ArtistInfo

Harry Arnold

sax, 1920-1971 SE, Helsingborg
Musician / Composer of Jazz and Pop
A.k.a. Harry Arnold Persson Mel Young

Harry Arnold (August 7, 1920 in Helsingborg – February 11, 1971 in Stockholm) was a Swedish jazz saxophonist and bandleader.Arnold led his first big band in 1942, playing the saxophone initially but eventually ceasing to perform to concentrate on arranging. From 1949-52 he played and arranged for Thore Ehrling's band and worked extensively as a studio musician, particularly writing film scores through much of the 1950s. From 1956 to 1965 Arnold led the Swedish Radio Big Band, which included many of Sweden's best known jazz musicians of the era, such as Arne Domnérus, Bengt Hallberg, and Åke Persson. American trumpeter Benny Bailey played with the band for a time, and Quincy Jones arranged and briefly led the group; they recorded with Ernestine Anderson, Lucky Thompson, Coleman Hawkins, Too

Genres

• Jazz
• Pop
• Soundtrack
• World
• Latin

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