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Jack Sels
12+ albums
Belgiumjazz
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Jack SELS was one of the greatest Belgian jazz saxophonists after World War II. Although he left only a few records, he was definitely an influential figure for the Belgian scene. Born on January 29, 1922, Jack SELS grew up in Antwerp. He first studies piano, then starts playing the saxophone. To make a living, he opens an ice cream parlour, works on boats. He gets to hear the lastest albums of Lester YOUNG, Dizzy GILLESPIE, Charlie PARKER, Miles DAVIS. At the end of World War II, his good knowledge of English allows him to get in touch to the U.S. soldiers stationed in Antwerp. A good way to get the jazz records he was looking after. After the war he joins the band of Mickey BUNNER, with Roger ASSELBERGHS, both schoolbuddies. He plays for the Red Cross, for the G.I.'s. He appears in various clubs, casinos, hotels... In May 46, the Mickey BUNNER Band records "the 13th port" on a 78 record. Jack SELS hears the English band of Ted HEATH, and starts to play with the musicians of the new generation : saxophonists Bobby JASPAR and Jacques PELZER, guitarist René THOMAS, bassists Benoît QUERSIN, Jean WARLAND and René GOLDSTEIN, trombonist Christian KELLENS, pianist Francis COOPIETERS, SADI, Toots THIELEMANS. He appears at the Knokke Jazz Festival in '48. Impressed by the Dizzy GILLESPIE Big Band that came to Antwerp in 1948, Jack SELS decides to start up a big band, for which he writes music. The band makes an impressive debut with some of the best players in 1949 : Trumpets : P
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Minor Works
Let’s Get Swinging : Modern Jazz In Belgium 1950 - 1970
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Bazaar België
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L'âge D'or Du Jazz Belge, 1949-1962
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Let's Get Swinging: Modern Jazz In Belgium 1950-1970
Original Studio Recording
Original Studio Recordings
Jack Sels
Sax Appeal
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Minor Works [Disc 2]
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Let’s Get Swinging; Modern Jazz In Belgium 1950 - 1970
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The Finest Vintage Melodies Retro Tunes Vol. 5