Gugge Hedrenius Big Blues Band - Blues Of Sweden (1971) [Hi-Res]

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Title: Blues Of Sweden
Year Of Release: 1971
Label: Universal Music AB
Genre: Jazz, Blues
Quality: 16-bit/44.1kHz FLAC; 24-bit/96kHz FLAC
Total Time: 34 min
Total Size: 217; 768 MB
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Görjen "Gugge" Hedrenius (October 2, 1938, Malmö - April 27, 2009, Stockholm) was a Swedish jazz pianist and bandleader. Hedrenius was active in dixieland revival groups from his teens. He led a small group from 1959 to 1965 that included Idrees Sulieman and Bosse Broberg as sidemen. In 1971 he reinitiated the group as a big band and recorded under the name Big Blues Band, playing in Stockholm with the group into the 1990s and touring the United States in 1988. In Stockholm he led a jazz performing society called Gugge's Ballroom which arranged performances and hosted touring musicians, including Willie Cook, Joe Newman, Dizzy Gillespie, Mel Lewis, Teddy Edwards, Jimmy Witherspoon, and Hank Crawford.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Gugge Hedrenius Big Blues Band - Blues Of Sweden (6:02)
1.02 - Gugge Hedrenius Big Blues Band - Lajka Come Home (5:24)
1.03 - Gugge Hedrenius Big Blues Band - Polish Parliament (3:24)
1.04 - Gugge Hedrenius Big Blues Band - Baby Blues (2:51)
1.05 - Gugge Hedrenius Big Blues Band - Kick Off The Blues (3:58)
1.06 - Gugge Hedrenius Big Blues Band - Did She Ever Cry (3:15)
1.07 - Gugge Hedrenius Big Blues Band - Swing It, Mr. Minister (5:04)
1.08 - Gugge Hedrenius Big Blues Band - Mr. Juice (4:45)