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The Squid's Ear Magazine
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Wallin, Per Henrik & Sven-Ake Johansson

1974 - 2004 [4 CD BOX]

Wallin, Per Henrik & Sven-Ake Johansson: 1974 - 2004 [4 CD BOX] (Umlaut Records)

Unique release of a 4-CD box including rare recordings of Swedish pioneers of free jazz and improvised music, as well as a 28-page booklet with extensive writings and photos, letters and drawings by the artists.
 

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Per Henrik Wallin-piano

Sven-Ake Johansson-trumpet

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UPC: 7320470129555

Label: Umlaut Records
Catalog ID: umlada1
Squidco Product Code: 17260

Format: 4 CDs
Condition: New
Released: 2011
Country: Sweden / France / Germany
Packaging: 4 CD Box Set
Recorded on various dates between 1974 and 2004 at different locations.
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Artist Biographies

"Sven-Åke Johansson (born 1943 in Mariestad, living in Berlin since 1968) is a Swedish drummer and composer associated with free jazz and free improvisation. He was in the Globe Unity Orchestra and played with German reedist Alfred Harth and Belgian pianist Nicole Van den Plas in E.M.T.."

-Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sven-%C3%85ke_Johansson)
1/22/2026

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