Highly successful in their native home of the Netherlands, the band quickly found an international following. It has featured such musicians as Huub Janssen (drums), Henk Bosch van Drakestein (double bass), Kees van Dorser (trumpet),[1] Dim Kesber (saxes), Jan Morks (clarinet),[1]Wout Steenhuis (guitar),[1] Arie Ligthart (banjo/guitar), Jaap van Kempen (banjo/guitar), Oscar Klein (trumpet),[1] Dick Kaart (trombone), Ray Kaart (trumpet), Bert de Kort (cornet), Bert Boeren (trombone), Rod Mason,[1]Rob Agerbeek (piano), and Emmericus Geuze (saxophone)[2] - among many others.
The band continues to tour extensively, mainly in Europe and Scandinavia, and record directed by Bob Kaper, himself a member since 1967, following the former leader, Peter Schilperoort's death on 17 November 1990. Schilperoort had led the band for more than 45 years, albeit with a five-year sabbatical from 13 September 1955, when he left to pursue an engineering career before returning to lead the band again officially on 1 January 1960.[3]
Line-up
Current
As of January 2022, the line-up is:
Keesjan Hoogeboom, trumpet, vocals
Bert Boeren, trombone
David Lukàcs, clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
Adrie Braat, musical director, double bass
Frits Landesbergen, drums
Peter Kanters, banjo, guitar
Previous
As of January 2012, the line-up is:
Bob Kaper musical director, clarinet, altosaxophone, vocals
With a recording history from 1945 to the present day in 2012 many albums and singles have been recorded. Recording media from 78 rpm discs, 33 and 45 rpm records and CDs and DVDs on variety of labels, including Philips and the band's own DSC production label.
Tracks recorded over the history of the band include amongst many others "Tin Roof Blues", "Apex Blues", "Panama", "Shake Rag", "Everything's Wrong, Ain't Nothing Right", "Freeze n' Melt", "Strange Peach", Royal Garden Blues, Jazz Me Blues, High Society, Out of the Gallion, At the Jazzband Ball, That's a Plenty, Nobody Knows When You Are Down and Out, Annie Street Rock, Figety Feet, "Margie".
Note: Decca 846 761-2 The Singles Collection Volume 1, other CDs are available[15][16]
Albums
Dutch Swing College Band HOT ( Opnames van 1951-1956)
Dutch Swing College Band (25 cm LP met 8 nummers, datum onbekend)
Dixieland Goes Dutch (1955)
Dutch Swing College Band with Nelson Williams (1957)
Swing College At Home (1958)
Jazz at the Concertgebouw A'dam feat. Neva Raphaello. (1958)
Swinging Studio Sessions (1959)
The Band's Best (1959, 1960)
12 Jazz Classics (1961)
Party Favourites (May & June 1961)
At the Jazzband Ball (1961)
Dixie Gone Dutch (1962)
DSC At the European Jazz Festival (Comblain-la-Tour, Belgium 1962)
The Dutch Swing College Band at the Sport Palast Berlin (1962)
The Dutch Swing College Band Meets Teddy Wilson (1964)
Dutch Swing College Band goes Latin (1964)
20 Years DSC (Live at Sportpalast Berlin (1965)
Live Party (Maart 1965)
Reunion Jazz band (Sept 1966)
When the Swing comes Marching in (1968)
Dutch Swing College Band Meets Jimmy Witherspoon - Ain't Nobody's Business (1970)