Rolf Ericson (August 29, 1922 – June 16, 1997) was a Swedish jazz trumpeter. He also played the flugelhorn. Yanow, Scott. Biography ''

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Early career

Ericson was born in

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, Sweden. He moved to

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in 1947 and, in 1949, joined Charlie Barnet's big band and then with Woody Herman in 1950. Later, he worked with Paul Gonsalves,

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, and

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. Returning to Sweden in 1950, he recorded as a leader and with

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, as well as for Leonard Feather's Swinging Swedes and

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, He returned to the U.S. during 1953–1956, and played with the big bands of Charlie Spivak,

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, the Dorsey Brothers, and Les Brown, and was with the

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. In 1956, he toured Sweden and played with Ernestine Anderson and Lars Gullin.

Later career

From 1956 to 1965, he was back in the U.S., working with Dexter Gordon, Harold Land, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson, Buddy Rich,

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, Max Roach and

, among others. He was with the Duke Ellington Orchestra from 1963 until 1971. In the early 1960s, he made three recordings as a member of the Rod Levitt orchestra (octet). Ericson played with the

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Big Band in

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in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Discography

As leader or co-leader

* 1956 (May): ''Rolf Ericson & The American Stars'' (

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, 1958) – Recordings originally issued by Metronome in Sweden, reissued on CD by Fresh Sound. * 1956 (June): ''Rolf Ericson & The American Stars 1956 with Ernestine Anderson'' (

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, 1995) – Sessions also issued on CD by Fresh Sound * 1972: ''Oh Pretty Little Neida'' (Gazell) * 1975: '' Don't Get Around Much Anymore – Live at Bullerbyn'' (Polydor Grammofonverket) * 1978: ''Sincerely Ours'' (Four Leaf Clover) – co-led with Johnny Griffin * 1985: ''Stockholm Sweetnin'' (Dragon) * 1989: ''My Foolish Heart'' (Interplay) – with Lex Jasper * 1997: ''I Love You So...'' (Amigo) * 1998: ''Beautiful Love'' (Four Leaf Clover) – with the Metropole Orchestra, recorded in Hilversum, Netherlands, 1980–1989

As sideman

With

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* ''Jan Allan ’70'' (MCA, 1970) With

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* '' Witch Doctor'' ( Contemporary, 1953 985 With

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'' (Dooto, 1958) With

* ''Arne Domnérus And His Orchestra 1950/1951 With Rolf Ericson Featuring Lars Gullin'' (Dragon, 2003) * ''In Concert With Bengt Hallberg & Rolf Ericson'' (Phontastic, 1978 984 With Kenny Dorham * ''Scandia Skies'' (SteepleChase, 1963

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With Duke Ellington * ''Duke Ellington in Grona Lund 1963'' (Storyville, 2014) * ''Ellington at Basin Street'' (Music & Arts, 1964) * ''Harlem'' (Pablo, 1964 985 * ''

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'' (Solid State, 1970) * ''Duke Ellington in Sweden 1973 featuring Alice Babs'' (Caprice) With

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'' ( Mercury, 1962) With Maynard Ferguson *''

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'' (Atlantic, 1961) – with

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*'' Two's Company'' (Roulette, 1961) with Chris Connor * ''

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'' ( Roulette, 1961) * ''

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'' (Roulette 1958-62 963 With Dexter Gordon * ''After Hours'' (SteepleChase, c.1969 986 * ''After Midnight'' (SteepleChase, c.1969 987 With

* ''Jazz Amour Affair'' (Odeon, 1971) With Johnny Hodges * '' Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges'' (Impulse! 1964) With Quincy Jones * ''The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones Live!'' (Mercury, 1961 984 * ''Live In Ludwigshafen 1961'' (Jazzhaus, 2016) With Stan Kenton * ''

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'' ( Capitol, 1959) * ''

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'' (Capitol, 1959) * '' Road Show'' (Capitol, 1959) – with June Christy and The Four Freshmen With Harold Land * '' Harold in the Land of Jazz'' (Contemporary, 1958) With Rod Levitt * ''

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* '' The Complete Town Hall Concert'' (Blue Note, 1962

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'' (Impulse!, 1963) * '' Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus'' (Impulse!, 1963) With Buddy Rich * '' Blues Caravan'' (Verve, 1961) With Leo Wright * ''It's All Wright - Plays 12 All-Time-Hits'' (BASF, 1973)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ericson, Rolf 1922 births 1997 deaths Musicians from Stockholm Bebop trumpeters Duke Ellington Orchestra members Savoy Records artists Swedish jazz trumpeters Male trumpeters Swing trumpeters 20th-century American musicians Male jazz musicians Radiojazzgruppen members EmArcy Records artists 20th-century Swedish male musicians Swedish emigrants to the United States