Harry Arnold
Harry Arnold (born August 7, 1920 in Helsingborg , † February 11, 1971 in Vällingby ; real name Harry Arnold Persson ) was a Swedish tenor saxophonist , clarinet player and band leader of swing and modern jazz as well as a composer of film music.
Life
Harry Arnold studied clarinet, alto saxophone and arrangement. From 1942 to 1949 he led a small band that played in the Amiralen Club in Malmös Folkets Park . Then he went to Thore Ehrling as arranger and tenor saxophonist. In 1952 he put together his own formation again; In 1956 he founded a radio band with Swedish and foreign guest musicians. Arnold also emerged as a film music arranger and composer, working for Alice Babs and Ernestine Anderson . Harry Arnold's work also appeared under the pseudonyms "Dick Harris" and "Harry Persson". In Sweden he was also known for a version of the Christmas carol Jingle Bells under the title Bjällerklang .
Film music
- 1953: Life fever (Fartfeber)
- 1954: Seven black brassieres (Sju svarta be-ha)
- 1958: The Devil (No Time to Kill)
- 1958: The seducer or the spring experience of a bank director (Fröken april)
- 1959: The Uninhibited (Raggare!)
- 1966: Princess (Prinsessan)
Discographic notes
- Big Band Sessions 1956–58 ( Dragon Records ) with Bengt-Arne Wallin , Arne Domnérus , Georg Riedel
- Big Band 1964/65 Vol. 1 & 2 (Dragon) with Bosse Broberg , Lennart Åberg , Rune Gustafsson , Jan Johansson
literature
- Bielefeld catalog jazz. 2001.
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
Web links
- Biography and photos at swingmusic.net
- Entries. In: Two thousand and one lexicon of international film
- Harry Arnold Society. (In Swedish and English) ( Memento of October 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- Harry Arnold in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arnold, Harry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Persson, Harry Arnold (real name); Harris, Dick |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish jazz clarinetist and saxophonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Helsingborg |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 11, 1971 |
| Place of death | Vällingby |