In the aftermath of Bob Dorough’s death on Monday, increased attention is going to his extensive body of songs. Among Dorough’s greatest admirers is the Swedish trumpet player and singer Mårten Lundgren. With bassist and vocalist Helle Marstrand, pianist Sven-Erik Lundequist and drummer Espen Laub von Lillienskjod, Lundgren recorded an album of Dorough’s music and made a video version of “But For Now,†one of Dorough’s loveliest songs.
The memory of Bob Dorough is alive in Sweden.