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Boy's Big Band was a Dutch jazz big band.
In the decade spanning the 1960's, composer and saxophonist Boy Edgar (1915-1980) led one of The Netherlands' most acclaimed and adventurous big bands, a contemporary of the massive Metropole Orchestra and precursor of the renowned Dutch Jazz Orchestra.
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Personnel: Boy Edgar: leader, conductor; Wim Kuylenburg: trumpet; Jan Vleeschouwer: trumpet; Jan van Hest: trumpet; Ado Broodboom: trumpet; Wim Kat: trumpet, mellophone; Cees Smal: trumpet, valve trombone; Tinus Bruyn: alto sax; Piet Noordijk: alto sax; Herman Schoonderwalt: soprano, baritone sax; Theo Loevendie: soprano, alto sax; Joop Mastenbroek: tenor, baritone sax; Harry Verbeke: tenor sax; Toon van Vliet: tenor sax; Rudy Bosch: trombone; Marcel Thielemans: trombone; Erik van Lier: bass trombone; Cees Slinger: piano; Dick van der Capellen: bass; Jacques Schols: bass; John Engels: drums.
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