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Lars Gullin: In Germany 1955, 1956, and 1959, vol. 2

by Jack Bowers
April 12, 2002

Until recently I had no idea that the great Swedish baritone saxophonist Lars Gullin had recorded with any big bands, as I’d heard him only with smaller groups, usually a quartet or quintet. Then came Swedish Jazz 1952–55: The Golden Years (Caprice), on which Gullin performs with the Lulle Ellboj Orchestra, and now In Germany 1955, 1956 and 1959, vol. 2, wherein he appears with the Erwin Lehn and Kurt Edelhagen Orchestras. Perhaps vol. 1 includes more of the same. ...