Philip Aaberg
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Biography
Philip Aaberg was born on Aprilâ¯8,â¯1949 in Havre, Montana, and began playing piano, expanding into accordion and composition. He launched his recording career in the midâ1980s, issuing High Plains in 1985, followed by Meridian (A Journey of Spring) in 1989 and Upright the same year. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s he released Cinema (1992), Field Notes (2000), Live from Montana (2001), and Blue West (2005), each showcasing his blend of jazz improvisation with folk textures. The 2010s saw High Plains Christmas (2013), Tuli Wamu with Kinobe (2012) and Versatile (2017), adding holiday and experimental layers. Philip Aaberg toured extensively across North America, collaborating with regional jazz ensembles. He passed away in Minneapolis on Mayâ¯23,â¯2026, leaving a catalog that continues to influence contemporary jazz pianists.
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- Prelude in F Minor from the Well Tempered Clavier Book II
- Marias River Breakdown
- Father
- Basin And Range
- Le Chemin Riel
- Pumpkin Time
- In A Mist
- String Quartet #1, mvt. 2
- Turquoise Interlude by Fiona Joy Hawkins
- Blues from the Sonata for Violin and Piano in G
- Prelude #1
- The Big Open/Upright
- Welcome to the Church of St. Anytime
- O, Shenandoah
- The Trial
- You'll Never Know
- Sweet Betsy From Pike
- Wumper's Old Man
- Big Low Banjer
- Jem and Scout
- Coyote Midnight Blues
- Atticus Finch
- Out Of The Frame
- Frogman
