Another Esquire LP

This LP is not included in my discography: British Esquire 320: Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, James Moody; Tenor Contrasts. It contains Yellow Duck (session 50-01) with Zoot Sims and the James Moody tracks (51-03) The man I love, Again, Embraceable you and How deep is the ocean. It was reissued in 1986 in the Treasure Chest series. Thanks Ben!
Esquire Records was founded in 1947 by Carlo Krahmer. He recorded the new, modern British jazz and exchanged recordings with Dial and Prestige. Thus, Swedish musicians as Gullin, Domnérus and Hallberg were introduced in England with their own recordings as well as in sessions with guest like Stan Getz (Esquire 309), Clifford Brown (Esquire 322) and George Wallington (323). Read more about his company on this site that, alas, only lists the records made by Brits.

Naxos doubles

Budget label Naxos issued last year an Arne Domnérus CD with 20 recordings in chronological order from December 1950 to October 1951. All tunes where Gullin is preset are already available on Dragon DRCD 381. But a handful of Domnérus quartet tracks with (as usual) excellent piano by Gunnar Svensson may merit a purchase.

Italian reissue on vinyl

The 1959 Gil Cuppini session that produced Topsy and I'll Remember April originated on an Astraphon EP and a Broadway LP, later reissued on the Hollywood label. Now it has reappeared as Dejavu djv 2000037, still on vinyl.

The overlooked compilation

Few may have noticed – I didn't – the existence of a sampler with gems from the magnificent ten volumes Swedish Jazz 1928–1969. But it was published in 2006 as a single CD, simply called Compilation. It offers a nice selection, including the Paramount Orchestra from 1928, the Swedish Hot Quintette with Emil Iwring on violin and Stan Hasselgard in his classic masterpiece All the things you are.
And four tracks featuring Lars Gullin: Barit with the Domnérus band (50-08), Bengt Halbergs group with Side Car (53-17), Gullin's own Fedja (56-09) and Nils Lindberg's Brand New (60-03).
Look for Caprice CAP 21777.

Italian addition – Franco Cerri

The three tunes from session 59-15, that is Lars with a rhythm section with George Gruntz, piano, and the leader Franco Cerri on guitar, is also published on an Italian reissue of the original Columbia: Jazz Classics(I) 33 FC 101 Franco Cerri and his European Jazz Stars. It's an LP (said to be Made in Italy), distributed by Japanese DIW, according to Gerard Hoogeveen. The record is a 200 g vinyl in a limited quantity of 500 copies. You can find it on Ebay for $70.

Annie Ross – but beware

The compilation "The Women I Love/Angel Eyes/1942-1954", published by Dreyfus Records, contains The Song is You from Annie Ross' 1953 Stockholm session with a Gigi Gryce small band (53-12).
Beware of certain sellers on Ebay that seem to include Lars Gullin (and other names you search for) in records where he does not appear. Thus, you'll find him in connection with Annie Ross in a Gershwin compilation. But Annie Ross recorded I was Doing All Right with Zoot, not Lars.
The same thing happens with a number of Chet Baker cd:s. It is a method to circumvent Ebay's policies!

Annie Ross in anthologies

There's an album from 1992 that includes Annie Ross' Stockholm 1953 recording of I was doing all right: The Great Jazz Vocalists Sing The Gershwin Songbook. Originally published by Blue Note Records both on cd and audio cassette. It also appears on the web as published by EMI/Capitol.
The same song is also included in the collection The Women I Love/Angel Eyes/1942-1954, published by Dreyfus Records.

Imported exported

The Stan Getz LP, Imported from Europe, is the latest to reappear as a Japanese "mini-lp" CD. Verve (J) POCJ-2719 should be equal in contents to the original LP MGV 8331. Sessions 58-06 to 08.

Monica Z a la japonaise

Three tunes from the 1960 session: Monica Zetterlund med Lars Bagge Orkester are featured on a Japanese CD, DIW-325. Session 60-05: Detour Ahead, Get out of Town, Don't Dream of Anybody But Me (Li'l Darlin').

More reissues

The 1956 Gösta Theselius album, originally issued by Bally/Sparton, is now reduced to a "mini-LP" CD from the US; Jazzhus Disk JD7602. The 1957 Philips LP P08202L is reissued on 180g vinyl as Universal International (J) UCJU9086.

1953 keeps coming back

The four Clifford Brown–Art Farmer tracks are available in a four disc compilation – Properbox 86 or the separate disc P1442.
Lone Hill Jazz offers the CD "Art Farmer; Last night when we were young" with the four titles Pogo Stick, Liza, Jones Bones and Sometimes I'm happy. Plus the whole album "Last night ...", first time on CD, with people like Barry Galbraith, Hank Jones, Addison Farmer, Osie Johnson, Jimmy Cleveland ...

The Q in Jazz

Stockholm Sweetnin' and 'Scuse these Blues (53-14) plus Jones' Bones (53-18) appear on a three disc box from Portugal: Quincy Jones: The Q in Jazz; Golden Stars GSS 5466. Sony Stitt, Dizzy Gillespie, George Wallington and Lionel Hampton are among the the band leaders on the 36 tunes.

Dragon reaches number ten

Volume 10 in Dragon's impressive series of reissues from the 1950s fills a number of CD gaps: Eight Domnérus titles, two with Hallberg, four alternative tracks with Rita Reys from 1953, the rare C-H Norin tracks from 1954 an unknown (to me) Theselius session and, finally, more live takes from a Lulle Elboj broadcast from Copenhagen 1954.
More Sideman DRCD 405:
Details:
51-20 Domnérus
Moon Over Miami, Twilight Time, Do You Wanna Jump, Children, Lady Estelle's Dream
52-14 Dmnérus
Ablution, Lullaby Of The Leaves
52-18 Domnérus
add Åke Björknam, frh.
Giro, I'll Remember April
52-7 Hallberg
'S Wonderful, Ablution
53-05 Rita Reys (unissued session tapes)
Deed I Do, Over The Rainbow, Lullaby In Rhythm, He's Funny That Way
54-05 C-H Norin
"Norinism", Red Devil Blues, Opus What?
54-05½ Gösta Theselius Band
Europa-Film Studios, 18 January 1954
Ernie Englund, tp; Åke Persson, tb; Gösta Theselius, ts; Lars Gullin, bs; Rune Gustafsson, g: Simon Brehm, b; Egil Johansen, dr. Europa-Film Studios, 18 January 1954
Love Walked In,
54-08 Lulle Ellboj
I'll Remember April, Hershey Bar, Song Of the Volga Boatmen, Without A Song,
Not Really The Blues.

New reissues

The eight tracks with Rolf Ericson, Fredie Redd, Tommy Potter and Joe Harris from 1956 (56-17) published on Dragon DRCD 255 also appear on Tommy Potter: Hard Funk in Sweden, Jazz Connections JC 1008.
The classic pair of Flamingo/Don't Get Scared with Getz (51-08) also appears on Stan Getz: The Smoothest Operator,JSP 943, a four CD set

Summing up

The blog and the mail have been quiet for some months, hopefully indicating that no more omissions and errors are obvious. Warm thanks to Torsten Asmussen, Göran Eriksson, Lucio Fumo, Klaus Lorenzen, Jan Olsson and Ulf Schwartz for your comments.
Here are the corrections:
50-08 Bibbi Johnson w Domnérus on HMV X 7684 – no LG solos. A few bars of obligato can be heard on Daydream.

51-05 a Love Walked In on Dragon DRCD 391.

51-06 a Moody's Bounce and b Two Fathers on Dragon DRCD 391.

51-08 a Flamingo, b Don’t Get Scared also on three CDs:
Stan Getz: Autumn Leaves, Castle Pulse PDSCD 630; Sanctuary records (UK) 2005.
Stan Getz: From Long Island to Stockholm; issued by (French) Universal International in 2003.
b Don’t Get Scared on: Stan Getz; New York - Los Angeles - Stockholm - Boston 1945-1951, Frémeaux FA239.

51-09 Both tracks also on LPs Alice Babs; Paper Doll, Cupol CLPM 6012 and Alice Babs; Gamla favoriter, Cupol CLP 96

51-26 a Any Time, b Party for Pres and c Car Rider on Dragon DRCD 381, not 395.

52-05 Sölve Strand with Rolf Ericson – no LG solos.

52-13 Lilian Anderson w Domnérus – 8 bars solo by LG on Long Ago. Nothing on How Deep.

52-15 For Goofers Only I-II was published on Modern Music M7, a 12 inch 78, and You Go to my Head and All the Things You Are on M6, a 10 inch 78.

52-20 M Blom w Domnérus: no LG solos.

52-21 b Smart Alec as Smart Agda on Esquire 10-338.

53-01 Simon Brehm: no LG solos.

53-09 Correct date: Shell Building, Stockholm, 26 January 1953.

53-11 On Prestige EP 1341, session 53-11 is featured as "Lars Gullin and the Kenton All Stars".

53-17 d Limehouse Blues and e Pink Lady are the titles on MEP 34 and Esquire EP 59.

53-18 All titles on Ouincy Jones + Harry Arnold + Big Band = Jazz!; Gambit (Spain) 69256 and on Jazz Abroad; Featuring Roy Haynes and Quincy Jones: Mercury (Japan) UCCM-9108 (a CD reissue of EnArcy MG 36083)..

54-10 Add Leppe Sundewall th and Kurt Järnberg, tb. Ole Mortensen spelled his last name like this, without 'h'.

54-11 Add Leppe Sundewall, th and Kurt Järnberg, tb. Ole Mortensen spelled his last name like this, without 'h'.

56-09: add a-b to the CD WEA 9031-77580-2.

56-13 Add d Half Nelson to East West 4003-

56-14 All tracks alson on Sparton (Canada) 12002.

57-04: add c to Sonet 986 5667.

59-12 b Fata Morgana on Gianno Basso: Rarità e inediti (rare and unpublished); Musica Jazz.

64-12 Add You Stepped Out Of A Dream and Fascinating Rhythm as unissued. Omit Detour Ahead, as it is Billberg only with rhytm.

69-xx Lars Gullin, bs, Harry Bäcklund , ts, Allan Wajda p, Björn Alke b, Marty Morell, dr.

a Here Comes That Rainy Day and b I've Seen on Anagram CD6.

6x-xx Bertil Löfgren, tp, Lars Gullin,bs, Harry Bäcklund, ts, Lars Sjösten, p, Sture Åkerberg, b, and Leif Wennerström, dr.
Stars Fell on Alabama on Anagram CD6.

Finally I have found information on the contentents of five Japanese Metronome-reissues, names but no record numbers so far.

Americans In Sweden / Gets (!), Konitz & Zoot
50-08 Yellow Duck
51-08 Don't Be Afraid, Flamingo,
53-11 Dedicated To Lee, Late Date
Swingin' In Sweden / J. Raney & G. Wallington
54-01 Red Wails in the Sunset, Doe Eyes
53-12 The Song Is You, Jackie
53-13 Blue Bird, Round 'Bout Midnight

Stockholm Sweetnin' / Clifford Brown - Art Farmer
53-14 Stockholm Sweetnin', 'Cuse These Bloos 2 takes), Falling In Love With You, Lover Come Back To Me (2 takes)
53-18 Pogo Stick, Liza, Jones' Bones, Sometimes I'm Happy.

Lars Gullin Quartet
53-16 I Fall In Love To Easily
54-06 Circus, Igloo, Danny's Dream, Be Careful
55-01 Lars Meets Jeff, Manchester Fog, A La Carte, Soho

Lars Gullin Plays Standard
56-10 All Of Me, Like Someone In Love, Jeepers Creepers, You Go To My Head
56-11 Summertime, Lover Come Back To Me, A Foggy Day, Yesterdays

Dragon rediscovers Hallberg

The new album Bengt Hallberg All Stars 1953/54 from Dragon records (DRCD 402) is already in the discography:
53-17 Bengt Hallberg: Whiskey Sour, Side Car (take 1+2), Limehouse Blues - Pink Lady (1+2+3)
54-01 Red Mitchell: Red Wails In The Sunset (1+2), Doe Eyes #1 - Doe Eyes (1+2)
54-04 Bengt Hallberg: Redhead, Depressionism, Meatballs, Blues In Fourths (1+2+3)

The Hallberg sides have largely been forgotten since they appeared on Esquire an Pacific EPs. Here they are together with several alternative takes, never published before.

With Dexter and Sahib in Copenhagen

In 1962, the German producer Klaus Lorenzen made a tv movie for Radio Bremen from Montmartre in Copenhagen featuring Lars, Dexter Gordon, Sahib Shihab and Alex Riel. Klaus just mailed me, recalling the name of the piano player: Harold Goldberg. The bass player cannot be identified from this picture is Benny Nielsen. (Thanks Michael!) And could someone please locate that movie!
You'll find more pictures here: http://www.swinging-flensburg.de/music-memories2.html
Broadcast date: ARD-Fernsehen, May 23, 1963.

No more errors?

It's been quiet in the mail for some time. Does that mean all errors are identified ald all omissions reported?
Well, I found this: On Prestige EP 1341, session 53-11 is featured as "Lars Gullin and the Kenton All Stars".

Fata Morgana once more

I just found a CD on Ebay, published and distributed by the journal Musica Jazz: Gianno Basso; Rarità e inediti (rare and unpublished) that contains Fata Morgana from the 59-12 session.
In all 13 tunes w Chet Baker, Buddy Collette, Jacques Pelzer et al.

Goofers corrected

My good neighbor Ulf Schwartz just called, having noticed that I goofed on session 52-15: For Goofers Only I-II was published on Modern Music M7, a 12 inch 78, and You Go to my Head and All the Things You Are on M6, a 10 inch 78.