Jack Noren (October 19, 1929, Chicago - March 17, 1990, Chicago) was a jazz drummer and vocalist born in America but best known for his work in Sweden. Noren was born in Chicago to parents of Swedish ancestry. He played with Gene Ammons and others in the middle of the 1940s before moving with his family to Sweden in 1946. There he worked as a lumberjack briefly before joining a Swedish jazz band as a replacement for a sick drummer.

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  • Jack Noren (October 19, 1929, Chicago - March 17, 1990, Chicago) was a jazz drummer and vocalist born in America but best known for his work in Sweden. Noren was born in Chicago to parents of Swedish ancestry. He played with Gene Ammons and others in the middle of the 1940s before moving with his family to Sweden in 1946. There he worked as a lumberjack briefly before joining a Swedish jazz band as a replacement for a sick drummer. This led to time spent touring and/or recording with Thor Jederby (1948-50), Nisse Skoog (1948), Seymour Österwall (1949), Arne Domnérus and Rolf Ericson (1950-52), and Lars Gullin (1951-53). In addition to playing with Swedish musicians and ensembles such as Reinhold Svensson (1949), Gösta Törner (1949), Swede Starband (1950), Expressens Elitorkester (1950, 1952), Leonard Feather's Swinging Swedes (1951) Bengt Hallberg (1952), Putte Wickman (1952), Åke Persson, and the Scandia All Stars (1953). He also recorded as a vocalist with Jederby (1949), Domnérus/Ericson (1951), and the drummer Anders Burman (1952). Noren's reputation in Sweden was such that he was frequently called upon by visiting American musicians, such as James Moody (1949, 1951), Charlie Parker (1950), Zoot Sims (1950), Stan Getz (1951), Lee Konitz (1951), Clifford Brown (1953), and George Wallington (1953). In 1954 Noren returned to Chicago, playing with Eddie Higgins (1958) and Marty Rubenstein (1959-60). In 1960 he went once more to Sweden, playing with Monica Zetterlund (1960) and Nisse Sandström; he also recorded with the radio band of Harry Arnold. After moving back to the United States a few years later, his career dips into obscurity.
  • Jack Noren ist ein schwedisch-US-amerikanischer Jazz-Schlagzeuger schwedischer Herkunft. Noren spielte zunächst in jugendlichem Alter kurze Zeit bei Gene Ammons und bei lokalen Gruppen in Chicago, bevor er 1946 mit seinen Angehörigen in deren schwedische Heimat zurückkehrte. Dort spielte er mit Sam Samson und Thore Jederby sowie 1951 bis 1953 bei Arne Domnerus. Zu Anfang der 1950er Jahre galt er als der modernste Schlagzeuger des skandinavischen Landes. 1954 kehrte er in die USA zurück und blieb dort mit der Ausnahme der Jahre 1960 und 1961. 1958 und 1959 spielte er mit Eddie Higgins und Dave Poskonka.
  • Jack Norén född 19 oktober 1929 i Chicago Illinois död 1990 i Chicago Illinois, amerikansk jazzmusiker Norén var verksam i Sverige 1946-1954 och 1960-1961.
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  • Jack Noren (October 19, 1929, Chicago - March 17, 1990, Chicago) was a jazz drummer and vocalist born in America but best known for his work in Sweden. Noren was born in Chicago to parents of Swedish ancestry. He played with Gene Ammons and others in the middle of the 1940s before moving with his family to Sweden in 1946. There he worked as a lumberjack briefly before joining a Swedish jazz band as a replacement for a sick drummer.
  • Jack Noren ist ein schwedisch-US-amerikanischer Jazz-Schlagzeuger schwedischer Herkunft. Noren spielte zunächst in jugendlichem Alter kurze Zeit bei Gene Ammons und bei lokalen Gruppen in Chicago, bevor er 1946 mit seinen Angehörigen in deren schwedische Heimat zurückkehrte. Dort spielte er mit Sam Samson und Thore Jederby sowie 1951 bis 1953 bei Arne Domnerus. Zu Anfang der 1950er Jahre galt er als der modernste Schlagzeuger des skandinavischen Landes.
  • Jack Norén född 19 oktober 1929 i Chicago Illinois död 1990 i Chicago Illinois, amerikansk jazzmusiker Norén var verksam i Sverige 1946-1954 och 1960-1961.
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