Lars Gullin

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Lars Gullin was a Swedish baritone saxophonist and composer renowned for his lyrical, cool jazz style and significant influence on European jazz in the 1950s.

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instanceOf Swedish person
composer
human
jazz musician
saxophonist
activeYearsEnd 1970s
activeYearsStart late 1940s
associatedWith Swedish jazz scene
awardReceived Down Beat International Critics Poll New Star Award
birthCountry Sweden
birthDate 1928-05-04
birthPlace Visby
composed Danny’s Dream
Fine Together
Merit, Hemligheten
continentOfActivity Europe
countryOfActivity Sweden
deathCountry Sweden
deathDate 1976-05-17
deathPlace Stockholm
decadeOfProminence 1950s
familyName Gullin
genre cool jazz
jazz
givenName Lars
hasDiscographyItem "Baritone Sax"
"Lars Gullin Swings"
"Portrait of My Pals"
hasInstrumentRole baritone saxophonist
influenced European jazz musicians
influencedBy American West Coast jazz
linked to: West Coast jazz

cool jazz movement
instrument baritone saxophone
language Swedish
movement cool jazz
name Lars Gullin
nationality Swedish
notableFor influence on European jazz in the 1950s
pioneering cool jazz in Sweden
notableWork album "Danny’s Dream"
album "Lars Gullin with the Moretone Singers"
occupation composer
musician
saxophonist
recordLabel Atlantic Records
Metronome Records
sexOrGender male
style lyrical playing style

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Lars Gullin name Lars Gullin