Description
Cat#:
Label: Nederlands Jazz Archief, NL
Format: CD
Cat#: NJA 2001
Artist: Rob Pronk
Title: The Bebop Years: Studio Sessions 1950-1957
Barcode: 8713897904611
Lineup:
Trumpet – Ack Van Rooyen (tracks: 10 to 13), Jerry Van Rooyen (tracks: 4 to 13), Rob Pronk (tracks: 1 to 13)
Trombone – Bob Burgess (tracks: 14, 15), Frank Rosolino (tracks: 14, 15), Åke Persson (tracks: 14, 15)
Alto Saxophone – Herman Schoonderwalt (tracks: 1 to 3)
Tenor Saxophone – Harry Verbeke (tracks: 4 to 9), Ruud Brink (tracks: 4 to 13), Toon van Vliet (tracks: 10 to 13), Zoot Sims (tracks: 16, 17)
Baritone Saxophone – Harry Verbeke (tracks: 10 to 13)
Piano – Rob Madna (tracks: 1 to 13), Rob Pronk (tracks: 14 to 19)
Bass – Dick Bezemer (tracks: 4 to 9), Dick van der Capellen (tracks: 10 to 13), Don Bagley (tracks: 14 to 17), Hans Tan (tracks: 18, 19), Ruud Jacobs (tracks: 1 to 3)
Drums – Cees See (tracks: 1 to 3), Jan Opgenhaeffen (tracks: 18, 19), Ruud Pronk (tracks: 4 to 13), Stan Levey (tracks: 14 to 17)
Solo Vocal – Babes Pronk (tracks: 18)
Ensemble – Dutch Jazz Combo (tracks: 10 to 13), Rob Bronk Combo (tracks: 1 to 3), Rosolino-Persson Sextet (tracks: 14, 15), Zoot Sims Quartet (tracks: 16, 17)
Orchestra – Orkest Rob Pronk (tracks: 4 to 9)
Rec data:
Original mono recordings from the personal archive of Rob Pronk, produced for Radio Nederland Wereldomroep (tracks 1-13) and Karusell (tracks 14-17)
Tracks 14-17 previously released as Monotones.
Tracks 1-3: Hilversum, October 15, 1957
Tracks 4-9: Hilversum, September 26, 1957
Tracks 10-13: Hilversum, January 14, 1957
Tracks 14-15: Stockholm, August 25, 1953
Tracks 16-17: Stockholm, August 23, 1953
Tracks 18-19: The Hague, February 17, 1950
The Rob Pronk Sextet played a major role in Dutch jazz in the 1950s. However, the group, featuring Ruud Brink, Jerry van Rooyen, Rob Madna and Dick van der Capellen, never recorded an album. The Dutch Jazz Archive is therefore pleased to fill this gap with this CD: three never previously released sessions from 1957 showcasing the sextet’s core, sometimes joined by other top talents such as Herman Schoonderwalt, Harry Verbeke, Toon van Vliet, Ack van Rooyen, Ruud Jacobs and Cees See.