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Åke Persson
The Great
Compil. SE 1994 on Four Leaf Clover label
Jazz (Bop, Cool Jazz, Hard-Bop)
Recorded August 7, 1951 (tracks 1 to 3); August 25, 1953 (tracks 4, 5); September 14, 1953 (tracks 6 to 9); March 3, 1954 (tracks 10, 11); April 10, 1956 (tracks 12); January 14/15, 1957 (tracks 13, 14); January 25, 1957 (tracks 15 to 18) Originally released on Musica A 9211 "Simon Brehms Orkester"(tracks 1 to 3); Karusell K 33 "Rosolino-Persson Sextet" (tracks 4, 5); Metronome MEP 17 "Åke Persson And His Combo" (tracks 6 to 9); Metronome MEP 67 "The Modern Swedes" (tracks 10, 11); Philips 421504 "Jam Session" (track 12); Philips PO 8202 L "Lars Gullin-Åke Persson" (tracks 13 to 18)
Musicians
 | Åke Persson tb, 1932-1975 SE trombone, album by, written by |
 | Arne Domnérus as, cl, 1924-2008 SE alto saxophone |
 | Lars Gullin bs, 1928-1976 SE baritone saxophone |
 | Bengt Carlsson b, bass |
 | Don Bagley b, 1927-2012 US bass |
 | Georg Riedel b, *1934 SE bass |
 | Gunnar Johnson b, 1924-2004 SE bass |
 | Simon Brehm b, voc, 1921-1967 SE bass, written by |
 | Egil Johansen dr, 1934-1998 SE drums |
 | Jack Noren dr, 1929-1990 US drums |
 | Kenneth Fagerlund dr, 1927-1997 SE drums |
 | Nils-Bertil Dahlander dr, 1928-2011 SE drums |
 | Stan Levey dr, 1926-2005 US drums |
 | Sven Bollhem dr, 1926-2016 SE drums |
 | Björn Almstedt , SE mastered by, cd |
 | Bengt Hallberg p, 1932-2013 SE piano |
 | Claes-Göran Fagerstedt p, 1928-2015 SE piano |
 | Gösta Theselius p, as, 1922-1976 SE piano, written by |
 | Ingemar Westberg p, 1932-2002 SE piano |
 | Reinhold Svensson p, 1919-1968 SE piano |
 | Rob Pronk p, 1928-2012 ID piano |
 | Carl-Erik Lindgren sax, *1926 SE tenor saxophone, written by |
 | Hacke Björksten sax, *1934 SE tenor saxophone, written by |
 | Bob Burgess tb, 1929-1997 US trombone |
 | Frank Rosolino tb, 1926-1978 US trombone |
 | Simon Brehms Orkester , performer on track |
 | The Frank Rosolino Sextet , performer on track |
 | Åke Persson And His Combo , performer on track |
 | The Modern Swedes , performer on track |
| Jam Session , performer on track |
Producers
| Lars Samuelson executive-producer |
| Hans Fridlund liner notes |
| Gunnar Holmberg photography by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forever Stoned | Simon Brehms Orkester | Carl-Erik Lindgren | 2:42 |
| 2 | Melancholy | Simon Brehms Orkester | Simon Brehm | 3:15 |
| 3 | Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen | Simon Brehms Orkester | Jacob Jacobs, Sholom Secunda | 2:40 |
| 4 | Monotones (Robban Blues) | The Frank Rosolino Sextet | Åke Persson | 2:41 |
| 5 | Don't Blame Me | The Frank Rosolino Sextet | Jimmy McHugh | 2:34 |
| 6 | My Blue Heaven | Åke Persson And His Combo | George Whiting, Walter Donaldson | 2:42 |
| 7 | Softly As In A Morning Sunrise | Åke Persson And His Combo | Sigmund Romberg | 3:03 |
| 8 | It Might As Well Be Spring | Åke Persson And His Combo | Rodgers & Hammerstein | 3:52 |
| 9 | Hershey Bar | Åke Persson And His Combo | Stan Getz | 2:48 |
| 10 | Penta | The Modern Swedes | Hacke Björksten | 5:19 |
| 11 | Stella By Starlight | The Modern Swedes | Ned Washington, Victor Young | 6:03 |
| 12 | Spring Is Here | Jam Session (4) | Richard Rodgers | 2:14 |
| 13 | 'T Ain't No Use | Lars Gullin | Al Cohn, Meredith D'Ambrosio | 5:57 |
| 14 | Besame Mucho | Lars Gullin | Consuelo Velazquez | 4:35 |
| 15 | Nassie Goreng | Lars Gullin | Gösta Theselius | 3:01 |
| 16 | Just Lonely | Lars Gullin | Gösta Theselius | 2:32 |
| 17 | Mountain Music | Lars Gullin | Gösta Theselius | 4:10 |
| 18 | Monotones | Lars Gullin | Åke Persson | 2:02 |
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