Peter Beets & The Henk Meutgeert New Jazz Orchestra
Release Date: 24 January 2020
Label: Magic Ball Jazz Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 608917461121
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
Supporting or disordering, emphatic or contemplative, world class pianist Peter Beets joins this brand new jazz orchestra comprised of 18 young musicians. Jazzmaestro Henk Meutgeert composes new music and directs this bunch of up-and-coming young talents.
Henk Meutgeert is known as a dynamic band leader and energetic arranger. Peter Beets is an acclaimed pianist who "takes" an entire orchestra with his refined swing. By leaving a lot of room for personal interpretation of the musicians themselves, whilst still keeping a tight grip on them, the maximum is achieved from both the musicians and the listener. Experiment and improvisation go hand in hand with razor-sharp swing and jazz tradition.
The repertoire on this album summarises what the orchestra has in store for the future with works by composers such as Wagner, Chopin, Piazolla, Jobim and Ellington. These works have been arranged by Henk Meutgeert and are supplemented with new work by both Henk and Peter, with the emphasis on the essence of jazz: swing and improvisation
Tracklisting
Peter Beets
Peter Beets & The Henk Meutgeert New Jazz Orchestra
Peter Beets, Tom Baldwin & Eric Kennedy
Peter Beets, Stochelo Rosenberg, Frans van Geest & Martin Limberger
Dasha Beets
Tommy Whittle & Alan Barnes
Xhosa Cole
John Clayton & Mulgrew Miller
George Cables
Sylvaine Helary & Orchestre Incandescent
The Exu
Ruby Rushton
Bob James & David Sanborn
