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Nils Lindberg (11 June 1933 – 20 February 2022) was a Swedish composer and pianist.[1]

Biography

Lindberg was born in Uppsala on 11 June 1933. He was known both as a jazz composer and musician, but was also active in other styles.[1] Several of his works are written in a style combining elements of jazz, Swedish folk music and classical music.[1]

He studied musicology at Uppsala University from 1952 to 1956 and then composition at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm, from 1956 to 1960.[1] "While still a student he began playing professionally with" Benny Bailey (1957–8), Anders Burman (1958), Ove Lind (1959), Lars Gullin, and Putte Wickman.[1] He played with a touring Duke Ellington in 1973 and recorded with vocalist Karin Krog in 1976.[1][2]

Lindberg died on 20 February 2022, at the age of 88.[3]

Discography

Year recorded	Title	Label	Notes
1960	Sax Appeal	Barben	Some tracks quintet, some tracks septet; with Rolf Billberg (alto sax), Harry Backlund and Allan Lundstrom (tenor sax), Lars Gullin (baritone sax), Sture Nordin (bass), Conny Svensson (drums)[1][4]
1962	Trisection		Most tracks with Idrees Sulieman and Jan Allan (trumpet), Sven-Olof Walldoff (bass trumpet), Eje Thelin (trombone), Olle Holmqvist (tuba), Rolf Billberg (alto sax), Bertil Lofdahl and Harry Backlund (tenor sax), Erik Nilsson (baritone sax), Sture Nordin (bass), Sture Kallin (drums)[1][5]
1970	Contradictions (Club Jazz 1)
1972	7 dalmålningar	Swedish Society Discofil[1]
1975	Reflections
1979	Saxes Galore
1981	Brass Galore
1984	Big Band Galore
1990	O Mistress Mine	Border[6]
1993	Melody in Blue	Border[6]
1994	Requiem	Naxos[6]
1995	Alone with My Melodies	Border	Solo piano[6]
1998	A Church Blues for Alice	Sony[6]
2000	Third Saxes Galore	Prophone[6]
2002	The Sky, the Flower and a Lark	Proprius[6]
2008	As We Are	Prophone	With Margareta Bengtson (vocals), Jan Allan (trumpet), Anders Paulsson (soprano sax), Saxes Galore[6]

As arranger

• Swedish Folk Tunes from Dalecarlia - Andrew Canning, church organ, Uppsala Cathedral Choir, Milke Falck Proprius, PRSACD 2032 (2004)
• Timeless - Dalecarlian Paintings - Jan Allan, trumpet, Putte Wickman, clarinet, Arne Domnérus, alto saxophone, Bjarne Nerem, tenor saxophone, Anders Lindskog, tenor saxophone, Erik Nilsson, baritone saxophone, Torgny Nilsson, trombone, Jan Allan, trumpet, alto horn, Nils Lindberg, piano, organ, conductor, Björn Alke, bass, Sture Nordin, bass, Roman Dylag, bass, Fredrik Norén, drums, Nils-Erik Slörner, drums, The Fresk Quartet, Sockentrio from Rattvik, Swedish Radio Orchestra Prophone, PCD 081 (2005)
• Speglingar - Mytologiska bilder Anders Paulson, soprano saxophone, Dalasinfoniettan, Bjarne Engeset Swedish Society Discofil, SCD 1140 (2008)

Source:[6]

Bibliography

• As You are, Music Memories (2006), Swedish, 168 pages, Stockholm: Svenskt visarkiv, Jazz Department at The Centre for Swedish Folk Music and Jazz Research, 0281-5567 ; 17 ISBN 91-85374-43-1

References

External links

• Composer's website, accessed 8 February 2010
• Gehrmans Musikförlag biographical page, accessed 8 February 2010
• Nils Lindberg discography at Discogs
• Nils Lindberg at IMDb

На других языках

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Nils Lindberg (* 11. Juni 1933 in Uppsala; † 20. Februar 2022[1]) war ein schwedischer Komponist und Arrangeur, der auch als Jazzmusiker (Piano, Orgel) bekannt wurde.

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