Eje Thelin

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Eje Thelin (born Eilert Ove Thelin) (June 9, 1938 – May 18, 1990) was a Swedish trombonist, widely admired among fellow trombonists for his facile technique and rhythmic intensity. He was possibly the first jazz trombonist to translate the so-called "sheets of sound" style that characterized much of the music of tenor saxophonist John Coltrane.

Thelin led his own quintet in 1961. From 1968 to 1972, he was on the faculty of the Music Academy in Graz, Austria. For the rest of the 1970s, he led his own Eje Thelin Group in Sweden. In the 1980s, he expanded into composition, writing commissioned works for large European orchestras, sometimes featuring himself as soloist. Thelin was known for his warm approach to traditional ballads, a somewhat retro-romanticism that comes through in his later playing.

Discography[]

As leader[]

• So Far-Eje Thelin Quintet (Columbia [EMI], 1963)
• Eje Thelin Quintet at the German Jazz Festival (Dragon, 1964)
• Eje Thelin Trio 1965 (Dragon, 2016) – with Bengt Hallberg
• Eje Thelin with Barney Wilen (Dragon, 1966)
• Rolf & Joachim Kühn: Monday Morning Rolf Kühn, Joachim Kühn (HörZu, 1969)
• Joachim Kühn/Eje Thelin Group- In Paris (Metronome, 1970)
• Eje Thelin/Pierre Favre/Jouck Minor-Candles Of Vision (Calig, 1972)
• Eje Thelin Group (Caprice, 1974)
• Eje Thelin Group-Live (Caprice, 1976)
• Eje Thelin Group-Hypothesis (MRC/Electrola, 1978)
• Eje Thelin-Bits and Pieces (Phono Suecia, 1980)
• Eje Thelin-Polyglot (Caprice, 1981)
• Eje Thelin-E.T. Project (Dragon, 1986)

As composer[]

• Raggruppamento (Phono Suecia, 1980)

As sideman[]

With Don Cherry

• Eternal Rhythm (MPS/BASF, 1972)

With Clarinet Summit

• You Better Fly Away (1980)

With Graham Collier

• Hoarded Dreams (Cuneiform, 1983 [2007])

With Benny Golson

• Stockholm Sojourn (Prestige, 1974)

With Krzysztof Komeda

• Ballet Etudes (Polonia, 1962)

With Kenny Wheeler

• Around 6 (ECM, 1979)

With Jimmy Witherspoon

• Some of My Best Friends Are the Blues (Prestige, 1964)

References[]

• Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia London: Penguin, 2005