Bengt-Arne Wallin?

[Grim Lounge Cowboy]

At a place out-of-my way today I saw an LP called "Swedes in Jazzland" (?). From memory the tracklist looks very like Wallin's "Jazz From Sweden" (see discogs) - but way earlier than 1974. Late 50's/early 60's? Possibly on Philips.

I am pretty sure the first track was the same. The sleeve notes singled out that track and the last track as having more of a Swedish component (the last track was a trad Swedish tune?).

Anything special?

[cratedigger]

But I think the 1974 LP Jazz From Sweden is a budget comp. of material released on a series of EPs in late 50's titled Jazz From Sweden. I'm sure it has been re-packaged a few times.

[Grim Lounge Cowboy]

Ta.

Probably worth investigating further, then. The issue being that there is little there that is cheap. And the round trip is well over an hour.

[cratedigger]

So, it's probably this. Hard to read the sleeve notes, but from what I can see the overlapping tracks seem to be from the Jazz from Sweden sessions.
https://www.discogs.com/Various-Swed...elease/4441919

[cratedigger]

So, it's probably this. Hard to read the sleeve notes, but from what I can see the overlapping tracks seem to be from the Jazz from Sweden sessions.
https://www.discogs.com/Various-Swed...elease/4441919

[Grim Lounge Cowboy]

I think this one had a different sleeve. More white in it. Though perhaps not that dissimilar in general composition. And when I first saw the list of tracks on "Jazz from Sweden" they looked very familiar.

It will be a while before I go there again. Difficult to cram an (up to) hour and a half round trip into my weekend housework schedule.

Any thoughts on the music?

[cratedigger]

I think this one had a different sleeve. More white in it. Though perhaps not that dissimilar in general composition. And when I first saw the list of tracks on "Jazz from Sweden" they looked very familiar.

It will be a while before I go there again. Difficult to cram an (up to) hour and a half round trip into my weekend housework schedule.

Any thoughts on the music?

Have a look here:
http://www.birkajazz.com/archive/sweden_2.htm

[babycart]

Have a look here:
http://www.birkajazz.com/archive/sweden_2.htm

Fantastic site. Thanks for that