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| 1. | Revisiewerkzaamheden, part 1
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| 2. | Revisiewerkzaamheden, part 2
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| 3. | Revisiewerkzaamheden, part 3
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| 4. | Revisiewerkzaamheden, part 4
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| 5. | Sire
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| 6. | Een Grote Kattepies
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| 7. | Hersinde
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| 8. | Kinderlokker
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| 9. | Clarabell
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| 10. | Howdy Doody
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| 11. | Speel Quartier
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Jazz / Experimental Big Band
Recorded: 19 JANUARY 1992, 'BROUWERSHOECK', LEEUWARDEN &
28 FEBRUARY 1992, 'BIM-HUIS', AMSTERDAM
Frank Nielander (ss & as), Bart van der Putten (as), Frans Vermeerssen (ts), Rutger van Otterloo (bars), Jarmo Hoogendijk (trp), Eric Boeren (crnt), Wolter Wierbos (trb), Joost Buis (trb), Peter Haex (tenortuba), Patrick Votrian (basstuba),Michiel Braam (piano), Wilbert de Joode (double bass), Joop van Erven (drums)
Recording Facilities: RADIO NETHERLANDS INTERNATIONAL AND NOB.
Produced by DICK KUIJS
Executive Producer WIM WIGT
A&R Timeless ANNE DE JONG
Engineered by PETER BOS
Mixed by PAUL SCHOENMAKER, 3 AND I4JUNE, 14, I5 AND 16 JULY 1992.
Edited by PETER BOS
Mastered by FRITS TOR
If Duke Ellington were alive in the 1990s, it would not be difficult to imagine him composing and arranging music like this. As with The Duke, Michiel Braam is a talented pianist, but his real forte is making the orchestra (in this case a stellar 13-piece conglomeration) an extension of himself. With such stalwarts as trumpeter Eric Boeren, trombonist Wolter Wierbos, and alto saxophonist Bart van der Putten, the all-Dutch group blows hot and cold, incorporating styles from swing to avant-garde in a romp of considerable artistic merit. Braam's original renditions of "Clarabell" and "Howdy Doody" (no relation to the theme song) are not only humorous (in the tradition of vintage Carla Bley), but magnificently performed. Tuba players Peter Haex and Patrick Votrian and bassist Wilbert de Joode add a solid bottom to a stunning recording. ~ Steven Loewy, All Music Guide
Michiel Braam
Decades Active: '90s, '00s
Born: 05/17/1964, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Avant-Garde Jazz, Experimental Big Band, Improvisation, Free Jazz, Modal Music, Modern Creative, Jazz-Rock
Moods: Ambitious, Complex, Intense, Sophisticated, Volatile, Exuberant, Whimsical
The prize-winning pianist and big-band leader Michiel Braam has largely escaped notice in the States, but in Holland he is a major figure who leads an outstanding band that he calls Bik Bent Braam and that has made considerable waves; and he is an original jazz pianist, too. Having performed with many leading European jazz improvisers, Braam has forged an innovative approach as a composer and arranger, and he infuses his group writing with an Ellingtonian aura that absorbs a large slice of 20th century popular music, from Sousa marches to swing to the most modern free and avant-garde elements. There is a remarkable attention to detail in his large scale works that manifests itself in highly inventive, twisted melodies, and complex harmonies, not to mention humor, with which he creates new ways of interpreting a venerable tradition. His piano playing, too, combines a healthy respect for the past with forays into modern abstraction. Braam has appeared often on Dutch, Belgian, and German television and radio, and his big band has been the subject of a television documentary. He is the recipient of two major Dutch awards: the Podium Prize (1988), an award that he describes as "the most important Dutch encouragement award," and the Boy Edgar Prize (1996-1997), which he calls "the oldest and most important jazz award in the Netherlands." Braam's big band and solo piano work are reasonably well documented on disc, but can be difficult to find as they are generally available only on small Dutch labels. Braam's recorded works are well worth seeking out, though, as he has produced some outstanding and even unusual compositions for large ensemble that incorporate a myriad of influences.
---Steven Loewy, All Music Guide |
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