Arne Gunnar Valter Hülphers (April 4, 1904,

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– July 24, 1978,

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) was a Swedish

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pianist and bandleader. Hülphers played early in his career at the club Felix-Kronprinsen, from 1924 to 1927, and played in dance bands in Sweden into the early 1930s. He founded his own ensemble in 1934 which became one of Sweden's most important jazz

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s, touring Europe and recording until 1940. Sidemen in his group included Miff Görling,

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, and

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. Later in his career, he concentrated more on popular musical styles; he led an orchestra in which

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played, and in 1956 married singer

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, whom he had previously accompanied as bandleader. They were married until his death in 1978.

References

* Kjellberg, Erik: "Arne Hülphers". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. 2nd edition, ed.

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