Lindh
Rune At The Top (1969) - Rune Gustafsson
Taube (1969) - Cornelis Vreewijk
Poem, Blues Och Ballader (1969) - Cornelis Vreeswijk
När Dimman Lättar (1969) - Berndt Staf
Jason's Fleece (1970) - Björn J:son Lindh
Solar Plexus (1971) - Solar Plexus [sv]
Monica, Monica (1971) - Monica Zetterlund
Huvva (1971) Merit Hemmingson
Goda, Goda (DK) (1971) - Trille
Black Is The Color (1972) - Joe Henderson
Songs (1973) - B.J. Thomas
Funky Formula (1976) - Slim Borgudd
The Poet (1976) - Olli Ahvenlahti
E.K. (1976) - Eero Koivistoinen
Move (1977) - Rune Gustafsson
Sansara Music Band (1977) - Sansara
It's A Long Story (1977) - Brian Chapman
Nyspolat (1977) - Coste Apetrea
The Mathematician's Air Display (1977) - Pekka Pohjola
Hoven, Droven (1977) - Merit Hemmingson
Spelar Nilsson (1978) - De Gladas Kapell
Live & More (1980) - Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson
Dreams (1980) - Grace Slick
Never Too Much (1981) - Luther Vandross
Forever, for Always, for Love (1982) - Luther Vandross
Busy Body (1983) - Luther Vandross
Get It Right (1983) - Aretha Franklin
Born To Love (1983) - Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack
Success (1983) - The Weather Girls
Live From New York (1984) - The Saturday Night Live Band
How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye (1984) - Dionne Warwick and Luther Vandross
Swept Away (1985) - Diana Ross
Passion Fruit (1985) - Ronnie Cuber
The Night I Fell In Love (1985) - Luther Vandross
Gloria Loring (1986) - Gloria Loring
The Camera Never Lies (1987) - Michael Franks
Distant Drums (1987 - Brian Slawson
Family Vacation (1987) - Rosenshontz
Energia (1989 - Valerie Lynch
Collection (1989) - New York Voices
Johnny Gill (1990) - Johnny Gill
So Intense (1991) - Lisa Fischer
Hearts Of Fire (1991) - New York Voices
That Time Again (1991) - Kevin Owens
Jigsaw (1991) - Jeremy Steig
Only Human (1991) - Jeffrey Osborne
Make Time For Love (1991) - Keith Washington
Time For Love (1991) - Freddie Jackson
Kamakiriad (1993) - Donald Fagen
Scene Is Clean (1993) Ronnie Cuber
Paul Jabara Friends (1993) - Paul Jabara
Television (1994) - Dr. John
Pure Pleasure (1994) - Phil Perry
Alive in America (1995) - Steely Dan
Gravity!!! (1996) - Howard Johnson
Mr. X (1996) - Jason Miles
All That I Am (1997) - Joe Thomas
Endless Is Love (1997) - Jon Lucien
Bortom Det Blå (1997) - Lisa Ekdahl
Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely (1999) - Backstreet Boys
Julemorgen (1999) - Nissa Nyberget
Port Of Call (2000) - Silje Nergaard
Djävulen Och Ängeln (2000) - Tomas Ledin
Soul Ballads (2001) - Sigvart Dagsland
At First Light (2001) - Silje Nergaard
Vapen & ammunition (2002) - Kent
Visor (2002) - Helen Sjöholm
Nightwatch (2003) - Silje Nergaard
Irreplaceable (2003) - George Benson
Life (2003) - Leif Johansen
Taube (2003) - Per Myrberg
Når Dagen Roper (2004) - Anne Grete Preus
Det Føles Bra (2005) - Jan Eggum
Be Still My Heart - The Essential (2005) - Silje Nergaard
Här Är Den sköna sommaren (2006) - Lill Lindfors
No Vil Eg Vake Med Deg (2006) - Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen
I Let The Music Speak (2006) - Anne-Sofie von Otter
In The Moment (2007) - Jazzcode
Hjerteknuser (2007) - Jan Eggum

References

External links

Official site