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ALBUMForeningen Svenska Tonsattare (1918-1993)Natanael Berg, Swedish Broadcasting Corporation Light Orchestra, Nils Grevillius, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Stockholm, Eric Ericson, Stockholm Chamber Choir, Semmy Stahlhammer, Esther Bodin-Karpe, Kristine Scholz, Sten Frykberg, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Ingemar Liljefors, Stig Westerberg, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mats Liljefors, Royal Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Mats Persson, Erland von Koch, Bengt Forsberg, Antonio Nicolini, Kjell Baekkelund, Sven-Erik Back, Dorothy Dorow, Swedish Radio Chorus, female section, Per Johansson, Erik Rodell, Ulrika Bjorkman, Johan Ahnberg, Martin Krafft, Alf Andersen, Arnold Ostman, Margot Rodin, Claude Genetay, Ulf Nilsson, Jorgen Johansson, Lilian Carlson, Howard Sprout, Carl-Johan Nordin, Bruce Henley, Lars-Gunnar Bodin, Arne Domnérus, Hans Bergman, Lars Almgren, Giovanni Jaconelli, Gosta Ringstrom, Lars Edlund, Camerata Holmiae, Harry Sparnaay, Kjell-Inge Stevensson, Miklos Maros, Maros Ensemble, Ilona Maros & Eva Maros
About Arne Domnérus
Artist Biography
Swedish-born saxophonist Arne Domnérus looms large in the annals of European jazz -- his breakthrough performance at the Paris Jazz Fair of 1949 is widely cited as the tipping point of the Scandinavian bop movement. Born in Stockholm on December 20, 1924, Domnérus studied clarinet as a child and made his professional debut during the early '40s, playing alto sax in popular dance bands led by Lulle Ellboj and Simon Brehm. By 1942 he led his own group and made his recorded debut in 1945, honing an urbane, sophisticated style that nevertheless possessed an urgency often absent from the cool, remote tone often associated with Swedish jazz. American icons Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie were both in attendance for Domnérus 1949 Paris festival gig, a performance which served notice that players of European descent could offer their own authoritative interpretations of music largely considered an African-American phenomenon -- Parker was so impressed that he signed Domnérus for the Scandinavian tour he mounted a year later. Throughout the '50s Domnérus headlined the Stockholm jazz club Nalen, often appearing alongside trumpeter Rolf Ericson and baritone saxophonist Lars Gullin (who both turn up in the 1952 short film Arne Domnérus Spelar). Domnérus also joined Stockholm locals including pianist Bengt Hallberg for a landmark 1953 Swedish tour in support of American trumpeters Clifford Brown and Quincy Jones. From 1956 to 1965 Domnérus served as a member of Harry Arnold's Swedish Radio Big Band, continuing on with its successor Radiojazzgruppen through 1978 -- concurrently he wrote for television and films, most notably scoring 1966's Nattlek, a film produced by Mai Zetterling and based on her own novel. Domnérus' 1977 LP Jazz at the Pawnshop proved an unprecedented hit, selling more than half a million copies upon its original release -- a year later, he returned with Duets for Duke, a collaboration with Hallberg that captures both men at the zenith of their artistry. While remaining true to his bop roots, Domnérus cited traditional Scandinavian folk music as a growing influence throughout the later chapters of his career, and from the '70s on he regularly performed live in churches, inspired by Duke Ellington's own sacred concerts. He also toured the U.S. and Japan, and recorded with American notables including Clark Terry, James Moody and Jimmy Rowles. After several years in poor health, Domnérus died in Stockholm on September 2, 2008 at the age of 83. ~ Jason Ankeny
Hometown
Stockholm, Sweden
Genre
Jazz
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