Arvid Gram Paulsen (born 4 January 1922 in Kristiania – 11 April 1963) was a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone and trumpet) and composer.
Biography
Gram Paulsen joined the orchestra at Oslo Swingklubb, and a new quartet with Lulle Kristoffersen and
Pete Brown
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, under the leadership of
Rowland Greenberg
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Career
With a styl ...
(1940). Beyond the 1940s, he joined the studio band of Syv Muntre, and various ensembles led by
Svein Øvergaard
Svein Arne Øvergaard (1 January 1912 in Kristiania (Oslo) – 23 November 1986 in Oslo) was a Norwegian resistance member, boxer and jazz musician (saxophone, percussion) and band leader, married to Gunhild Øvergaard (born Sandberg, 1912– ...
,
Rowland Greenberg
Rowland Charles Wentworth Greenberg (28 August 1920 – 2 April 1994) was a Norwegian jazz musician (trumpet), seen by many as one of the foremost names in Norwegian jazz in the 1940s and 1950s. He was born and died in Oslo.
Career
With a styl ...
, Willie Vieth, Jens Book-Jensen, Alf Søgaard, Pete Iwers and Finn Westbye. By Kurios record contributions may be mentioned that during
World War II
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in conjunction with Alf Søgaard, contributed to
Kari Diesen
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's album ''Problemet''/''Minorka'' (1942). In the 1950s he played within
Pete Brown
Peter Ronald Brown (25 December 1940 – 19 May 2023) was an English performance poet, lyricist, and singer best known for his collaborations with Cream and Jack Bruce.Colin Larkin, ''Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music'' (Muze UK Ltd, 1997) ...
's Orchestra and led his own bands. Before he died he performed at the
Moldejazz
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in 1962.
Honors
*1957:
Buddyprisen
Buddyprisen (established 1956 in Oslo, Norway) is an award, given annually by the Norwegian Jazz Forum to a Norwegian jazz musician that has "been an excellent performer and significantly involved in Norwegian jazz by other means".
The award was ...
Discography
*2001: ''Portrait of a norwegian jazz artist – Arvid Gram Paulsen'' (Gemini Records)