Jan Johansson

Swedish jazz pianist (1931–1968)

Born: 16 September 1931
Söderhamn
Died: 9 November 1968
Stockholm
Country: Sweden
Active: 1948–
Discography: 20 albums

Biography

Jan Johansson was a jazz musician who played piano. Jan Johansson was born on 16 September 1931 in Söderhamn and died on 9 November 1968 in Stockholm. The music is usually filed under jazz. The discography here lists 20 albums, from “8 bitar” (1961) to “Jan Johansson in Hamburg With Georg Riedel” (2011). Honours include Gyllene Skivan (1960).

Jan Johansson (16 September 1931 – 9 November 1968) was a Swedish jazz pianist, composer and arranger whose work combined modern jazz, Scandinavian folk music and large-ensemble writing. Active both as a performer, composer and arranger for recording, radio and television during the 1950s and 1960s, he was a member of Arne Domnérus’s orchestra and of Radiojazzgruppen, and collaborated with musicians including Stan Getz and Georg Riedel. Johansson is widely associated with a series of recordings based on European folk music interpreted through jazz, among them Jazz på svenska (1964), which became the best-selling jazz album in Swedish history, with more than 400,000 copies sold, and has remained continuously in print since its release. He also composed music for film and television, including the theme for the television series Pippi Longstocking.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

8 bitar 1961 · Megafon Innertrio 1962 · Megafon Rörelser 1963 · Megafon In Pleno 1964 · Megafon Jazz på svenska 1964 · Megafon Jazz på ryska 1967 · Megafon 300.000 1968 · Megafon

Vårdkasar 1969

Musik genom fyra sekler 1988 · Megafon Den korta fristen 1991 · Megafon Longing 1993 · Phono Suecia

Live in Tallinn 1994 · Live

Ack Värmeland du sköna 1995 · Rosa Honung Records Intervju med ett piano 1995 · Rosa Honung Records Spelar musik på sitt eget vis 1995 · Heptagon Records AB Barnvisor 1996 · Heptagon Records AB Blues 1997 · Heptagon Records AB Younger Than Springtime 1959–61 1999 · Dragon Records Piano 2007 · Heptagon Records AB Jan Johansson in Hamburg With Georg Riedel 2011 · ACT

Also plays on

Albums where Jan Johansson is credited as a sideman

1961	Cool Velvet — Stan Getz	piano
1962	Ahh! Monica! — Monica Zetterlund & Georg Riedels orkester	piano
1989	Montmartre Blues — Oscar Pettiford	piano
1992	Sweet Georgie Fame — Monica Zetterlund	piano
1999	Imported From Europe — Stan Getz	piano
2001	Ohh! Monica! — Monica Zetterlund	piano
2011	Stan Getz at Nalen — Stan Getz	piano
2016	In Denmark 1959-1960 — Oscar Pettiford & Jan Johansson	piano