Cecil Aagaard

Cecil Aagaard
Born(1916-09-18)18 September 1916
Larvik, Norway
Died19 December 1984(1984-12-19) (aged 68)
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Jazz vocalist and band leader

Cecil Aagaard (18 September 1916 – 19 December 1984) was a Norwegian jazz vocalist and bandleader.[1]

Dubbed "The biggest thing in swing"[2][3] in Scandinavia's jazz milieu, he was active in Norway's swing movement (referred to as kløverjazz).[4]

Early life and education

He was born in Larvik.

Career

After singing with his idol, the Oslo and Kaba Bar guest Fats Waller in 1938, he led his own band, called Cecil Aagaard & His Swingsters (1939–1940),[5] which consisted of Fred Lange-Nielsen on bass, Finn Westbye on guitar and saxophone, Ernst Aas on piano, and X Per Gregersen on bass.

Aagaard played extensively with Scandinavia's leading musicians, including the Danish musicians Kjeld Bonfils on vibraphone and Leo Mathisen on piano, as well as the Swedish musicians Gösta Törner on trumpet, Thore Jederby on bass, and Arne Hülpher on piano.[5] After the Second World War, he toured Europe with musicians, including Rowland Greenberg[6] and Arne Astrup.[7]

From 1961 onward, Aagaard devoted his work to the photography business. One of his last contributions to jazz was his vocal performances with the Big Chief Jazzband (1961). His musical work can be heard on the release Portrait of a Norwegian Jazz Artist (Gemini Records, 2005), as well as Jazz in Norway, volumes 1 and 2, published by the Norwegian Jazz Archive (2001).

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Dødsfall". Østlands-Posten. No. 298. 22 December 1984. p. 5. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Come Back for Cecil Agaard". Swing. 1: 11, 16. 1952. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  3. ^ Kagge, Stein (25 May 2008). "Original jazzhistorie". Aftenposten. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  4. ^ Halden Arbeiderblad, November 19, 2008, p. 32.
  5. ^ a b "Cecil Aagaard". MIC Norsk musikkinformasjon. 6 August 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Konkurranse i håndbak det mest sinssyke". Østlands-Posten. No. 191. 21 August 1952. p. 4. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Cecil Aagaard". Østlands-Posten. No. 200. 1 September 1952. p. 3. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Ti gutter og en gjente (1944)". IMDb. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
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