Gösta Theselius
Gosta theselius
Gösta Theselius (June 9, 1922 in Stockholm – January 24, 1976 in Stockholm) was a Swedish arranger, composer, film scorer, pianist, and saxophonist. His brother was musician .
Theselius worked in the 1940s with a number of European big bands, including those of Thore Jederby, Hakan von Eichwald, , , and Thore Ehrling.[1] He played jazz into the 1950s, both as a saxophonist and a pianist (on the latter instrument with Benny Bailey, Arne Domnerus, James Moody, and Charlie Parker), and composed copiously for film in the 1950s and 1960s.
Film soundtracks[]
- 1942 – Olycksfågeln nr 13
- 1951 – Uppdrag i Korea
- 1955 – Flicka i kasern
- 1955 – Paradiset
- 1956 – Suss gott
- 1956 – Främlingen från skyn
- 1956 – Flamman
- 1956 – Blånande hav
- 1957 – Med glorian på sned
- 1957 – Räkna med bråk
- 1960 – Kärlekens decimaler
- 1961 – Karneval
- 1961 – Två levande och en död
References[]
- ^ "Gösta Theselius". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, 2nd edition.
Categories:
- Swedish jazz saxophonists
- Male saxophonists
- Swedish jazz pianists
- Swedish composers
- Swedish male composers
- Musicians from Stockholm
- Male pianists
- Male jazz musicians
- 1922 births
- 1976 deaths
- 20th-century Swedish male musicians