He is considered the most important Danish musician of his day.
He is considered one of the most important musicians of the 20th century.
He has been named by Newsweek as one of the three most important musicians in world music.
He made quite a number of recordings and had several collaborations with other important musicians.
He emerged as one of the most important musicians in jazz history but had a short career.
Many important musicians were part of the king's court.
He was one of the first of the important young musicians to arrive in the early 1980's, and he's still good.
Many important musicians of the 1960s played in the band.
More than a generation of important young Italian musicians have been trained through his teaching.
Perhaps the most important musician of that whole century!