Rune Gustafsson

• Name — Rune Gustafsson • Birth Name — Rune Urban Gustafsson • Born — 25 August 1933 • Birthplace — Gothenburg, Sweden • Died — 15 June 2012 • Place of death — Stockholm, Sweden • Origin — Sweden • Occupation — Musician, guitarist, composer • Instrument — Guitar • Genre — Jazz

Rune Gustafsson was born in 1933 in Gothenburg. He moved to Stockholm in the 1950s to work with Putte Wickman (Swedisk Jazz Kings, EP, 1957) and Arne Domnérus Radio band and Radio Jazz Group. His first issued recordings were Young Guitar (Metronome, MLP 15 072, 1961) with Arne Domnérus, Jan Johansson, Jimmy Woode, Bjarne Nerem, Börje Fredriksson and Jan Allan.[3] Rune at the Top was released in 1969 and included the Norwegian drummer Jon Christensen. He played in the Arne Domnérus duo (Dialog, 1972) and his orchestras, with Jan Johansson, Georg Riedel, Cornelis Vreeswijk. Rune Gustafsson Himself Plays Gilbert O'Sullivan (1973), Killing Me Softly (1973) and Move (1977), was recorded with Egil Johansen, who was one of Gustafsson's most frequent musical partners. On a Clear Day (Sonet, SLP 2581, 1976) included Red Mitchell and drummer Ed Thigpen. He played with Zoot Sims on two recordings: The Sweetest Sounds (1979) and In a Sentimental Mood (1985), the latter was Sims last album. A duo performance with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen at Vossajazz 1980, concluded on the album Just The Way You Are on the Sonet, recorded half a year after this first meeting. As a composer he was known for the soundtrack of Swedish films The Man Who Quit Smoking (1972), Release the Prisoners to Spring (1975), and Sunday's Children (1992).[4] Rune Gustafsson died in 2012 in Stockholm after a short illness.[5]

• 1961: Young Guitar (Metronome) • 1969: Rune at the Top (Metronome) • 1972: Himself (Plays Gilbert O'Sullivan) (Sonet) • 1973: Killing Me Softly (Sonet) • 1974: Out of My Bag (Sonet) • 1975: Plays Stevie Wonder (Sonet) • 1976: On a Clear Day (Sonet) • 1977: Move (Sonet) • 1979: The Sweetest Sounds (Sonet) – with Zoot Sims • 1980: Just the Way You Are (Sonet) – with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen • 1982: La Musique (Sonet) • 1989: String Along with Basie (Sonet) • 1993: Rune Gustafsson (Eagle)

With Arne Domnérus • 1972: Dialog (Megafon) • 1974: Svarta Får (Sonet) • 1979: Jazz I Kyrkan (Sonet) • 1979: Vårat Gäng (Sonet) • 1983: Conversation (Polar) • 1983: "Altihop" (Phontastic) – with Visby Big Band • 1992: Sketches of Standards (Megafon) • 1994: Heartfelt (Proprius) – including with Gustaf Sjökvist With Zoot Sims • 1985: In a Sentimental Mood (Sonet) With Jan Allan and Georg Riedel • 1993: Sweet and Lovely (Dragon)

• 1972: The Man Who Quit Smoking • 1975: Release the Prisoners to Spring • 1992: Sunday's Children

Rune Gustafsson is recorded as composer, musician and guitarist.