Dutch Jazz en more. Singer Ineke Vandoorn and guitarist Marc van Vugt dive into the contemporary Dutch jazz delta.
This fourth episode focuses on the guitar in contemporary Dutch jazz. Acoustic and electric guitar, solo guitar and in larger ensembles. What’s special about the guitar is that there are so many different types and those guitars can differ from each other: steel-stringed western guitars, nylon-stringed flamenco guitars, classical guitars, and then all those variations in electric guitars.
Previously, the use of a particular type of guitar was often linked to a music style, such as the Gypsy jazz guitar. Nowadays, that style-bound connection has almost disappeared, but you can still hear the influence of the type of guitar in how the music is played. This creates a particularly colorful palette that is also reflected in jazz music. Tonight, we’ll listen to some examples.
Tracks:
- “Graat/Paling.” Composition by Anton Goudsmit. Performed by Goudsmit Fasciani Hennekes. From the album Ton Petit released in 2021.
- “You Only Live Twice.” Composition by John Barry/Leslie Bricusse. Performed by Jac Bico. From the album Alone Together released in 2021.
- “Lo Dulce de No Hacer Nada – Guajiras.” Composition by Edsart Udo de Haes. Performed by Edsart Udo de Haes. From the album Mil Familias released in 2012.
- “Silk Route Samba.” Composition by Olaf Tarenskeen. Performed by Olaf Tarenskeen. From the album Human Download released in 2000.
- “For Those About to Swing.” Composition by Robin Nolan. Performed by Robin Nolan Trio. From the album Sin City released in 2017.
- “88.” Composition by Maarten van der Grinten. Performed by Maarten van der Grinten. From the album “A Guitar, a Man & a Song (The Visual Album)” released in 2023.
- “Beautiful Fingers.” Composition by Frank Burks. Performed by Frank Burks. From the album Blanco released in 2011.
- “Moonphases.” Composition by Richard Hallebeek. Performed by Hallebeek Feliciati Voskuil. From the album Bumerang released in 2020.
- “When the Snow Falls.” Composition by Prashant Samlal. Performed by Prashant Samlal Quartet. From the album Here and Now released in 2019.
- “Universa.” Composition by Amuedo. Performed by Amuedo van Merwijk Vierdag. From the album Live in Amsterdam released in 2015.
