Reinier Voet & Pigalle44 - Ballade pour la nuit (2019) [Official Digital Download - DXD 24/352 plus]

"Ballade pour la nuit (Ballad For The Night)" is an album that brings you a tribute to the music of Django Reinhardt which our listeners have referred to as “jazzy”, “gypsy”, “swing” and “the best”. On the album, lead guitarist Reinier Voet and Kain van Kooten on violin are supported by Jan Brouwer on rhythm guitar and Jet Stevens on double bass. Voet’s guitar and van Kooten’s violin playing truly swings with Brouwer and Stevens laying down a solid foundation for each selection. This is musical playing at its best with sound quality to match. If you need an album that shows off the One Microphone Recording style, this could be the ticket.

Note by Reinier Voet:
I would say I have been as much influenced by Jim Hall and Wes Montgomery as Django Reinhardt but I started out listening to Django, he was my first love, he was the reason I picked up the guitar. My dad had some Django and other jazz records as well as some records with traditional Eastern European gypsy music. Somehow that music spoke more to me than the pop music of the day that my friends were listening to. I taught myself at first but eventually did end up studying Jazz at the Royal Conservatory of the Netherlands. Later I also accompanied gypsy jazz guitar masters like Fapy Lafertin and Jimmy Rosenberg. I learned a lot from these guys, but also from listening to more modern guitar players in that style, like Birèli Lagrene and Boulou Ferré. Maybe the most important lesson from these masters has been that, as Kenny Werner says "Innovation is the Tradition", they encouraged me to find my own voice and not to be afraid of incorporating my other influences in my version of 'Jazz Manouche'. After all Django listened to Charlie Christian and Charlie Christian listened to Django!

The roles in this quartet are clearly defined, maybe you could say that the solid rhythm guitarist Jan Brouwer and steady bassist Jet Stevens represents the tradition, they know how to hold a groove, they have a deep pocket, the beat is completely secure in their hands. Karin van Kooten’s playing is refreshing. She has her own voice. So often in our field of music violin players tend to copy a bunch of Stephane Grappelli licks and then think they are set to go. Not so with Karin, she respects the tradition but dares to incorporate outside influences from classical to modern jazz music. So, getting back to Kenny Werner, she represents the innovation. I loved this whole process of recording with only one mic, it seems so well suited to this music, it’s back to basics, but what a sound! Nothing basic about that.

Tracklist:

01 - Douce Ambiance
02 - Paquito
03 - Ballade Pour La Nuit
04 - What Is This Thing Called Love
05 - Calcutti Calcutta
06 - Complainte De La Butte & Valerian Valse
07 - Ou Es-Tu, Mon Amour?
08 - Zavatta Swing
09 - My Room
10 - Minor Swing

Produced by Peter Bjørnild. Engineered & Mastered by by Frans de Rond.
Recorded on January 13, 2019 at M.C.O, Studio 2, Hilversum, The Netherlands.

Musicians:
Reinier Voet - guitar
Karin van Kooten - violin
Jan Brouwer - rhythm guitar
Jet Stevens - double bass

Original recording format DXD 352,8 kHz - Premium
All other formats are converted versions of the original.



Thanks to the Original customer!