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Åke Persson
Åke Persson is credited on 166 albums across 702 pressings tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
166
Albums
702
Pressings
8
Decades active
12
In collections
Biography
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Swedish trombonist, born February 25, 1932, Hässleholm, Sweden, died February 5, 1975, Stockholm, Sweden.
Åke Persson worked steadily in Europe during his prime years and occasionally guested with American jazzmen who were on tour. On February 5th, 1975, Åke was found dead in his car at the bottom of the Djurgården canal.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
166 albums · 702 pressings · active 1951–2025
- Performance · 936
- Other credits · 116
Studios: Lindström Studios, Cologne · Europa Film · Ronnie Scott's · Rhenus Studio
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Memorial
1956

And Let The Music Play
1974

Off Limits
1971

Live At Ronnie's ; Album 1 ; Volcano
1970

More Smiles
1969

Latin Kaleidoscope
1969

Summer Dawn
1964

Some Of My Best Friends Are The Blues
1964

Jazz Is Universal
1962

Stockholm Sweetnin'
1958

Stan Getz

Eugen Cicero's Chopin Festival - "Mr. Golden Hands" Vol.2
1973

Lady Heavy Bottom's Waltz
1969

Midnight Mood
1968

Mann In The Morning
1958

Jazz From Sweden 3 - Jam Session Nr 2
1956
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- The Kenny Clarke Francy Boland Big Band
- The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band
- Lars Gullin
- Stan Getz
- Quincy Jones
- Monica Zetterlund
- Sahib Shihab
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