Åke Persson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Åke Persson

Swedish musician

Date of Birth: 25-Feb-1932

Place of Birth: Hässleholm, Skåne County, Sweden

Date of Death: 05-Feb-1975

Profession: jazz musician

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Åke Persson (February 25, 1932 in Hässleholm – February 5, 1975 in Stockholm) was a Swedish bebop jazz trombonist. Persson, known as "the Comet" (or "Kometen"), moved from southern Sweden to Stockholm in 1951, where he played in Simon Brehm's quintet (1951–54).
Following this Persson worked with Arne Domnérus, Hacke Björksten, Harry Arnold's Radio Band (1956–61), Quincy Jones, Lars Gullin, the RIAS Berlin band (1961–75), and the Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band (1963–71).
Persson played with many noted American musicians, including George Wallington, Roy Haynes, Benny Bailey, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Dizzy Gillespie.
He led several sessions for labels such as Metronome, Philips, and EmArcy in the 1950s.