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Rolf Ericson

Swedish jazz trumpet player, born August 29, 1922 in Stockholm, died June 16, 1997. Ericson worked as a musician in the United States 1947-1950, playing with, a.o., [a=Charlie Barnet], [a=Charlie Parker], and [a=Woody Herman]. He was back in Sweden 1950-1952, before returning to United States again, playing with a.o. [a=Harry James] and [a=Duke Ellington]. He spent large parts of the 1960s in Germany as a member of various radio orchestras.