Arne Domnérus

Sven Arne Domnérus (20 December 1924 – 2 September 2008) was a Swedish jazz alto saxophonist and clarinetist, popularly nicknamed Dompan.

He was best known for his recordings with visiting American players such as James Moody, Art Farmer and Clifford Brown. Domnérus also played with Charlie Parker when he made his tour of Sweden 1950. Domnérus worked with the Swedish Radio Big Band from 1956 to 1978, and wrote for television and films during the period. He also recorded extensively with Bengt Hallberg.^[1] Together with fellow Swedes Bengt-Arne Wallin, Rolf Ericson and Ake Persson (the latter two both former members of Duke Ellington's Orchestra), he participated at the Jazz Workshops, organised for the Ruhrfest in Recklinghausen by Hans Gertberg from the Hamburg radio station.

Discography

• Rockin Chair, His Masters Voice, 1955
• Mobil, Megafon, 1967
• Jazz at the Pawnshop, with Bengt Hallberg, Lars Erstrand, Georg Riedel, Egil Johansen, 1977
• Downtown Meeting with Clark Terry, 1977
• Scandinavian Design, 1977
• Duets for Duke, with Bengt Hallberg, Sonet, 1978
• Arne Domnerus with Jimmy Rowles, 1979, FLCCD 2005
• Arne Domnérus Nontett & Quartett, Bröst-toner, FLCCD 2006
• Arne Domnerus Quartett, Evergreens fra Kanaan
• Arne Domnerus Quartett, Dompan at the Savoy, with Ulf Johansson, Phonastic, PHONCD 8806, 1990
• Skyline Drive, with Benny Carter, 1992
• Sugar Fingers, Phontastic, PHONCD 8831, 1993
• Happy Together, with Putte Wickman, 1995
• Live is life, Arne Domnérus with Lars Erstrand, 1995, PRCD 9142
• Black Beauty, the Duke in mind, with Joya Sherril, Phonastic, PHONCD 8834
• Arne Domnerus Quartett, Blåtoner fra Troldhaugen, Music by Edvard Grieg, FXCD65, 1986
• Face to face, with Bernt Rosengren, 1999
• Dompan! 2000, Fresh Sound FSR 5032
• Jump For Joy 1959–1961, Dragon, 2002
• Favourite Groups 1949–1950, 2002
• Antiphone Blues, Proprius, CPRO 7744, 2003 (with organist Gustav Sjökvist)
• Arne Domnerus Quartett, Sabra, 2004

References

1. ^ Allmusic

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Name	Domnerus, Arne
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Date of birth	20 December 1924
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Date of death	2 September 2008
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