Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (27. toukokuuta1946–19. huhtikuuta2005) oli tanskalainenjazz-kontrabasisti, joka tunnettiin teknisestä taituruudestaan ja bassonsoiton lähestymistavastaan, jota voidaan pitää jatkona Scott LaFaron viitoittamalla tiellä. Monien jazzfanien keskuudessa Pedersen tunnettiin myös nimellä NHØP (pitkän nimensäkin vuoksi).
Pedersen syntyi Ostedissa lähellä Roskildea, Själlannin saarella.
Lapsena hän soitti pianoa, kontrabassoa hän alkoi soittaa teini-ikäisenä. Jo 14 vuoden iässä hän aloitti ammattiuransa Tanskassa ensimmäisen yhtyeensä Jazzkvintet 60 kanssa, samalla vielä opiskellen. 17-vuotiaana hän kieltäytyi tarjouksesta liittyä Count Basien orkesteriin.
Pedersen toimi aktiivisesti musiikin parissa aina kuolemaansa asti. Hän kuoli äkillisesti sydänkohtaukseen huhtikuussa 2005Kööpenhaminassa ollessaan 58-vuotias.
Orkesterinjohtaja
Jaywalkin' (SteepleChase), Philip Catherine (1976)
Pictures (SteepleChase), Kenneth Knudsen (1976)
Double Bass (SteepleChase), duo Sam Jones (1976)
Dancing On The Tables (SteepleChase) (1979)
Just The Way You Are (Sonet Records), Rune Gustafsson (1981)
The Viking (Pablo Records), Philip Catherine (1983)
The Eternal Traveller (Pablo Records) (1984)
Scandinavian Wood (Caprice Records) (1992)
Uncharted Land (Pladecompagniet) (1992)
Ambiance (Dacapo Records) (1993)
To A Brother (Pladekompagniet), NHØP Trio Ulf Wakenius & Adam Nussbaum (1993)
Scandinavian Wood (Caprice Records) (1995)
Those Who Were (Polygram Records) (1996)
Friends Forever (Milestone Records) (1997)
This Is All I Ask (Verve Records) (1998)
In The Name Of Music (BMG Denmark), NHØP & Trio Rococo (1998)
Friends Forever (Sony BMG Music Entertainment Denmark), kokoelma (2005)
The Unforgettable NHØP Trio Live (ACT Music), Ulf Wakenius & Jonas Johansen (2007)
Sessiomuusikkona
Albert Ayler
My Name Is Albert Ayler (Debut Records) (1963)
Roland Kirk
Kirk in Copenhagen (Mercury Records) (1963)
Dexter Gordon
One Flight Up (Blue Note) (1964)
A Day in Copenhagen (MPS), Slide Hampton (1969)
Some Other Spring (Sonet), Karin Krog (1970)
Something Different (SteepleChase), Dexter Gordon Quartet, Philip Catherine & Billy Higgins (1975)
Strings & Things (SteepleChase), Georg Wadenius (1981)
Bill Evans-Lee Konitz Quartet
Together Again (Moon Records), live (1965)
Jean-Luc Ponty
Sunday Walk (MPS Records)(1969)
Karin Krog, John Surman, Albert Mangelsdorff, Francy Boland & Daniel Humair
Open Space (The Down Beat Poll Winners In Europe) (MPS Records) 81969)
Live at Montmartre Vols. 1 & 2 (SteepleChase) (1977)
Roy Eldridge
Roy Eldridge 4/Montreux 77 (1977)
Svend Asmussen, Kenny Drew & Ed Thigpen
Prize/Winners (Matrix Records) (1979)
Philip Catherine
Trio 1 (SteepleChase), Billy Hart (1977)
Spanish Nights (Enja Records), The Royal Copenhagen Chamber Orchestra (1992)
Art Of The Duo (Enja Records) (1993)
Trio 2 (SteepleChase), Billy Hart (1993)
Tania Maria
Tania Maria (1978)
Tania Maria & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (Medley Records) (1979)
Joe Pass
Chops (Pablo Records) (1978)
Northsea Nights (Pablo Live) (1979)
Eximious (1982)
Martial Solal
Suite For Trio (MPS Records), Daniel Humair (1978)
Movability (Pausa Records) (1981)
Chet Baker
The Touch of Your Lips (SteepleChase) (1979)
Daybreak (SteepleChase), Live at Montmartre Vol.1 (1979)
This Is Always (SteepleChase), Live In Montmartre Vol.2 (1979)
Someday My Prince Will Come (SteepleChase), Live In Montmartre Vol.3 (1979)
Chet Baker Plays Vladimir Cosma (Carrere) (1985)
Stephane Grappelli, Philip Catherine & Larry Coryell
Young Django (MPS Records) (1979)
Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark (Pablo Live), Joe Pass (1980)
Edgar Wilson
Goin' Straight (MPS Records) (1979)
Didier Lockwood, Gordon Beck & Tony Williams
New World (MPS Records) (1979)
Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie & Joe Pass
Digital III At Montreux (Pablo Live) (1980)
Rune Gustafsson
Just The Way You Are (Sonet Gramofon), duo (1980)
String Along With Basie (Sonet Gramofon), featuring Janne Schaffer, Georg Wadenius and NHØP (1989)
Dado Moroni
Bluesology (1981)
Archie Shepp
The House I Live In (SteepleChase), Archie Shepp/Lars Gullin Quintet (1980)
Looking At Bird (SteepleChase) (1981)
Toots Thielemans & Joe Pass
Live In The Netherlands (Pablo Live) (1982)
Boulou & Elios Ferré
Trinity (SteepleChase) (1983)
Tete Montoliu
Face To Face (SteepleChase) (1984)
Ulla Neumann and Ulrik Neumann
With Joy And Feelings (Four Leaf Records) (1985)
Claes Crona
With A Little Help From My Friend(s) (Skivbolaget) (1985)
Palle Mikkelborg
Heart to Heart (Storyville), Kenneth Knudsen (1986)
Hommage: Once Upon A Time (Sonet Gramofon) (1990)
Monty Alexander and Grady Tate
Threesome (Soul Note) (1986)
Kurt Ravn, Fini Høstrup and Jan zum Vohrde
Vi Valgte De 4 Årstider (Skylight Records) (1986)
Niels Lan Doky
Here Or There (Columbia), Niels Lan Doky Trio, NHØP and Alvin Queen (1986)
The Target (Storyville), featuring Jack De Johnette (1987)
Misty Dawn (Columbia Records), featuring Alex Riel (1994)
The Song is a Fairytale by Frederik Magle (Columbia) Alex Riel, and others (1994)
René Urtreger, Christian Escoudé and André Ceccarelli1987: Masters (Carlyne Music)Louis Hjulmand
Play With Us (Olufsen Records), duo (1987)
Allan Botschinsky
Duologue (M•A Music) (1987)
Atilla Engin Group
Melo Perquan (Storyville), faeat. NHØP and Uffe Markussen (1988)
Lars Møller, Thomas Clausen and Jimmy Cobb
Copenhagen Groove (Stunt Records) (1989)
Guitars Unlimited
Three For The Road (Sonet Gramofon), meets NHØP (1989)
Maria Joao & Aki Takase
Alice (Enja Records) (1992)
Bireli Lagrene
Standards (Blue Note), André Ceccarelli (1993)
Michel Petrucciani
Petrucciani NHOP (Dreyfus Jazz) (1994)
Sweden Bass Orchestra
Sweden Bass Orchestra (Four Leaf Clover) (1995)
Primož Grašić • NHOP • Martin Drew
Introducing Primož Grašić Trio (Jazzette) (1995)
Mulgrew Miller
The Duets - A Selection Of Duke Ellington (B&O) (1999)
Floris Nico Bunink
Breaking The Ice (BV Haast Records) (1999)
Klaus Suonsaari & Niels Lan Doky
The Music Of Tom Harrell (Storyville Records) (2000)
Paquito D'Rivera
The Clarinetist Volume One (Peregrina Music), feat. NHØP, Wolfgang Haffner, Frank Chastenier, Pernel Saturino, Triángulo & Eropean Art Orchestra (2000)
George Shearing
2007: The MPS Trio Sessions (MPS Records, 1977 - 1981), Louis Stewart (2007)