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| 1. | Autumn in New York
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| 2. | Where or When
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| 3. | The Man I Love
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| 4. | I'll Remember April
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| 5. | I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You
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| 6. | Moon River
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| 7. | Lover Man
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| 8. | You Go to My Head
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| 9. | Night and Day
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| 10. | Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
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| 11. | I'll Buy That Dream
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| 12. | Skylark
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| 13. | I've Got the World on a String
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| 14. | Yesterdays
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Jazz
The Dutch Jazz Orchestra Group
Ab Schaap - Sax (Tenor)
Ack Van Rooijen - Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Albert Beltman - Clarinet, Coordination, Sax (Alto)
Bert Van Dijk - Trombone
Eric Ineke - Drums
Erica Korthals Altes - Viola
Frans Van Der Hoeven - Bass
Hans Meijdam - Sax (Alto)
Hansjorg Fink - Trombone
Ilja Reijngoud - Trombone
Jan Hollander - Trumpet
Jan Oosthof - Trumpet
Jan Voogd - Bass
Jan Wessels - Trumpet
Jerry Van Rooijen - Leader
John Ruocco - Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
Marjorie Barnes - Vocals
Martijn Sohier - Trombone
Martijn Vink - Drums
Mieke Honingh - Violin
Nils Van Haften - Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Baritone)
Olaf Groesz - Cello
Peter Van Soest - Trumpet
Rob Van Bavel - Piano
Ruud Breuls - Trumpet
Toon Roos - Sax (Tenor)
The larger part of Billy Strayhorn's work of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra consisted of writing arrangements. Close to six hundred of his arrangements survive, of which literally hundreds eventually were performed or recorded by the Ellington band. Yet, Strayhorn's inspiration seemed boundless, and still numerous arrangements had to be shelved. As Mercer Ellington recalled, "If I waited for the band to have a rehearsal, there would always things by Billy they wanted to play." Strayhorn, an accomplished composer, tackled his arrangements with serious dedication. "You should say, 'I wouldn't treat this any less carefully than I would that,' he once said. "You treat them (originals and arrangements) equally. I put the same effort into whatever I do. I try to do the best I can. I feel it is not right for an artist to turn his back on a simple melody just because it's not a great suite or something or other. It's a matter of being humble. All great artists are humble. The ones who're not are not great artists."The recorded arrangements on this CD serve as a case in point. Strayhorn virtually composed each song, on its own terms. His adaptations carefully follow the emotional content of the lyrics (even if it's an instrumental arrangement), and often provide commentary. In his hands, the Standards from the "American Songbook" reveal new and deeper layers, with the same overtones that resonate throughout Strayhorn's own compositions. The dates on these arrangements underline the innovative character of his writing, which was years ahead of that of his peers.None of the arrangements on this disc were ever recorded commercially, with the exception of Where or When, which was recorded by the Ellington orchestra as an instrumental, and is given here in its original vocal guise. Lover Man, too, has been recorded, but in an abridged form - the Dutch Jazz Orchestra plays it as written. Some of the other works (I'll Buy That Dream, I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance, Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man and Yesterdays) have been preserved on recorded radio broadcasts, which currently are hard to obtain.The remaining eight arrangements are not known to be ever captured on record - this is their world Premiere.
* Dick Kuijs - Producer
* Gert de Bruijn - Engineer, Mixing
* Tijmen Zinkhaan - Engineer, Mixing
It is surprising that decades passed following Billy Strayhorn's death in 1967 before anyone started seriously exploring the treasure trove of arrangements by the talented composer and arranger. What is especially unusual about these 14 charts is that they are all standards rather than his own compositions, and many of them make their recording debut on this release by the Dutch Jazz Orchestra, heard on their second CD devoted exclusively to his writing. An extended treatment of "Autumn in New York" focuses on John Ruocco's birdlike clarinet solo, while "I'll Remember April" isn't a runaway vehicle (as in most bop charts) but has an easygoing, loping gait. Strayhorn's writing for the horns and reeds is impeccable on every number. Singer Marjorie Barnes adds her thoughtful vocals to four tracks, shining particularly on the unusual chart of "Yesterdays." Strayhorn fans will be delighted to learn that the Dutch Jazz Orchestra already has two more CDs in the pipeline to follow up their first two ventures into little known Strayhorn scores, so it is likely that they will want to acquire all of their recordings in this series.
--- Ken Dryden, All Music Guide
The Dutch Jazz Orchestra
The Dutch Jazz Orchestra is focused on special projects within the realm of jazz. They are specialised in performing and recording obscure, and often unknown, works by the unsung heroes of jazz. The Dutch Jazz Orchestra has quit a list of rarely performed works of composers, as Mary Lou Williams, George Handy, Gil Evans, Gerry Mulligan, Claude Thornhill, The Boyd Raeburn Orchestra, Duke Ellington and now Billy Strayhorn, on it’s name.And so in 1995 The Dutch Jazz Orchestra, lead by Jerry van Rooijen, started a new project and they released the CD “Portrait Of A Silk Threat” on which they presented unknown and never earlier recorded work of Billy Strayhorn. This CD became very successful.The Dutch Jazz Orchestra have been busy recording new materials of Billy Strayhorn. This resulted in three cd’s, “So This Is Love”, “You Go To My Head” and “Something to Live For”.In 2002 musicologist Walter van de Leur optained his doctorate with a thesis on Billy Strayhorn called Something to Live For - The Music of Billy Strayhorn. |
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