Ove Lind (June 29, 1926, Stockholm - April 16, 1991, Stockholm) was a Swedish

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ist. Lind first played professionally with

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and

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in 1949. He was a member of the Swinging Swedes in 1952-1954, then cofounded a group with Gunnar Almstedt in 1954 which featured

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and toured as

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's supporting group. He released many albums in the 1960s and 1970s which showed the influence of

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, and played with

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in 1970. In addition to his work in jazz, Lind also accompanied other Swedish musicians, especially in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

References

*Erik Kjellberg, "Ove Lind". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. 2nd edition, ed.

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. 1926 births 1991 deaths Swedish jazz clarinetists Musicians from Stockholm {{sweden-musician-stub