Åke Persson

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Åke Persson (born February 25, 1932 in Hässleholm , † February 5, 1975 in Stockholm ) was a Swedish bop jazz trombonist who was one of the leading European jazz trombonists in the 1950s and 1960s.

Live and act

Persson came to Stockholm from southern Sweden in 1951 and immediately made a name for himself with his playing in the quintet by Simon Brehm (1951 to 1954), where he was nicknamed "Comet" because of his skills. He then played in the bands of Arne Domnérus and tenor saxophonist Hacke Björksten . From 1956 to 1961 Harry Arnold was a soloist in the Swedish Radio Band, where Quincy Jones heard him and hired him for his European big band . From 1961 to 1975 he played in the RIAS Tanzorchester in Berlin and from 1963 to 1971 in the Kenny Clarke / Francy Boland Big Band . In 1972 he played in The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band . He also played frequently with American guest musicians on European tours, for example with the Count Basie Orchestra (1962), Duke Ellington , Dizzy Gillespie and Roy Haynes . In February 1975 he was found dead in his car in the Djurgården Canal.

In the 1950s he recorded under his own name with Metronome, Philips and EmArcy. He is also involved in albums by Count Basie , Nils Lindberg , Herbie Mann , George Wallington , Monica Zetterlund , Lars Gullin , Stan Getz , Art Farmer , Bert Kaempfert and Peter Herbolzheimer .

In 2005 he was posthumously awarded the Django d'Or (Sweden) as a legend of jazz .

Discographic notes

  • The Great Åke Persson (Four Leaf Clover)

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personal data
SURNAME Persson, Åke
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish jazz trombonist
DATE OF BIRTH February 25, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Hässleholm
DATE OF DEATH 5th February 1975
Place of death Stockholm