RARITY # 47

THE KEES KUYT COMBO –NL, 1957

EP 45 rpm FONTANA 463 110 TE      

Onxidlib was lucky to get a copy of this rather rare Dutch EP.  I have not  found much info on the web.  Basically nothing on guitarist Kees Kuyt, a couple of poor quality video featuring vibeman Leen Dijkkamp (with swing accordionist Peter Schoute),

Henk de Jong recorded with the Diamonds (Jazz from Holland, 1956).

They were among a handfull of local bands that played the first set in a Louis Armstrong concert in 1959, in Holland.   Read here (nice picture of Kees Kuyt Combo live).

Check here for a live video feat. Leen Dijkkamp and Peter Schoute (1994): http://www.yourepeat.com/watch/?v=ZbSbE45_xa4

THE KEES KUYT COMBO –NL, 1957

Musicians

Kees Kuyt, guitar

Leen Dijkkamp, vibes

Henk de Jong, bass

Jaap Kok, drums

Tracks

1. But Not For Me (Gershwin/Gershwin)  3:45

2. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise (Romberg/Hammerstein)  4:55

3. Opus For Vibes And Guitar (Dijkkamp)  3:53

4. My Funny Valentine (Rodgers/Hart)  3:36

Recorded in Hilversum, Netherlands on June 21 and 28, 1957.

FONTANA 463 110 TE

(ep rip) The ep had been posted earlier  on the Dutch Jazz (private) blog.  This one is a different rip.

The only other trace of Kees Kuyt Combo I’ve found is another very rare EP with Gospel vocalist Donald Jones.

Donald Jones  with the Kees Kuyt Combo - This World He Loves

(Philips 422 497 PE, Holland, 1960).  If anyone had a copy, I’ll gladly post it with due acknowledgement of the source.