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Charles Redland

1911 – 1994

Swedish composer and musician

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About Charles Redland

Lived 1911 – 1994 (aged 83). Charles Redland was a Swedish composer, musician and saxophonist.

Carl Gustaf Mauritz Nilsson, known professionally as Charles Redland (July 7, 1911 – August 18, 1994) was a Swedish jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer.

Born in Södertälje, the son of a musician, Redland learned several instruments when he was young. In the 1930s he was a member of bands in which he played alto saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, and trombone. During that decade he also worked as a leader. On clarinet he recorded with Benny Carter in Sweden in 1936. He composed and arranged jazz and popular music. He died in Stockholm.

Filmography

The Song to Her (1934) A Girl for Me (1943) Eaglets (1944) Stopp! Tänk på något annat (1944) (with others) The Wedding on Solö (1946) Carnival Evening (1948) Robinson in Roslagen (1948) The Devil and the Smalander (1949) Big Lasse of Delsbo (1949) Kalle Karlsson of Jularbo (1952) Ursula, the Girl from the Finnish Forests (1953) Dance in the Smoke (1954) People of the Finnish Forests (1955) Stage Entrance (1956) Seventeen Years Old (1957) Bill Bergson Lives Dangerously (1957) Blonde in Bondage (1957) The Jazz Boy (1958) A Goat in the Garden (1958) A Lion in Town (1959) Heaven and Pancake (1959) The Children of Bullerbyn Village (1960) Sten Stensson Returns (1963) Andersson's Kalle (1972) Andersson's Kalle on Top Form (1973)

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Charles Redland?

Swedish composer and musician

When was Charles Redland born?

Charles Redland was born on 7 July 1911 in Södertälje.

When did Charles Redland die?

Charles Redland died on 18 August 1994 in Saltsjöbaden.

What was Charles Redland's occupation?

Charles Redland was a composer, musician and saxophonist.

What nationality was Charles Redland?

Charles Redland was Swedish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Charles Redland

· Wikidata: Q2960096

· DBpedia: Charles Redland

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