Charles Redland
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Charles Redland (born Karl Gustaf Mauritz Nilsson, July 7, 1911 â August 18, 1994) was a Swedish jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. Born in Södertälje, he was a child prodigy who performed as a café pianist at age three and mastered the drums, banjo, and various string instruments before entering school. Redland debuted professionally in 1929 and established his own orchestra at the Barbarina nightclub in 1930. During the 1930s, he performed on alto saxophone, trumpet, and trombone, notably recording on clarinet with Benny Carter in 1936. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Redland recorded for labels including Kristall, Sonora, and Columbia Records, collaborating with Stig Holm and Zilas Görling. He composed for more than 80 films and television programs, including The Jazz Boy (1958) and Agaton Sax och Byköpings gästabud (1976). Redland became inactive in the music industry in the mid-1970s and died in Saltsjöbaden, Stockholm.
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- Shimmy
- Bättre och bättre dag för dag
- Lille Fridolf och jag
- Yearning
- De' ä' grabben med chokla' i
- Förspel
- Teddy Girls
- Conzuela
- All by Myself
- Jack Hylton
- Alexander's Ragtime Band
- Hurra för det lilla som är kvar / Hattbutiken / Alla de gamla märkena / Han är ett bedårande barn av sin tid / Den ökända hästen från Troja
- De' gör gumman me'
- Halleluja
- Din vår är min vår
- Whispering
