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1955/ 56 Vol.1 With Chet on CD

Improving upon the original LP in Dragon's Lars Gullin series by adding an additional four-song session, this CD features the legendary Swedish baritonist with four different groups from the 1955-1956 period, ranging from a quartet to an octet and featuring trumpeter Chet Baker on four numbers. Throughout, Gullin is heard in prime form, stretching out on his most famous original ("Danny's Dream"), featuring the cool-toned clarinet of Arne Domnerus on "Ma," and holding his own with Baker's quartet.

PERSONNEL ON TRACKS [1-3] LARS GULLIN QUARTET/QUINTET:

LARS GULLIN, tenor sax

ROLF BILLBERG, tenor sax

ROLF BERG, guitar

GEORG RIEDEL, bass

BOSSE STOOR,drums

Stockholm's Concert Hall, April 25, 1955.

PERSONNEL ON TRACKS [4-7] LARS GULLIN & CHET BAKER QUARTET:

LARS GULLIN, baritone sax

DICK TWARDZIK, piano

JIMMY BOND, bass

PETER LITTMAN, drums

CATHERINE VALENTE, vocals

Stuttgart, October 15, 1955

PERSONNEL ON TRACKS [8-11] LARS GULLIN QUARTET:

LARS GULLIN, baritone sax

RUNE ÖFVERMAN, piano

BENGT CARLSSON, bass

NILS-BERTIL DAHLANDER, drums

Sundbyberg, Sweden, April 24, 1956.

PERSONNEL ON TRACKS [12-14] LARS GULLIN, OCTET:

LARS GULLIN, baritone sax

GORDON OLSSON, trombone

ARNE DOMNERUS, clarinet, alto sax

BJARNE NEREM, tenor sax

LENNART JANSSON, baritone sax

GUNNAR SVENSSON, piano

GEORG RIEDEL, bass

EGIL JOHANSEN, drums