Lars Gunnar Victor Gullin (4 May 1928 – 17 May 1976)

Career

Lars Gullin was born in Visby, Sweden. the group mainly performed at Nalen, a leading dance spot in Stockholm.

At the same time, Gullin began to work with visiting American musicians, recording with James Moody, Zoot Sims and Clifford Brown. Most importantly, he first performed with Lee Konitz in 1951, an association which was to be repeated several times in future years.

Gullin formed his own group in 1953, probably the only regular group he was to lead. It was short-lived, breaking up that November, after Gullin was responsible for causing the group to be involved in an automobile accident, although no one was seriously hurt. The next year, 1954, he won the best newcomer award in the American DownBeat magazine,

As sideman

With Arne Domnérus

  • Arne Domnérus And His Orchestra 1950/1951 With Rolf Ericson Featuring Lars Gullin (Dragon, 2003)

With Rolf Ericson

  • Rolf Ericson & The American Stars 1956 with Ernestine Anderson (Dragon, 1995)

With Stan Getz

  • Imported from Europe (Verve, 1958)

With Bengt Hallberg

  • All Star Sessions 1953/54 (Dragon, 2007)

With Quincy Jones

  • Jazz Abroad (EmArcy, 1955)

With Nils Lindberg

  • Sax Appeal (Barben, 1960) – originally issued as the Swedish Modern Jazz Group, reissued under Lindberg's name (Telestar, 1973) and on Sax Appeal & Trisection (Dragon, 1992)

With Brew Moore

  • Brew Moore in Europe (Fantasy, 1964) – with Sahib Shihab

References

  • The Lars Gullin Society website
  • Gullinmuseet (The Gullin Museum)