Ake Persson
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Carl Ã
ke Persson was born on February 25, 1932 in Hässleholm, Sweden. He was a Swedish bebop jazz trombonist who began his career playing the valve trumpet in school before switching to the trombone. Known by the nickname "the Comet", he relocated to Stockholm in 1951 to join Simon Brehm's quintet, performing with the group until 1954. He subsequently worked as a prominent sideman, collaborating with Arne Domnérus, Hacke Björksten, and Harry Arnold's Radio Band. Throughout his career, he performed and recorded with international jazz figures, including Quincy Jones, Lars Gullin, Roy Haynes, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Dizzy Gillespie. His recordings were released on prominent labels such as Metronome, Philips, and EmArcy, and include the award-winning album Quincy â Here We Come (1959) with Benny Bailey, which won the Gyllene skivan award in 1959. He was also a member of the RIAS Berlin band and the Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band, recording albums such as Jazz Is Universal (1962) and Handle with Care (1963). He died by drowning in the DjurgÃ¥rden canal in Stockholm on February 5, 1975.
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- Lili
- Count 'em
- Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
- Hershey Bar
- Spring Is Here
- On With The Dance
- My Blue Heaven
- It Might As Well Be Spring
- Mountain Music
- Bei Mir Bist du Schön
- Besame Mucho
- Forever Stoned
- Penta
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- 'T Ain't No Use
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- Monotones
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- Meet Benny Bailey by Ake Persson
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- Plenty, Plenty Soul by Ake Persson
- The Midnight Sun Never Sets
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