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Metropole Orchestra / The Louis Van Dyke Trio
Metro's Midnight Music - Rare Jazz Tracks From The Dutch No's Radio Show 1970 - 75
Metro's Midnight Music
Rare Jazz Tracks From The Dutch NOS Radio Show
1970 to 1975
A rare jazz treasure from the European scene of the early 70s -- killer material from a wealth of American artists and local talents -- all done as special sessions for Dutch radio, and never issued to the public on record! Despite the radio origins of the music, the sound here is tremendous -- easily on a par with the best MPS sessions of the time -- which is no surprise, given that many of the artists here worked in similar circles! The first half of the set features the trio of pianist Louis Van Dyke augmented with guests who include Mark Murphy, Helen Merrill, Eddie Jefferson, Toots Thielemans, Herb Geller, and Dave Pike -- all stepping out into the spotlight while Van Dyke's combo backs them up with lively grooves that are often heavy on bossa influences! The second half features larger orchestrations from The Metropole Orchestra -- a soaring big band who groove wonderfully, often in support of vocals from Murphy or Greetje Kauffeld, but also featuring instrumental solos from European players Ack Van Rooyen, Piet Nordijk, Ferdinand Povel, and others. The whole set is worth it alone for the vocals of Murphy -- because the record easily stands as some of his best work ever from this decade -- and given how great Mark was at the time, that's really saying a lot!
Small group titles include "Children Of The Sun", "So What", "Love Sick", "Sao Paulo", "Con Alma", "Seventh Day", and "Falling In Love With Love" -- and bigger group numbers include "Out Of This World", "My Shining Hour", "Let's Fall In Love", "Get Happy", "I'll Wind", "This Time The Dream's On Me", "Paper Moon", "One For My Baby", "Come Rain Or Come Shine", and "That Old Black Magic".
37 tracks in all! (And don't miss the Mark Murphy Happy Samba 7" -- which features different material from the same sessions!)
Metropole Orchestra, The* / The Louis Van Dyke Trio* – Metro's Midnight Music - Rare Jazz Tracks From The Dutch No's Radio Show 1970 - 75
Label:
Sonorama – Sonorama L-16
Format:
2 × Vinyl, LP, Gatefold
Country:
Germany
Released:
2006
Genre:
Jazz
Style:
Tracklist
A1 –The Louis Van Dyke Trio* & Various Sao Paulo
A2 –The Louis Van Dyke Trio* & Various Love Sick
A3 –The Louis Van Dyke Trio* & Various But Not For Me
A4 –The Louis Van Dyke Trio* & Various Children Of The Sun
A5 –The Louis Van Dyke Trio* & Various So What
B1 –The Louis Van Dyke Trio* & Various The Summer Of '42
B2 –The Louis Van Dyke Trio* & Various Con Alma
B3 –The Louis Van Dyke Trio* & Various Falling In Love With Love
B4 –The Louis Van Dyke Trio* & Various Now Is The Time
B5 –The Louis Van Dyke Trio* & Various The Seventh Day
C1 –Metropole Orchestra, The* Introduction
C2 –Metropole Orchestra, The* Out Of This World
C3 –Metropole Orchestra, The* My Shining Hour
C4 –Metropole Orchestra, The* As Long As I Live
C5 –Metropole Orchestra, The* Stormy Weather
C6 –Metropole Orchestra, The* Let’s Fall In Love
C7 –Metropole Orchestra, The* Get Happy
C8 –Metropole Orchestra, The* Sleeping Bee
C9 –Metropole Orchestra, The* Ill Wind
C10 –Metropole Orchestra, The* Come Rain Or Come Shine
C11 –Metropole Orchestra, The* Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe
C12 –Metropole Orchestra, The* Get Happy
C13 –Metropole Orchestra, The* My Shining Hour Inst
C14 –Metropole Orchestra, The* Blues In The Night
C15 –Metropole Orchestra, The* The Man That Got Away
C16 –Metropole Orchestra, The* Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
C17 –Metropole Orchestra, The* This Time The Dream`s On Me
D1 –Metropole Orchestra, The* Last Night When We Were Young
D2 –Metropole Orchestra, The* Come Rain Or Come Shine
D3 –Metropole Orchestra, The* One For My Baby
D4 –Metropole Orchestra, The* Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
D5 –Metropole Orchestra, The* When The Sun Comes Out
D6 –Metropole Orchestra, The* Papermoon
D7 –Metropole Orchestra, The* I’ve Got The World On A String
D8 –Metropole Orchestra, The* Somewhere Over The Rainbow
D9 –Metropole Orchestra, The* Finale
Credits
Arranged By – Jerry Van Rooyen, Rob Pronk
Bass [Louis Van Dyke Trio] – Jacques Schols
Conductor [Metropole Orchestra] – Dolf van der Linden
Drums [Louis Van Dyke Trio] – John Engels
Piano [Louis Van Dyke Trio] – Louis Van Dyke*
Producer – Joop De Roo
Soloist – Ack Van Rooyen, Dave Pike, Ferdinand Povel, Herb Geller, Piet Nordijk*, Toots Thielemans
Vocals – Eddie Jefferson, Greetje Kauffeld, Helen Merrill, Mark Murphy