Arne Domnérus
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Arne Domnérus â born Sven Arne Domnérus in Stockholm, Sweden on December 20, 1924 â was an alto saxophonist, clarinetist, composer, and conductor and is considered one of the most important and influential jazz musicians in Sweden. At the age of eleven, he learned to play the clarinet before moving on to the saxophone. He eventually abandoned his schooling to become a professional musician After playing in Paris, France at the International Jazz Festival in 1949, his reputation began to spread throughout the international jazz community. When Charlie Parker toured Sweden in 1950, he personally requested Arne Domnérus join his band for that live trek. He also spent time playing with other jazz greats such as James Moody, Clifford Brown, Quincy Jones, and Art Farmer. As a member of the Swedish All Stars (1950-1985) and the Swedish National Radio Orchestra (1956-1965), he composed music for movies and television while also collaborating with Rolf Ericson, George Riedel, Lars Gullin, Harry Arnold, Rune Gustafsson, and many others. He also released a series of albums as a leader including Come Listen with Me (1960), Songs of Simon (1972), Jazz at the Pawnshop (1977), Dukes Melody (1981), Heartfelt (1994), Jazz at the Pawnshop 2 (1997), and Jazz Under the Stars (2004). Arne Domnérus died on September 2, 2008.
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- Gone with the Wind
- You Do Something to Me featuring Arne Domnérus
- I Know That You Know featuring Arne Domnérus
- I Cover the Waterfront featuring Arne Domnérus
- Strange Enchantment featuring Arne Domnérus
- Daydream featuring Arne Domnérus
- What Shall I Say featuring Arne Domnérus
- What a Kick featuring Arne Domnérus
- Darn That Dream featuring Arne Domnérus
- The Midnight Sun Never Sets
- Boogie Blues featuring Arne Domnérus
- Conversation
- I'm Glad There's You
- On the Alamo featuring Arne Domnérus
- Everything But You
- Caravan featuring Arne Domnérus
- I Cover the Waterfront
- Lover Man
- Mood Indigo
- Det är tid för en lång resa featuring Arne Domnérus
- Larry's Blues
- Almighty God featuring Arne Domnérus
- Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit featuring Arne Domnérus
- Helig featuring Arne Domnérus
