Bent Patey
Bent Patey (born 12 June 1952 in Oslo, Norway) is an English-Norwegian guitarist, composer and writer. He grew out of the environment around Club 7, and with a background in groups like Bazar, Susanne Fuhr Band, Lotus and Bryggerigangen Bluesband.
Also recorded as Walter Bent Patey
Bent Patey

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- Name
- Bent Patey
- Born
- 12 June 1952
- Birthplace
- Oslo
- Occupation
- Musician, composer, writer
- Full name
- Walter Bent Patey.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Fields
- blues
- Languages
- English
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• Name — Bent Patey • Born — 12 June 1952 • Birthplace — Oslo • Origin — English • Instrument — Guitar • Genre — Blues Jazz fusion • Occupation — Musician, composer, writer • Years Active — 1970 - present • Label — EMI Records Sonet Records Polygram Records • Associated Acts — Bang 85 Bryggerigangen Bluesband PATEYs PIPE
Biography
Biography
Patey has contributed on more than 40 albums. In the 1980s he toured Norway with his own band PATEYs PIPE. Together with the keyboarder Brynjulf Blix, bassist Geir Holmsen and drummer Bjørn Jenssen as the first lineup. Later many other renown Norwegian artists have been on the list.
Solo albums
Solo albums
• 1982: Ocean Front Walk (EMI), nominated for the Spellemannprisen as this years composer, including with Sidsel Endresen, Lynni Treekrem, Sigurd Køhn, Morten Halle, Torbjørn Sunde, Jon Christensen
Collaborations
Collaborations
• With Bazar • 1974: Drabantbyrock (Plateselskapet Mai) • With Bryggerigangen Bluesband • 1979: Blått Brygg (Plateselskapet Mai) • With Bang 85 • 1985: The Further You Go (Spider Records), with Håkon Iversen, Brynjulf Blix, Øivind Madsen, Paolo Vinaccia among others
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