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Gunnar Almstedt

Swedish jazz double bassist, born 23 September 1926 in Söderhamn, died 5 November 2002 in Mariefred His nickname as a musician was Gunnar "Ankan" Almstedt. In 1954, he formed together with, among others, Ove Lind and Bengt Hallberg the Almstedt-Lind Quartet, who played small group swing in the spirit of Benny Goodman.