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Release Date: 1967

Label: Jet

"Here is your souvenir from Sweden with alltime musical memories. After taking your "Jet" home you are sure to enjoy there "Happysounds" of Scandinavia."
Short jazz tunes with non-lyric vocals.

Blue vinyl 7" EP wrapped in a single paper printed on one side. It was given out for free to tourists to Sweden. Possibly Jet was a shortlived airliner during the 1960s

Tracks A2, A4, A5, B1, B3, B5 are exerpts of a selection of titles from the album Bombastica! of the Werner-Rosengren Swedish Jazz Quartet. These tracks were recorded June 30, 1960.

The other tracks, A1, A3, A6, B2, B4 are of unknown origin, the only information provided is "prod. F. Marshall -- M. Hausser".

According to the Swedish Jazz Discography has the following note on this record: "The following record is an advertising record and was given away to tourists. It contains only excerpts from the titles of the record above (Bombastica) together with 5 other titles of latin-music charactere of doubtful jazz interest although it's probably Bernt Rosengren playing flute and tenorsax".

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