Serial number T0333503. Body in brass with a straight and a curved "neck". Length 65, width 9 cm. Accompanied by a hard case.
Wear. Marks. Not function tested. Not fully examined.
Jan Kling.
This soprano saxophone has, reportedly, been used on Monica Zetterlund's and Thorstein Bergman's "Folk som har sånger kan inte dö" and Lasse Berghagen's "Dagboksblad".
Jan Kling (1940-2025) was a frequently hired and highly regarded studio and live musician who worked with, among others, ABBA; Ted Gärdestad; and Magnus Uggla. As a woodwind player, performing on instruments including the flute, saxophone, and clarinet, he was a significant contributor to ABBA's sound and participated on titles such as "The Visitors." As a session musician, he also contributed to Ulf Lundell's albums "Kär & Galen" and "Den vassa eggen," as well as Tomas Ledin's "Hjärtats rytm," to name just a few examples. Kling was also active within the Swedish folk and jazz scenes, where he collaborated with, among others, Cornelis Vreeswijk; Monica Zetterlund; and Georg Riedel.