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Real Smooth: Swedish Jazz Featuring Reinhold Svensson

Real Smooth:  Swedish Jazz Featuring Reinhold Svensson cover
Recordedc. 1956
LabelHollywood Records
CatalogLPH-37-1
Released1956

The record

Blind from an early age, Svensson built a reputation on speed and harmonic ease that drew Tatum comparisons across Sweden's jazz clubs. These trio sides from the mid-'50s catch him swinging lightly through standards with real wit.

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

1956Hollywood Records — MONO