Cecil Aagaard

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Cecil Aagaard (born September 18, 1916 in Larvik, † December 19, 1984 ) was a Norwegian jazz singer , drummer , accordionist and band leader . He was a representative of Kløverjazz , a Norwegian jazz style, and was called The biggest thing in Swing . He was also valued in the Copenhagen jazz scene.

Life

Cecil Aagaard was self-taught. He started his musical career in the 30's with the Funny Fellows in Larvik. In 1936 he worked as a musician in Oslo . He sang with the Funny Boys in the Kaba bar and also had radio appearances. In 1938 he performed with Fats Waller on his European tour in Oslo. At that time, Jimmy Lunceford , who was on an extensive European tour, wanted to take him to the USA , but this failed due to a lack of a work permit. Instead, he appeared in Copenhagen in 1938 and 1939 with Freddy Valier and Kai Ewans . In Oslo he had appearances in 1939 and 1940 with Cecil Aagaard and his Swingsters . In 1940 he played with Leo Mathisen's Swing Band in the Munich restaurant in Copenhagen. In the following time he played with Arne Hülphers , Gösta Turner and with Svend Asmussens swing band. During the war, Aagaard had its own artist agency, Skandia. After the war he continued his international career. He played with Rowlan Greenberg and Arne Astrup, who played with the Jubilee Dixieland Band in Milan in 1952 . Besides concerts in Norway, he had engagements all over Scandinavia , Germany and Italy .

Cecil Aagaard & His Swingsters have a firm place in Norwegian jazz history. Cecil oriented himself on musicians like Fats Waller and Leo Watson and on the orchestras of Fletcher Henderson , Duke Ellington and Jimmy Lunceford.

In 1944, Aagaard starred in the film Ti gutter og en gjente [Ten Boys and One Replay]. Later he appeared only sporadically and ran a photo shop in Oslo.

Cecil Aagaard and his Swingsters

Cecil Aagaard was the band leader of the jazz formation Cecil Aagaard and his Swingsters, also Swingers. They performed in Oslo in 1939 and 1940. The changing line-up included bassist and doctor Fred Lange-Nielsen (1919–1989), after whom the Jervell and Lange-Nielsen Syndrome (JLNS) was named. Finn Westbye played guitar and saxophone and Ernst Aas piano. Cecil Aagaard signed a contract with Odeon in 1940 . During the two recording sessions on October 15 and November 29, 1940 in the Klerkegade Studio in Copenhagen, eight recordings were made that were brought onto the market during the Christmas business in 1940. Musicians on the recordings were Erik Parker and Tage Rasmussen (trumpet), Henry Hagemann (tenor saxophone), Kjeld Bonfils (vibraphone), Leo Mathisen (piano), Helge Jacobsen (guitar), Carlo Jensen (bass), Erik Frederiksen (drums) and Cecil Aagaard (vocals).

Discography (selection)

Recordings by Cecil Aagaard & his Swingsters

Recordings with Cecil Aagard and Thore Jederby's Orkester

  • Rhythm is our business. Foxtrot. ( Jimmy Lunceford ) . Recorded on October 9, 1941 in Stockholm. Odeon Sweden D-5013a.
  • Greetings to the Lion. Foxtrot. (Jederby - Aagaard) . Odeon Sweden D-5013b.

Collections

  • Cecil Aagaard: portrait of a Norwegian jazz artist. Released in 2006 on the Gemini label OCLC 871846367

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Cecil Aagaard . In: Siren Steen, Bård Ose, Jan Eggum (eds.): Norsk pop og rockleksikon . Vega Forlag, 2005, ISBN 978-82-92489-09-3 (Norwegian, mic.no ).
  2. ↑ a b Little Beat Records (Ed.): Take It Easy. 1940-41 CD booklet .
  3. ↑ Cecil Aagaard. imdb, accessed on June 11, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Westbye, Finn (Andreas) - MIC Norsk musikkinformasjon. Retrieved September 22, 2017 (Dutch).
personal data
SURNAME Aagaard, Cecil
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian jazz singer, drummer, accordionist and band leader
DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Larvik
DATE OF DEATH 19th December 1984