Lars Erstrand (27 September 1936 – 11 March 2009) was a Swedish vibraphonist.

Career

Erstrand was born in Uppsala, Sweden. He began his musical life on piano, but after hearing

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he changed to

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. During the 1960s he joined a band led by clarinetist Ove Lind in the swing style of

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. The band played at the

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Stampen club (The Pawn Shop) in Stockholm. Erstrand also worked in the Swedish Swing Society with

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. He performed with Goodman and other American musicians who passed through Sweden. He was one of the musicians responsible for ''

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'' in 1977. In 1991 he recorded ''Two Generations'' with Lionel Hampton. Other musicians Erstrand has played with include

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, and Scott Hamilton.

Discography

*''I Want to Be Happy'' (Columbia, 1971) *''One Morning in May'', Ove Lind Quartet (Phontastic, 1975) *''Summer Night'', Ove Lind (Phontastic, 1976) *''Jazz at the Pawnshop'', med Domnérus/Hallberg (Proprius, 1976) *''Evergreens, Vol. 1'', Ove Lind kvartett/sextett (Phontastic, 1977) *''Vital Wilber & Lilting Lind'', Bob Wilber/Ove Lind (Phontastic, 1977) *''Evergreens, Vol. 2'', Ove Lind kvintett/sextett (Phontastic, 1978) *''In the Mood for Swing'', Bob Wilber American All Stars (Phontastic, 1980) *''Two Sides of Lars Erstrand'' (Opus 3, 1983) *''We'll Meet Again'', Erstrand-Ove Lind Quartet (Phontastic, 1983) *''Lars Erstrand and Four Brothers'' (Opus 3, 1984) *''A Tribute to the Benny Goodman Quartet '', Erstrand-Ove Lind Quartet (Opus 3, 1986) *''Live at Salsta Café'', Swedish Swing Quartet (Phontastic, 1988) *''Stompin' and Flyin, Swedish Swing Quartet (Phontastic, 1989) *''Good Vibes at the Pawnshop Jazz Club'' with Arne Domnerus (Proprius, 1991) *''Dream Dancing'' (Opus 3, 1991) *''Two Generations'', med Lionel Hampton (Phontastic, 1991) *''Beautiful Friendship'', first and second set (Sittel, 1992) *''Ev'rything is Fine'', med Wobbling Woodwinds träblås (Phontastic, 1994) *''Live is Life'', med Arne Domnérus (Proprius, 1995) *''The Lars Erstrand Sessions'' (Opus 3, 1996) *''International All Stars Live at Uttersberg 1998'' (Gemini, 1999) *S Wonderful'', Lars Erstrand Four (Sittel, 2000) *''Encore'', Lars Erstrand Four (Sittel, 2001) *''Louis Goes to Church'', Swedish Swing Society (Sittel, 2001) *''Lars Erstrand at Gallery Astley, Vol. 1'' (Gemini, 2002) *''Jazz Delights'' (Opus3, 2003) *''Meets Rebecca Kilgore'' (Gemini, 2003) *''Live in Japan – Kobe Jazz Street 2001'' (Prophone, 2004) *''Jazz on the Platform'', Lars Erstrand & Antti Sarpila Quintet (Prophone, 2005)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Erstrand, Lars 1936 births 2009 deaths Swedish vibraphonists Swedish jazz vibraphonists Swedish jazz pianists Burials at Uppsala old cemetery