Charles Redland

Carl Gustaf Mauritz Nilsson, known professionally as Charles Redland (July 7, 1911 in Södertälje – August 18, 1994 in Stockholm) was a Swedish jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer.[1]

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.[2] He composed and arranged jazz and popular music.[2] He also composed for more than 80 films, as well as for radio and TV programs.[3]

Filmography

Stopp! Tänk på något annat (1944) (with others)
Bill Bergson Lives Dangerously (1957)
Blonde in Bondage (1957)
Jazzgossen (1958)
The Children of Bullerbyn Village (1960)

References

"Charles Redland har avlidit". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). August 19, 1994. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
Kjellberg, Erik (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 3 (2 ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries. p. 384. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
"Redland, Charles". Orkester Journalen (in Swedish). April 20, 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2019.

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[1] "Charles Redland har avlidit". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). August 19, 1994. Retrieved February 19, 2019.

[New_Grove-2] Kjellberg, Erik (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 3 (2 ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries. p. 384. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.

[3] "Redland, Charles". Orkester Journalen (in Swedish). April 20, 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2019.