Cees Slinger

Cornelis Ernst "Cees" Slinger (* 19th May 1929 in Alkmaar , the Netherlands, † 29. September 2007 in The Hague , Netherlands) was a Dutch Jazz -Pianist of modern jazz .

Live and act

Slinger is an important figure in modern jazz in Holland in the 1950s as the founder and leader of the hardbop combo "Diamond Five" with trumpeter and trombonist Cees Smal (1927-2001), tenor saxophonist Harry Verbeke , bassist Jacques Schols and the Drummer John Engels , who played in the jazz club "Sheherazade" in Amsterdam.

Most of the musicians previously played as Diamonds (Verbeke, Smal and the starting bassist Dick van der Capellen ) in Haarlem (in the Jig Rhythm Club). To avoid confusion with the singing group Blue Diamonds , they changed their name to Diamond Five . The band played from October 1958 to April 1962 in Sheherazade, which they had also taken over (van der Capellen, who initially ran the band, left after a traffic accident and was replaced by Schols). The Diamond Five appeared in 1963 with the Concertgebouw Orkest conducted by Bernard Haitink in the world premiere of the Concertino for symphony orchestra and jazz quintet by Otto Ketting .

In 1962 the musicians sold their club as the taste in music changed (Beatles mania) and went on tour. Slinger himself took a job in the steel industry and only played jazz on the side (it wasn't until 1974 that Philly Joe Jones persuaded him to become a full-time jazz musician again). The pianist Rob Agerbeek took part in his part . The quintet jammed with many American jazz musicians after their official appearances (such as Stan Getz , Phil Woods , Don Byas , Quincy Jones , Thad Jones ) and even played in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam in 1963. It dissolved in 1964. Before that, in 1964 (with Slinger) they recorded the LP Brillant! which was later published by Fontana. On it were compositions by Ruud Boos , Cees Smal and Theo Loevendie .

Slinger has performed with jazz greats such as Freddie Hubbard , Dizzy Gillespie , Dexter Gordon ("Live at the Amsterdam Paradiso" 1969, with Slinger's Octet; At the Subway Club 1973 ), Johnny Griffin , Clark Terry , Archie Shepp , Bob Brookmeyer , Buddy DeFranco , Sonny Stitt , Lew Tabackin , Jimmy Knepper , Bud Freeman , Benny Bailey , Zoot Sims , Slide Hampton , Scott Hamilton and Ben Webster . Webster lived temporarily in Amsterdam, where Slinger often accompanied him and also recorded with him (eg "Then and Now" with his rhythm section from Engels, Schols). Slinger accompanied singers such as Betty Carter , Dee Dee Bridgewater , Silvia Droste , Anita O'Day , Dee Daniels , Soesja Citroen (“Here and now”) and Greetje Kauffeld .

In 1976 and 1985 he toured Europe with Philly Joe Jones ; In 1985 he recorded the album "Sling Shot" with Jones, Clifford Jordan and Isla Eckinger for Timeless Records and in 1987 played with the Mingus Dynasty band. At times he had an octet and at the end of the 1990s a quintet "Buddies in Soul" with saxophonist Simon Rigter . He also arranged for Bart van Lier's trombonist group . Most recently he played with his own sextet "Just in Case", the u. a. Ferdinand Povel (tenor saxophone) and Ack van Rooyen (flugelhorn) belonged. From 1979 to 1989 he taught at the Rotterdam Conservatory.

As a pianist, Cedar Walton was one of his role models.

In 1996 he received the Bird Award at the North Sea Jazz Festival .

His grave is in the Dutch cemetery Oud Eik en Duinen in The Hague .

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Remarks

↑ a night club, called Zade for short . Before that, Wessel Ilcken played here with his wife Rita Reys . Slinger stepped in there as a pianist. When Ilcken died in 1957, the club owner commissioned Slinger to put together a new band that would play there every evening until two in the morning. The club existed in Wagenstraat until 1962 and was a popular meeting place.

↑ In 2000 a CD with recordings of the Diamond Five Finally after 40 years (Blue Jack Records) was released. On this occasion, the musicians played again in 2002 for the Tros Sesjun radio program

personal data
SURNAME	Slinger, Cees
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Slinger, Cornelis Ernst (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch jazz pianist
DATE OF BIRTH	May 19, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH	Alkmaar , the Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH	September 29, 2007
Place of death	The Hague , Netherlands

[1] t club, called Zade for short . Before that, Wessel Ilcken played here with his wife Rita Reys . Slinger stepped in there as a pianist. When Ilcken died in 1957, the club owner commissioned Slinger to put together a new band that would play there every evening until two in the morning. The club existed in Wagenstraat until 1962 and was a popular meeting place.