Gugge Hedrenius

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Görjen "Gugge" Hedrenius (October 2, 1938, Malmö - April 27, 2009, Stockholm) was a Swedish jazz pianist and bandleader.

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References

↑ "Gugge Hedrenius". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz . 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.

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[1] "Gugge Hedrenius". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz . 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.