Bert Dahlander

Nils-Bertil Dahlander, nicknamed Bert Dahlander but also known as Bert Dale, was a Swedish Jazz percussionist. Self-taught in violin and piano, he attended Juilliard and began his career playing on Thore Ehrling's radio band. He started visiting the US in 1954, first playing at The Beehive house band in Chicago, and working with Terry Gibbs for a year. He then played with Lars Gullin, before returning to the US in 1957 to rejoin Gibbs.^[2]

Nils-Bertil Dahlander
Also known as	Bert Dahlander
Born	May 13, 1928 Gothenburg
Died	June 6, 2011(2011-06-06) (aged 83)[1] Mesquite, Nevada
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Drummer
Formerly of	Teddy Wilson, Chet Baker,

He performed as a member of Teddy Wilson's group, along with Gene Ramey and Al Lucas; they recorded several Columbia LPs, and was originally nicknamed Bert by Wilson.^[3] He also worked with Ben Webster in Sweden.^[4]

He was Cannonball Adderley's drummer for a time and toured across Europe with Chet Baker during 1955–56 (recording with Baker as well).^[5][6] He recorded the album Skål (Bert Dahlander and His Swedish Jazz) on Verve Records.

After his touring retirement in 1964, he played for many years in the house band at the Tippler at the base of Aspen Mountain.^[7][8]

References

1. "Musician database – Bert Dale". Radio Swiss Jazz. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
2. Leonard Feather; Ira Gitler (April 2007). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press, USA. pp. 162–. ISBN 978-0-19-532000-8.
3. Teddy Wilson (1 September 2001). Teddy Wilson Talks Jazz: The Autobiography of Teddy Wilson. A&C Black. pp. 94–. ISBN 978-0-8264-5797-4.
4. Frank Büchmann-Møller (5 February 2010). Someone to Watch Over Me: The Life and Music of Ben Webster. University of Michigan Press. pp. 226–. ISBN 0-472-02598-8.
5. Dis Here: A Bio-discography of Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. Greenwood Publishing Group. 2000. pp. 56–. ISBN 978-0-313-30240-4.
6. Marlow-Stevens, Elliot. "Chet Baker: Chet Baker Plays and Sings". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
7. Osberger, Madeleine. "Highlands history as freewheelin' as you'd expect". Aspen Daily News. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
8. Condon, Scott. "Jazz pianist, Aspen favorite Walt Smith was dedicated to music right up to the end". The Aspen Times. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

Further reading

• Carlo Bohländer, Karl Heinz Holler: Reclams Jazzführer (= Reclams Universalbibliothek. Nr. 10185). 2., revidierte und erweiterte Auflage. Reclam, Stuttgart 1977, ISBN 3-15-010185-9.

External links

• Bert Dahlander at AllMusic