Thore Ehrling (December 29, 1912, Stockholm - October 21, 1994, Stockholm) was a Swedish trumpeter, composer, and bandleader, who led

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and popular music ensembles. Ehrling played with Frank Vernon's ensemble from 1930 to 1934, and concomitantly studied at the

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. From 1935 to 1938 he played under

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and did arrangement and composition work on the side. He founded his own ensemble in 1938, which grew to

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size in the nineteen years it was active. This group played popular music and jazz, recorded frequently, and played often on Swedish radio. The group featured many sidemen who went on to become prominent on the Swedish jazz scene, such as Uffe Baadh and Carl-Henrik Norin, and accompanied popular Swedish singers such as

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and

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References

*"Thore Ehrling". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld. Swedish jazz trumpeters Male trumpeters Swedish jazz bandleaders Swedish composers Swedish male composers Musicians from Stockholm 1912 births 1994 deaths 20th-century trumpeters 20th-century Swedish male musicians 20th-century Swedish musicians Male jazz musicians {{Sweden-musician-stub