TOON VAN VLIET
Toon van Vliet
The career of Toon van Vliet (Rotterdam, 20 June 1922 – Zandvoort, 5 November 1975) takes on a slow start, and dwindles towards the end. His best years are in the fifties, in drummer Wessel Ilcken's group, and in the small combo within the Ramblers. He stems from a ...
Instruments
klarinet, tenorsaxofoon
Mentioned in the biography of
1945
Lex van Spall
1946
Rita Reys
Biography Toon van Vliet
The career of Toon van Vliet (Rotterdam, 20 June 1922 – Zandvoort, 5 November 1975) takes on a slow start, and dwindles towards the end. His best years are in the fifties, in drummer Wessel Ilcken's group, and in the small combo within the Ramblers. He stems from a large Rotterdam family, where it goes without saying that he joins the local brass band. At the age of ten he is the orchestra's youngest member on clarinet. He meets Kees Noordijk (saxophonist Piet Noordijk's older brother), who introduces him to jazz. Until 1950 Toon van Vliet cannot decide whether he should play clarinet or tenor saxophone, and whether he should choose for the Rotterdam Philharmonic or jazz. Eventually it turns out to be the latter, and in that world he is a highly valued tenorist. 'My career as a clarinetist, for which I sacrificed my entire childhood after all, has failed… Financially jazz is not a worthwhile activity. But that doesn't keep me from playing jazz. I simply have to, it's my life, as it is for all of us jazz cats.' (interview in Rhythme, 1960). Toon van Vliet never made an album as a leader. The only LP bearing his name wasn't compiled until ten years after his death. In the Netherlands the album receives favorable reviews, but the criticism of the American jazz magazine Cadence is pretty harsh: 'I'll regretfully say that this is about the deadest, flattest, most boring jazz I've ever heard in my life.'
Played in
Holland Kwartet
saxofoon
1945 - 1950
After the war Van Vliet takes on various engagements, with Joe Andy, Lex van Spall and Ernst van 't Hoff.
1951
A tour with Jochem de Molenaar takes him to England, where young Vic Feldman's playing once and for all converts him to jazz.
1952 - 1956
In Wessel Ilcken and Rita Reys's combo the public gets to know him through sessions at the Sheherazade jazzclub in Amsterdam, various concerts and his contributions to recordings.
1956 - 1960
Van Vliet joins the Ramblers, and stays until the group disbands in 1964. During radio broadcasts the band's leader Theo Uden Masman often features him as a soloist. His radio work also includes ensembles like those led by Willy Langestraat, Theo Loevendie, Jurriaan Andriessen (a.k.a. Leslie Cool) and Klaas van Beeck. He occasionally performs in Dutch jazzclubs with a quartet with changing personnel. Two quartet sessions he made for the Wereldomroep (the Dutch radio world service) are released on LP in 1985.
1960 - 1975
Boy Edgar includes Toon van Vliet in the extensive sax section of Boy's Big Band, and features him as a soloist during concerts and recordings. He also plays in the VARA Dansorkest (dance orchestra), which has more or less taken over from the Ramblers. In the long run he manages to find his way around the routine playing these bands require. At one of Toon van Vliet's last performances, in May 1975 critic Rudy Koopmans concludes: 'The swift and relaxed musician has made way for an old and wise, and sometimes tired man, who takes his time with every single note.'
Discography Toon van Vliet
Albums | Singles | Compilations | Other | Guestperformance
Toon van Vliet
Act | Toon van Vliet |
Type and year | LP, 1985 |
Label | BVHaast, 059 |
muzikant | Ruud Jacobs |
muzikant | John Engels |
muzikant | Rob Madna |
muzikant | Jacques Schols |
muzikant | Rudy Pronk |
muzikant | Pim Jacobs |
Rita Reys - Jazz Behind The Dikes
Act | Toon van Vliet |
Type and year | Compilatie, 1955 |
Label | Philips, P 10078 R |
muzikant | Toon van Vliet |
muzikant | Dick Bezemer |
muzikant | Jerry van Rooyen |
muzikant | Chris Bender |
Details | 10" LP, including My Funny Valentine by Rita Reys, recorded at the Hof van Holland, Hilversum, 17 January 1955 |
Wessel Ilcken - Jazz Behind The Dikes
Act | Toon van Vliet |
Type and year | Compilatie, 1955 |
Label | Philips, P 10078 R |
muzikant | Toon van Vliet |
muzikant | Jerry van Rooyen |
muzikant | Chris Bender |
producer | Michiel de Ruyter |
engineer | Jos Ditmars |
muzikant | Dick Bezemer |
Details | 10" LP, containing the track A Dandy Line by the Wessel Ilcken Combo, recorded at the Hof van Holland, Hilversum, 17 January 1955 |
Rita Reys - Jazz Behind The Dikes No. 2
Act | Toon van Vliet |
Type and year | Compilatie, 1955 |
Label | Philips, B 08000 L |
muzikant | Jerry van Rooyen |
muzikant | Toon van Vliet |
muzikant | Rob Madna |
muzikant | Dick Bezemer |
Details | LP, including I Should Care and There Never Will Be Another You by Rita Reys, recorded at the Hof van Holland, Hilversum, 16 August 1955 |
Wessel Ilcken - Jazz Behind The Dikes No. 2
Act | Toon van Vliet |
Type and year | Compilatie, 1955 |
Label | Philips, B 08000 L |
muzikant | Rob Madna |
muzikant | Dick Bezemer |
producer | Michiel de Ruyter |
muzikant | Jerry van Rooyen |
muzikant | Toon van Vliet |
engineer | Jos Ditmars |
Details | LP, containing the tracks Wailing For Weelink and For Minors Only by the Wessel Ilcken Combo, recorded at the Hof van Holland, Hilversum, 16 August 1955 |
Wessel Ilcken - Jazz Behind The Dikes 3
Act | Toon van Vliet |
Type and year | Compilatie, 1956 |
Label | Philips, B 08004 L |
muzikant | Rob Madna |
muzikant | Dick van der Capellen |
muzikant | Rob Pronk (1) |
muzikant | Jerry van Rooyen |
muzikant | Rudy Bosch |
muzikant | Piet Noordijk |
muzikant | Herman Schoonderwalt |
muzikant | Ruud Brink |
muzikant | Ack van Rooyen |
muzikant | Toon van Vliet |
Details | LP, containing the track The Goofer and Jeeper Creepers by the Wessel Ilcken All Stars, recorded at the Hof van Holland, Hilversum, 29 October 1956 |
Wessel Ilcken - His Voice, His Drums And His Combo
Act | Toon van Vliet |
Type and year | 7", 1957 |
Label | Philips, 422 167 PE |
muzikant | Ado Broodboom |
muzikant | Pim Jacobs |
muzikant | Toon van Vliet |
muzikant | Ruud Jacobs |
Details | Posthumously released EP, containing four songs from the repetoire of Louis Jordan, sung by Wessel Ilcken, recorded in Hilversum, 5 June 1957 |
Rita Reys - The Cool Voice Of Rita Reys
Act | Toon van Vliet |
Type and year | LP, 1957 |
Label | Philips, B 08006 L |
muzikant | Dick Bezemer |
muzikant | Toon van Vliet |
muzikant | Chris Bender |
muzikant | Wessel Ilcken |
muzikant | Rob Madna |
muzikant | Herman Schoonderwalt |
arrangeur | Jerry van Rooyen |
Details | Recorded in Hilversum on 17 January 1955, 16 August 1955 and 16 February 1956 (with the Wessel Ilcken Combo) and in New York on 3 May 1956 and 25 June 1956 (with The Jazz Messsengers); released in the U.S. as Columbia CL 903 |
Pim and Ruud Jacobs - The Jacobs Brothers In Jazz
Act | Toon van Vliet |
Type and year | LP, 1958 |
Label | Fontana, 680 503 TL |
muzikant | Ado Broodboom |
muzikant | Theo Loevendie |
muzikant | Tommy Green |
muzikant | Rob Madna |
muzikant | Wim Overgaauw |
muzikant | Jan Fens |
muzikant | Cees See |
muzikant | Rudy Pronk |
dirigent | Rogier van Otterloo |
dirigent | Harry van Hoof |
muzikant | Herman Schoonderwalt |
muzikant | Toon van Vliet |
Pim and Ruud Jacobs - The Jacobs Brothers In Jazz
Act | Toon van Vliet |
Type and year | LP, 1958 |
Label | Fontana, 680 503 TL |
muzikant | Ado Broodboom |
muzikant | Theo Loevendie |
muzikant | Tommy Green |
muzikant | Rob Madna |
muzikant | Wim Overgaauw |
muzikant | Jan Fens |
muzikant | Cees See |
muzikant | Rudy Pronk |
dirigent | Rogier van Otterloo |
dirigent | Harry van Hoof |
muzikant | Herman Schoonderwalt |
muzikant | Toon van Vliet |
The Rhythme All Stars 1958-1959 - The Rhythme All Stars 1958-1959
Act | Toon van Vliet |
Type and year | 7", 1959 |
Label | Columbia, SEGH 58 |
muzikant | Ado Broodboom |
muzikant | Rudy Bosch |
muzikant | Piet Noordijk |
muzikant | Toon van Vliet |
muzikant | Herman Schoonderwalt |
muzikant | Coen van Nassou |
muzikant | Rob Madna |
producer | Frans van Schaik |
engineer | Ger Hall |
muzikant | Henk Bosch van Drakestein |
Rita Reys with the Pim Jacobs Combo - Desafinado
Act | Toon van Vliet |
Type and year | 7", 1962 |
Label | Philips, 318841 PF |
muzikant | Toon van Vliet |
muzikant | Pim Jacobs |
muzikant | Ruud Jacobs |
muzikant | Wim Overgaauw |
muzikant | Gerard van Bezey |
muzikant | Wim Kuilenburg |
Details | Recorded at the Hof van Holland, Hilversum, 5 November 1962 |
Rita Reys with the Pim Jacobs Combo - Brazil
Act | Toon van Vliet |
Type and year | 7", 1963 |
Label | Philips, 433169 PE |
muzikant | Toon van Vliet |
muzikant | Pim Jacobs |
muzikant | Ruud Jacobs |
muzikant | Wim Overgaauw |
muzikant | Gerard van Bezey |
muzikant | Wim Kuilenburg |
Details | Recorded at the Hof van Holland, Hilversum, 18 January 1963 |
Rita Reys with the Pim Jacobs Trio - Meditation
Act | Toon van Vliet |
Type and year | 7", 1963 |
Label | Philips, 327503 JF |
muzikant | Toon van Vliet |
muzikant | Pim Jacobs |
muzikant | Ruud Jacobs |
muzikant | Wim Overgaauw |
muzikant | Gerard van Bezey |
(onbekend) | Wim Kuilenburg |
Details | Recorded at the Hof van Holland, Hilversum, 8 February 1963 |
Rita Reys with the Pim Jacobs Orchestra - Bluesette
Act | Toon van Vliet |
Type and year | 7", 1964 |
Label | Philips, 327710 JF |
muzikant | Pim Jacobs |
muzikant | Toon van Vliet |
muzikant | Herman Schoonderwalt |
muzikant | Rudy Bosch |
muzikant | Cees Smal |
muzikant | Ruud Jacobs |
muzikant | Wim Overgaauw |
muzikant | Cees See |
Details | Recorded at the Phonogramstudio, Hilversum, 23 July 1964 |
Herman Schoonderwalt Quintet - Thema uit de film 'Mensen Van Morgen'
Act | Toon van Vliet |
Type and year | 7", 1964 |
Label | Philips, JF 327 792 |
muzikant | Ruud Bos |
muzikant | Ruud Jacobs |
muzikant | Cees See |
muzikant | Rob Madna |
muzikant | Toon van Vliet |
Boy's Big Band - Now's The Time!
Act | Toon van Vliet |
Type and year | LP, 1965 |
Label | Artone, MGOS 9463 |
muzikant | Tinus Bruijn |
dirigent | Boy Edgar |
arrangeur | Boy Edgar |
arrangeur | Theo Loevendie |
muzikant | Theo Loevendie |
muzikant | Wim Kuylenburg |
muzikant | Jan Vleeschouwer |
muzikant | Jan van Hest |
muzikant | Ado Broodboom |
muzikant | Wim Kat |
muzikant | Rudy Bosch |
muzikant | Marcel Thielemans |
muzikant | Cees Smal |
muzikant | Erik van Lier |
muzikant | Herman Schoonderwalt |
muzikant | Piet Noordijk |
muzikant | Harry Verbeke |
muzikant | Toon van Vliet |
muzikant | Joop Mastenbroek |
muzikant | Cees Slinger |
muzikant | Jacques Schols |
muzikant | Dick van der Capellen |
muzikant | John Engels |
muzikant | Nelly Frijda |
producer | John J. Vis |
Boy's Big Band - Finch Eye
Act | Toon van Vliet |
Type and year | LP, 1966 |
Label | Artone, MDS S 3001 |
dirigent | Boy Edgar |
arrangeur | Boy Edgar |
arrangeur | Theo Loevendie |
muzikant | Wim Kuylenburg |
muzikant | Jan Vleeschouwer |
muzikant | Jan van Hest |
muzikant | Ado Broodboom |
muzikant | Wim Kat |
muzikant | Rudy Bosch |
muzikant | Marcel Thielemans |
muzikant | Cees Smal |
muzikant | Erik van Lier |
muzikant | Herman Schoonderwalt |
muzikant | Piet Noordijk |
muzikant | Theo Loevendie |
muzikant | Tinus Bruijn |
muzikant | Harry Verbeke |
muzikant | Toon van Vliet |
muzikant | Joop Mastenbroek |
muzikant | Cees Slinger |
muzikant | Jacques Schols |
muzikant | Dick van der Capellen |
muzikant | John Engels |
muzikant | Nelly Frijda |
muzikant | Leo Gerritsen |
muzikant | Chris Hinze |
muzikant | Willem Breuker |
producer | John J. Vis |
Ivo de Wijs - De Wortels Van Het Kwaad
Act | Toon van Vliet |
Type and year | LP, 1971 |
Label | EMI, 5C 054-24 513 |
gastmuzikant | Chris Dekker |
gastmuzikant | Bertil Voller |
gastmuzikant | Wolfgang Geri |
gastmuzikant | Koos Serierse |
gastmuzikant | Coen van Orsouw |
gastmuzikant | Wim Kuilenburg |
producer | Chan Song |
engineer | André de Vries |
gastmuzikant | Aggie Terlingen |
gastmuzikant | Pieter Nieuwint |
gastmuzikant | Richard Fritschy |
producer | Ernst van Altena |
gastmuzikant | Toon van Vliet |
gastmuzikant | Benny Ludemann |
Boy's Big Band - The Best Of Boy's Big Band
Act | Toon van Vliet |
Type and year | LP, 1971 |
Label | CBS, S 52888 |
muzikant | Jacques Schols |
muzikant | John Engels |
muzikant | Louis van Dijk |
muzikant | Dick van der Capellen |
muzikant | Wim Kuylenburg |
muzikant | Jan Vleeschouwer |
muzikant | Jan van Hest |
muzikant | Ado Broodboom |
muzikant | Wim Kat |
muzikant | Rudy Bosch |
muzikant | Marcel Thielemans |
muzikant | Cees Smal |
muzikant | Erik van Lier |
muzikant | Tinus Bruijn |
muzikant | Piet Noordijk |
muzikant | Herman Schoonderwalt |
muzikant | Theo Loevendie |
muzikant | Harry Verbeke |
muzikant | Joop Mastenbroek |
muzikant | Toon van Vliet |
muzikant | Cees Slinger |
muzikant | Nelly Frijda |
producer | John J. Vis |
Boy Edgar Sound - Live in Shaffy
Act | Toon van Vliet |
Type and year | LP, 1973 |
Label | White Elephant, PE 888.017 |
muzikant | Wim Abma |
muzikant | Wim ter Bruggen |
muzikant | Hans Dulfer |
muzikant | Sander Sprong |
muzikant | Wim Brieffies |
muzikant | Leo Gerritsen |
muzikant | Martin van Duynhoven |
muzikant | Gerrie van der Klei |
muzikant | Arnold Dooyeweerd |
muzikant | Toon van Vliet |
Boy Edgar - Multifaced Gerry
Act | Toon van Vliet |
Type and year | LP, 1975 |
Label | Basart Records International, PO 13002 |
muzikant | Evert Overweg |
muzikant | Eric Ineke |
muzikant | Frank Noya |
muzikant | Bert van Erk |
muzikant | Gijs Hendriks |
muzikant | Wim ter Bruggen |
muzikant | Wim Brieffies |
muzikant | Joop Mastenbroek |
muzikant | Wim Abma |
muzikant | Fred van Ingen |
muzikant | Louis Färber |
muzikant | Frans van Luis |
muzikant | Oswald Slembrouck |
muzikant | Leo Goudriaan |
muzikant | Eddy Engels |
muzikant | Jan Vleeschouwer |
muzikant | Koos Knoop |
muzikant | Karel Roberti |
producer | Theo de Vos |
muzikant | Toon van Vliet |
muzikant | Tinus Bruijn |
muzikant | Michael Baird |
muzikant | Benny Bailey |
Boy Edgar - Music Was His Mistress
Act | Toon van Vliet |
Type and year | LP, 1975 |
Label | BVHaast, 022 |
muzikant | Ado Broodboom |
muzikant | Benny Bailey |
muzikant | Eddie Engels |
muzikant | Leo Goudriaan |
muzikant | Karel Roberti |
muzikant | Frans van Luyn |
muzikant | Oscar Slembrouck |
muzikant | Wim Brieffies |
muzikant | Wim ter Bruggen |
muzikant | Gijs Hendriks |
muzikant | Fred van Ingen |
muzikant | Fred Leeflang |
muzikant | Ferdinand Povel |
muzikant | Bert van Erk |
muzikant | Martin van Duynhoven |
muzikant | John Engels |
muzikant | Gerrie van der Klei |
muzikant | Toon van Vliet |
muzikant | Tinus Bruijn |
muzikant | Ruud Brink |
Nedly Elstak - Trumpeter
Act | Toon van Vliet |
Type and year | CD, 2001 |
Label | Nederlands Jazz Archief, NJA 0102 |
muzikant | Ferdi Rikkers |
muzikant | Maarten Altena |
muzikant | Frans Elsen |
muzikant | Willem Breuker |
muzikant | Leo de Ruiter |
muzikant | Robby Pauwels |
muzikant | Willem van Manen |
muzikant | Rein de Graaff |
muzikant | Jan Wolff |
muzikant | Victor Kaihatu |
muzikant | Eric van Lier |
muzikant | Dick van der Capellen |
muzikant | Hans van Assenderp |
muzikant | John Engels |
muzikant | Wim Essed |
muzikant | Martin van Duynhoven |
muzikant | André Blok |
muzikant | Pierre Courbois |
muzikant | Dick Vennik |
muzikant | Theo Loevendie |
muzikant | Joop Mastenbroek |
muzikant | Tonny Nüsser |
muzikant | Jos van Heuverzwijn |
muzikant | Hans Dulfer |
muzikant | Toon van Vliet |
muzikant | Tony Vos |
muzikant | Henk Bosch van Drakestein |
Details | Compilatie with mostly previously unreleased material from 1953-1983 |
In the discography you will find all recordings that have been released listed chronologically. We restrict ourselves to the title, the type of audio, year of publication or recording, label, list of guest musicians, plus any comments on the issue.
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