Bengt Hallberg (Goteborg, 13 de septiembre de 1932 - Uppsala, 2 de julio de 2013) fue un compositor, arreglista y pianista de jazz sueco. En su país se le considera uno de los artistas de jazz más destacado del siglo XX. En la última década había dejado la escena pública por la enfermedad de su mujer. Murió de insuficiencia cardiaca.
Estudió piano clásico desde su infancia. Destacó muy pronto su habilidad para el jazz: a los trece años escribió su primer arreglo y a los quince publicó su primer disco como miembro del grupo liderado por el bajista Thore Jederby. En 1949 trabajó por primera vez con el saxofonista Arne Domnérus, volviendo a coincidir durante muchos años.
Durante los años cincuenta tocó con varios músicos norteamericanos cuando visitaron Suecia. Entre ellos el saxofonista Stan Getz, grabando juntos "Dear Old Stockholm" (originalmente "Ack Värmeland du sköna"), con Lee Konitz en 1951 o con los trompetistas Clifford Brown y Quincy Jones en 1953. Jones escribió su primer arreglo precisamente para este encuentro con Brown y Hallberg. Al mismo tiempo colaboró con el saxofonista Lars Gullin, otro destacado músico sueco de la época. Ambos músicos se asociaron con la escena sueca 'Cool Jazz', muy influenciada por la escuela americana de Lennie Tristano, el pianista favorita de Hallberg. En los setenta colaboró en las sesiones de Jazz at the Pawnshop con Domnérus y Georg Riedel entre otros.
Hallberg tuvo un estilo variado y en sus últimos años compuso música para cine y televisión, participó en arreglos corales y además tocó el acordeón.
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Bengt Hallberg (13 September 1932 – 2 July 2013) was a Swedish jazz pianist, composer and arranger.
Born in Gothenburg, he studied classical piano from an early age, and wrote his first jazz arrangement at the age of 13. At the age of 15 he recorded his first record as a member of a group led by bassist Thore Jederby and in 1949 he recorded with the Swedish alto saxophonist Arne Domnérus for the first time, and the two musicians continued to play together for several decades.
During the 1950s, Hallberg played with leading visiting American players, including the tenor saxophonist Stan Getz, recording "Dear Old Stockholm" (originally "Ack Värmeland du sköna") with him, and alto player Lee Konitz in 1951, and trumpeters Clifford Brown and Quincy Jones in 1953. Jones first recorded arrangement featured Hallberg. In the same period he worked with baritone saxophonist Lars Gullin, another leading Swedish player of the time. Both players were associated with the 'Cool Jazz' scene in their country, influenced by the American school around pianist Lennie Tristano, a Hallberg favourite with whom Konitz was associated.
Hallberg had a versatile style and in his later years he wrote music for film and television, as well as choral arrangements, and he also played the accordion. With Domnerus and Georg Riedel among others, he participated in the Jazz at the Pawnshop sessions in December 1976. According to Chris Mosey, while Hallberg was: "usually an extremely delicate and very measured player, [he] was obviously affected by the general ambience, and here and there cuts loose with awesome force".
He died from congestive heart failure.
2.Where Or When (4:35)
3.Little Man, You've Had A Busy Day (3:54)
4.I've Found A New Baby (3:25)
5.Flamingo (3:59)
6.I'm Coming Virginia (3:18)
7.Frantic Blues (2:26)
8.Body And Soul (5:14)
9.Doctor's Special (3:39)
10.When It's Sleepy Time Down South (3:14)
11.The Touch Of Your Lips (3:50)
12.Summertime (2:26)
13.Sweet Sue (2:33)
14.So Long Blues (3:47)
Personnel:
Bengt Hallberg — piano
Gunnar Johnson — bass
Anders Burman — drums
1957
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