Kenneth Fagerlund

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Kennedy Åke "Kenneth" Fagerlund (born September 16, 1927 in Gothenburg , † June 24, 1997 ) was a Swedish jazz musician ( drums ) and orchestra conductor.

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Fagerlund comes from a family of musicians; his father Åke Fagerlund directed a dance orchestra. There he played as a substitute in the summer of 1941. When he was 15, he started his own orchestra to play at school dance events. In the summer of 1945 he was a member of his father's orchestra, and in September of the same year he recorded a record for Sonora in Stockholm as head of a studio group with Gösta Törner and Charlie Norman, among others. 1947-48 he was part of Sven Sjöholms Orchester in Wauxhall in Gothenburg. In the late 1940s, he led a band in which Bengt Hallberg played the piano and Ingmar Glanzelius played the clarinet. He also worked in his father's record business, who also imported from the USA; In the late 1940s, he traveled to New York to take care of the imports and also gained musical impressions.

In 1949 Fagerlund founded a quintet modeled on Lennie Tristano , in which Glanzelius played alto saxophone, Hacke Björksten tenor, Hallberg piano and Gunnar Johnson bass. In 1951 this quintet accompanied both Stan Getz and Lee Konitz on their tours in Sweden; At his suggestion, Getz played Ack, Värmeland du sköna , which he developed into Dear Old Stockholm . For Metronome Records he went to the recording studio with Getz in 1951, but was replaced on some of the tracks by Jack Norén .

In the first half of the 1950s, Fagerlund's orchestra played regularly in Gothenburg's Wauxhall Dance Palace. In 1953 he also played Ack, Värmeland du sköna with his formation . His quintet existed until 1961, sometimes with his sister Berit (1933–1971) as a singer and sometimes with Sonya Hedenbratt (recordings 1951). Jan Johansson replaced Hallberg in 1954; later alto saxophonist Willy Lundin and tenor saxophonist Bob Dahlqvist and Kristian Bergheim respectively belonged to the band. The EP Jazz from Sweden No. was created for Philips under his own name . 7. In 1954 he also recorded with his rhythm section as well as Åke Persson and Björksten. When rock music became popular, Fagerlund gave up the music profession to work in advertising and as a journalist.

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SURNAME Fagerlund, Kenneth
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fagerlund, Kennedy Åke
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish jazz musician (drums) and orchestra leader
DATE OF BIRTH September 16, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Gothenburg
DATE OF DEATH June 24, 1997