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Jasper van't Hof:
Un Incontro Illusorio
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Challenge CHR 70093 |
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August 1998 in Bonefro/Italy
drums recorded May 2000 in Amsterdam/The Netherlands
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01: One O Four
02: Eather
03: Les Deux
04: Helium Speach
05: The Ultimate
06: No Pray
07: Bluff Waltz
08: Hymen
09: Balcony Zone
10: Douala
11: A Bad Knife Shaving
12: Balsam
13: Naves And Choir
14: Bam Booz
15: The Esteem Proceed
16: Umhblabla
17: Blue March
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Jasper continues his jazzy fantasies on the small Italian church organ
of the Chiesa de Santa Maria delle Rose in Bonefro, the first impressions of
which were issued in 1998 as "Un Mondo Illusorio". The big difference and,
take it for sure, a novelty in the jazz recording history, is the means of
dubbing, which is commonly used in the pop scene. Jasper has recorded all
his titles in August 1998, whereas Joey Baron has played his part in a
studio in Amsterdam in May 2000.
Jasper shows that he has the great talent to feel the music: he creates
sounds that let you feel that he feels it. His approach to the pipe organ is
unique. He is able to produce onomatopoeia, letting water drops fall down or
leaves rustle in the wind. Then he is swinging like on a dance floor, or,
somewhat later, you believe listening to a hurdy-gurdy.
The result is all the more astonishing as the organ of this small Italian
church is not what we would call a masterpiece. It's a mediocre instrument with
just one manual. Hein on the liner notes speaks of the clear sounding organ.
Sorry, the sound of this instrument does not confirm his opinion. Most important however for the
music of Jasper is that he has adopted the skills of this small organ, that
this organ expresses excatly what his player wants. And that is masterly.
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