A hot two-horn aggressive quintet from the Netherlands! They are not well known in Japan, but this bursting momentum has a huge impact. The alto and tenor are rushing with a modal feeling in the style of Coltrane. It is also full of spiritual feeling; this is a powerful mixture of the sound of the 60s and the modern era! The pianist is also McCoy-like! The modal phrases run and run and run again on the percussive block chords. The alto's fist is also amazing! In modern terms, can you imagine a saxophone like Rosario Giuliani? This spirit is hot, too hot. In recent years, European artists who have returned to hard bop have been seen mainly in Italy, but there have been few works that tackle the Coltrane mode. According to the liner notes, his roots were in New Orleans and Dixie, and after various experiences he also toured the Netherlands with David Murray. All the songs are performed with great power. This is a work that should be listened to by those who want to remember the passion of that genre. ~ from New Release Info. [Translated From Japanese]
Challenge Records, CR73287, 2010
Recorded 6th & 7th
October, 2008 at Fattoria Musica Studio's, Osnabrück, Germany
Musicians:
Joris Posthumus - Alto
Saxophone
Tom Beek - Tenor Saxophone
Jeroen van Vliet - Piano,
Fender Rhodes (#8,9)
Jurriaan Dekker - Double Bass
Pascal Vermeer - Drums
Tracks:
1. Portrait Of A Picture
(5:56)
2. The Abyss (8:37)
3. Of A Different Kind (8:04)
4. The 2nd Day (6:00)
5. Death Of A Ladybird (7:31)
6. Sunshine (5:32)
7. 13 Solutions (5:24)
8. Out Of The Dreamworld
(7:46)
9. Daybreak (5:39)
All compositions by Joris Posthumus
Total Time: 60:29
Credits:
Producer, Mixing Engineer -
Chris Weeda
Mastering Engineer - Peter
Brussee
Production Coordination -
Jolien Plat
A&R - Maurits de Weert
[Challenge Records]
Design [Sleeve] - Esther
Wiegert
Photography, Art Direction -
Marcel van den Broek
