Real name: Rolf Nils Börje Ericson

Effective period / Period of releases: 1950 - 1985

Swedish jazz trumpet player, born August 29, 1922 in Stockholm, died June 16, 1997.
Ericson worked as a musician in the United States 1947-1950, playing with, a.o., Charlie Barnet, Charlie Parker, and Woody Herman. He was back in Sweden 1950-1952, before returning to United States again, playing with a.o. Harry James and Duke Ellington. He spent large parts of the 1960s in Germany as a member of various radio orchestras.