The Dutch Swing College Band
The Dutch Swing College Band has endured numerous personnel changes in its more than fifty-year history as one of the Netherlands' top jazz ensembles. Although no members remain from the original group, the latest lineup continues to honor the tradition-rooted approach of the founders.
Bob Kaper (1939- ) replaced clarinet player Peter Schilperoort during an illness in 1966, and remained with the band; he has led the Dutch Swing College Band since Schilperoort's death in 1990. The fourth leader in the group's history, Kaper succeeds Frans Vink, Jr. (1945-46), Joop Schrier (1955-60), and Schilperoort (1946-55; 1960-1990). Kaper previously led the Beale Street Seven, a group he founded in 1957.
An amateur group from 1945 until turning professional in 1960, the Dutch Swing College Band reached their early peak in the late '40s, when they were tapped to accompany such jazz musicians as Sidney Bechet, Joe Venuti, and Teddy Wilson.
The New Melbourne Jazz Band recorded an album, A Tribute to the Dutch Swing College Band, featuring music associated with the Holland-based group.
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Dixieland Jazz, Vol.9
The Dutch Swing College Band, Firehouse Five Plus Two
Dixieland - Released by Documents on 22 Dec 2014
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The Dutch Swing College Band Featuring Famous American Jazz Giants
Jazz - Released by Archive of Folk & Jazz Music on 5 Jun 1977
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When the Swing Comes Marching In
The Dutch Swing College Band, Marine Band of the Royal Netherlands Navy
Jazz - Released by DSCMUSIC on 16 May 1968
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Live Party! (Live At Dansschool van de Meulen, The Hague)
Jazz - Released by Universal Music, a division of Universal International Music BV on 1 Jan 1965
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Swing College at Home (Album of 1955)
Pop - Released by Dixieland on 30 Sep 2020
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Back to the Roots
Jazz - Released by Timeless Records on 1 May 2000
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The Joint Is Jumpin'!
Jazz - Released by Timeless Records on 31 Jul 1995
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Dutch Swing College Band 1955
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Lake Records on 30 Oct 2006
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The Sheik of Araby (2020 Remaster)
Jazz - Released by DSCMUSIC on 14 Jul 1963
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Live In 1960
Jazz - Released by Universal Music, a division of Universal International Music BV on 1 Jan 1960
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Swing That Music (Live in Germany)
Jazz - Released by DSCMUSIC on 27 Jul 2018
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Jazz at the Concertgebouw (Live)
Jazz - Released by DSCMUSIC on 5 Apr 1958
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D.S.C. At The European Jazz Festival (Live in Comblain-la-Tour)
Jazz - Released by Universal Music, a division of Universal International Music BV on 31 Aug 1962
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1956
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Lake Records on 23 Apr 2007
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Dixieland: The 1960 Performace
Dixieland - Released by Master Classics Records on 1 Dec 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo