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| 1. | Hoaky Blues
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| 2. | Improvisation on: Eine Kleine Nacht Music/Dance of the ...
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| 3. | Smoke Gets in Your Eyes/Memories of You
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| 4. | Morning
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| 5. | Donna Lee
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| 6. | Homage &
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| 7. | Woody 'N You
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| 8. | Yesterdays
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| 9. | Woods
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| 10. | Lennie's Pennies/Pennies From Heaven
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| 11. | Chop Sticks
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Jazz
Bert van den Brink - Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Liner Notes, Piano
Clare Fischer - Arranger, Piano
Ben Uitjens Mastering, Mixing
Colette Pannemans Production Coordination
Hein Van De Geyn A&R
Joost Leijen Photography
Clare Fischer has always been known for his adventurousness. In his long and estimable career as pianist, organist, arranger, composer, and conductor, he's worked with everyone from Dizzy to Prince, and here duets with Bert van den Brink, the fine Dutch pianist, organist, and composer. Recorded live and clear on their topless Fazioli grands, they're playing in a small, old Austerlitz church that was converted into a concert hall with a warm and attentive audience seated all around them. Due to a minor road mishap, there was no time for rehearsal or even a definitive set list -- but with musicians of this caliber, this is more opportunity than disadvantage. The result is an extraordinary evening of musical spontaneity, fellowship, and wit, which is even more remarkable because van den Brink is totally blind, and visual cues were impossible. The CD features a variety of duo and solo tracks, from the swinging "Hoaky Blues" and "Donna Lee" through soulful meditations on "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," "Yesterdays," and "Memories of You," to a riotous "Chopsticks" and hip commentary on various "Pennies." There's also a splendid version of Fischer's classic "Morning," a pensive van den Brink original ("Woods), and a fascinating seat-of-pants medley that includes both Mozart and Louis Bonfa. You can hear the delight of discovery in the players' comments, the general laughter, and -- above all -- in the music. Highly recommended. ~ Judith Schlesinger, All Music Guide
Bert Van Den Brink
From his childhood Bert Van Den Brink (1958) has already been improvising on piano and organ. In this field of music Bert is completely self taught. He got his first piano lesson when he was five years old. In 1976 he started his professional classical education at the conservatory of Utrecht, with Herman Uhlhorn, and graduated cum laude in 1982 with the immediate invitation to take the chair of jazz piano teacher. He gave several classical recitals, but gradually the Balance changed more to jazz.
He performed with musicians like Toots Thielemans, Chet Baker, Nat Adderly, Benny Golson, Lee Konitz, Jesse van Ruller, Clare Fischer, Enrico Pieranunzi, John Engels, Hein Van de Geyn, and many others. In 1990 and 1991 he was the pianist in the quartet of Dee Dee Bridgewater. For some years he was musical director in the band of Denise Jannah. Of his several solo albums, "Jazz at the Pine Hill" (PHCHR 75084) got an Edison Nomination. The first album of the Bert Van Den Brink Trio (with Hein Van de Geyn,bass and Hans van Oosterhout, drums) "Between us" (Challenge Records SACHR 75230) was released in 2004. With vocalist Thomas Oliemans Bert recorded Franz Schubert’s “Winterreise” (FineLineClassical FL 72409). As arranger/producer his works are played by the Metropole Orchestra, the Dutch Wood winds Ensemble, Denise Jannah and others.
In April 2007 Bert received the VPRO-Boy Edgar Award. |
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