# Carl Magnus Neumann

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Carl Magnus Neumann
| image           = Carl Magnus Neumann Cosmopolite 2017 (234116).jpg
| caption         = Calle in 2017
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| birth_name      =
| alias           = Calle
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1944|7|31|df=y}}
| birth_place     = [Oslo, Norway](/source/Oslo%2C_Norway)
| death_date      =
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| origin          = Norway
| instrument      = [Alto saxophone](/source/Alto_saxophone)
| occupation      = Musician
| years_active    = 1958–present
| label           = Gemini Records
| associated_acts = [Karin Krog](/source/Karin_Krog) <br/>[Terje Rypdal](/source/Terje_Rypdal) <br/>[Terje Bjørklund](/source/Terje_Bj%C3%B8rklund) <br/>The Quintet
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'''Carl Magnus Neumann''', also known as	'''Calle''' (born 31 July 1944),<ref name=mic>{{cite web|url=http://www.mic.no/nmi.nsf/micdoc/art2006060111122543151750 |title=Neumann, Carl Magnus "Calle" |work=Biography |publisher=MIC.no |date=16 June 2016 |accessdate=2016-06-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121154240/http://www.mic.no/nmi.nsf/micdoc/art2006060111122543151750 |archive-date=21 January 2016 |df=dmy }}</ref> is a noted saxophonist, considered one of the best in Norway.<ref name=side2>{{cite news | title=En av de store | first=Tor | last=Hammerø | url=http://www.side2.no/musikk/musikkanmeldelser/en-av-de-store/1990683.html | publisher=Side2.no | location= Oslo | date=17 June 2008 |accessdate=2016-06-29 | language=Norwegian |trans-title=One of the great }}</ref>

== Biography ==
Neumann was born in [Oslo](/source/Oslo), and started playing the flute at an early age, before picking up the clarinet, playing with different [swing](/source/swing_music) bands in the late 1950s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plasticstrip.no/index.php?/cdvinyl/carl-magnus-neumann |title=Carl Magnus Neumann / Live at Kongsberg and Other Unreleased Works |work=Biography |publisher=PlasticStrip.no |accessdate=2016-06-29 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> After taking hire as sailor for a few years, he returned to Oslo buying his first saxophone in 1963. Neumann received the audience award with the Quartet of Oddvar Paulsen at the Norwegian Championship in amateur jazz the same year, and from then on he became professional musician. He played rhythm & blues with Arild Wikstrom and [Public Enemies](/source/Public_Enemies_(group)) in the mid 1960s (releasing a single album with [Karin Krog](/source/Karin_Krog) / Public Enemies ''Sunny / We're gonna move to the outskirts of town'' in 1966) and was ranked No. 1 Alto saxophonist in the Norwegian magazin Jazznytt's favorite poll in 1967.<ref name=mic/>

Neumann was early well recognized in the octet of Fred Nøddelund that contributed to the concert series at the [Munch Museum](/source/Munch_Museum) arranged by [Norsk jazzforum](/source/Norsk_jazzforum) in 1968, and later as the leader of his own "Newman and the New Men". He played in bands led by Arild Wikstrøm and Roy Hellvin. He played in dance bands "Bent Sølves and Terje Fjærns orkester", and had festival gigs with [Roy Hellvin](/source/Roy_Hellvin), [Karin Krog](/source/Karin_Krog) and [Terje Bjørklund](/source/Terje_Bj%C3%B8rklund), in addition to releasing the album ''Bleak House'' with [Terje Rypdal](/source/Terje_Rypdal) in 1968. He became a mighty popular soloist receiving the [Buddyprisen](/source/Buddyprisen) in 1971, and released the album ''Multimal'' with [Svein Finnerud Trio](/source/Svein_Finnerud) in 1972. Neumann led several bands at the [Kongsberg Jazzfestival](/source/Kongsberg_Jazzfestival), including with [Dizzy Gillespie](/source/Dizzy_Gillespie). He was a key player on [Club 7](/source/Club_7), and was dedicated the album ''Carl Magnus Rides Again'' (1999) by [Ditlef Eckhoff](/source/Ditlef_Eckhoff). As soloist with Christian Reim Quartet he released ''Live at Moldejazz'' in 1976.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.groove.no/html/review/38286138.html | title=Live at Molde International Jazzfestival 1976 | language=Norwegian | publisher=Groove.no | accessdate=2016-06-29 | archive-date=9 November 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109235441/http://www.groove.no/html/review/38286138.html | url-status=dead }}</ref>

Neumann played in the bands of [Espen Rud](/source/Espen_Rud), like "Kråbøl", and toured with the traditional Norwegian folk musicians [Nils Økland](/source/Nils_%C3%98kland_(musician)) and [Bjørnar Andresen](/source/Bj%C3%B8rnar_Andresen) in 1985. After 13 years of musical silence, he became the lead figure of "The Quintet", with the debut of the jazz club "Blå" in 1998, followed by festival engagements at [Vossajazz](/source/Vossajazz) and [Moldejazz](/source/Moldejazz) in 1999 and in Oslo 2000. The concert at Voss 1999 immortalized on cd, and he received Oslo City Art Award in 2000. From 2000, he has lived a quieter life in [Risør](/source/Ris%C3%B8r), but has collaborated on the albums ''Lost Animals'' (2009) with [Vidar Johansen Quartet](/source/Vidar_Johansen_(musician)) and ''To someone I knew'' (2013) by [Erik Wesseltoft](/source/Erik_Wesseltoft).<ref name=mic/>

== Honors ==
* 1971: [Buddyprisen](/source/Buddyprisen)
* 1981: Commission for [Kongsberg Jazz Festival](/source/Kongsberg_Jazz_Festival)
* 2000: Oslo City Art Award

== Discography ==

=== Solo albums ===
* 1976: ''Live at Molde Jazzfestival 1976'' ([Moldejazz](/source/Moldejazz), rereleased in 2004 at [Jazzaway Records](/source/Jazzaway_Records)), with [Christian Reim](/source/Christian_Reim) Quartet
* 2006: ''Live at Kongsberg and Other Unreleased Works'' (Plastic Strip)

=== Collaborations ===
; With [Terje Rypdal](/source/Terje_Rypdal)
* 1968: ''Bleak House'' ([Polydor Records](/source/Polydor_Records))<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/Terje-Rypdal-Bleak-House/release/1025182 | title=Terje Rypdal – Bleak House | date=1968 | publisher=[Discogs.com](/source/Discogs.com) | accessdate=2016-06-29}}</ref>

; With [Svein Finnerud Trio](/source/Svein_Finnerud)
* 1972: ''Multimal'' (Polydor Records)

; With The Quintet (including [Bjørnar Andresen](/source/Bj%C3%B8rnar_Andresen), [Eivind Opsvik](/source/Eivind_Opsvik), [Paal Nilssen-Love](/source/Paal_Nilssen-Love), and [Ketil Gutvik](/source/Ketil_Gutvik)
* 1999: ''28 March 1999'' (Blå Productions)

; With [Vidar Johansen Quartet](/source/Vidar_Johansen_(musician))
* 2009: ''Lost Animals'' ([Jazzland Recordings](/source/Jazzland_Recordings))

; With [Erik Wesseltoft](/source/Erik_Wesseltoft)
* 2013: ''To Someone I knew'' (Normann Records)

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160121154240/http://www.mic.no/nmi.nsf/micdoc/art2006060111122543151750 Biography at Jazzbasen] {{in lang|no}}
* [http://www.jazzbasen.no/treff_enk.php?lang=&o_n=2&o_t=4&s_t=&o_tt=1&s_dato=1&s_dato_input=&s_navn_input=neumann,+calle&orderby=2 Discography at Jazzbasen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520094527/http://www.jazzbasen.no/treff_enk.php?lang=&o_n=2&o_t=4&s_t=&o_tt=1&s_dato=1&s_dato_input=&s_navn_input=neumann,+calle&orderby=2 |date=20 May 2021 }} {{in lang|no}}

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