Harry Arnold
Swedish jazz saxophonist and bandleader (1920-1971) · Sweden · On the map · Musicians · Died at 50
Harry Arnold Persson was a Swedish jazz saxophonist and bandleader. Arnold was born in Helsingborg, and led his first big band in 1942, playing the saxophone initially but eventually ceasing to perform to concentrate on arranging.
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Stig Järrel Harry wrote The Staffan Stolle Story (1956)
Hjördis Petterson Harry wrote A Doll's House and Miss April
Jarl Kulle Harry wrote Miss April and Sängkammartjuven
Gösta Bernhard Harry wrote Drömsemester and Seven Black Bras
Åke Grönberg Harry wrote Space Invasion of Lapland (1959)
Dirch Passer Harry wrote Drömsemester and Seven Black Bras- Siv Ericks Harry wrote The Staffan Stolle Story (1956)
Hasse Ekman Harry wrote The Staffan Stolle Story (1956)
Per Oscarsson Harry wrote Miss April (1958)
Birgitta Valberg Harry wrote Miss April and The Princess
Birgitta Andersson Harry wrote Woman in a Fur Coat (1958)
Lars Ekborg Harry wrote Never in Your Life (1956)
Edvard Persson Harry wrote Blue Sky (1955)
Gaby Stenberg Harry wrote Miss April and Sängkammartjuven
Yvonne Lombard Harry wrote The Staffan Stolle Story (1956)
Margit Carlqvist Harry wrote My Passionate Longing and Marianne
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From 1949-1952, he played and arranged for Thore Ehrling's band and worked extensively as a studio musician, particularly writing film scores through much of the 1950s. From 1956 to 1965, Arnold led the Swedish Radio Big Band, which included Arne Domnérus, Bengt Hallberg, and Åke Persson. American trumpeter Benny Bailey played with the band for a time, and Quincy Jones arranged and briefly led the group; they recorded with Ernestine Anderson, Lucky Thompson, Coleman Hawkins, Toots Thielemans, Tony Scott, and Stan Getz. The group disbanded in 1965, after which Arnold continued work as an arranger and led big bands in Europe. He died in Stockholm in February 1971 at the age of 50.
