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The Art Van Damme Quintet • The Gentle Art Of Art



Called “The hippest cat ever to Swing an accordion”, Art Van Damme was born in the small town of Norway, Michigan in 1920. The 40’s and 50’s saw the classically trained Van Damme revolutionize the way the accordion was played, removing it from its stereotyped role as a polka playmate; in 1947 Van Damme made the cover of the prestigious jazz magazine Downbeat and was voted “Top Accordionist” 10 years in a row. He starred on such popular American TV programs as “Today”, “The Dinah Shore Show”, and “The Tonight Show”, and toured Europe some 40 times. With his decision to combine guitar and vibes with accordion, Van Dam’s groups developed a unique sound early-on. His recordings with MPS were some of his best, given the company’s predilection of allowing the musicians a free hand. As one reviewer put it, Van Damme played “…right-hand runs with a velocity and lightness of touch that defied the presumed limitations of the instrument, consistently emphasizing the lyric contours of a melodic phrase rather than the lightning technical flourishes that led up to it.”

Ecstasy, The Gentle Art of Art, and Lullaby in Ryhthm were recorded in 1967-68 with the MPS “house” rhythm section at that time, German bassist Peter White, and Swiss drummer Charly Antolini. Van Damme brought along his Chicago compatriot, guitarist Freddy Rundquist, and German vibes player Herbert Thusek was added to the mix to keep the front-line guitar-vibes-accordion “Van Damme sound” intact. The three albums offer a wide range of standards played with taste and unpretentious virtuosity.
https://www.mps-music.com/releases/the-gentle-art-of-art/

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Llamado "el gato más moderno que jamás haya tocado un acordeón", Art Van Damme nació en la pequeña ciudad de Norway, Michigan, en 1920. En los años 40 y 50, Van Damme, de formación clásica, revolucionó la forma de tocar el acordeón, sacándolo de su papel estereotipado de compañero de polca; en 1947, Van Damme fue portada de la prestigiosa revista de jazz Downbeat y fue votado "Mejor Acordeonista" 10 años seguidos. Actuó en programas de televisión estadounidenses tan populares como "Today", "The Dinah Shore Show" y "The Tonight Show", y realizó unas 40 giras por Europa. Con su decisión de combinar la guitarra y el vibráfono con el acordeón, los grupos de Van Dam desarrollaron desde el principio un sonido único. Sus grabaciones con MPS fueron algunas de las mejores, dada la predilección de la compañía por dar libertad a los músicos. Como dijo un crítico, Van Damme tocaba "...las ejecuciones de la mano derecha con una velocidad y una ligereza de tacto que desafiaban las presuntas limitaciones del instrumento, enfatizando constantemente los contornos líricos de una frase melódica en lugar de los relámpagos técnicos que conducían a ella".

Ecstasy, The Gentle Art of Art y Lullaby in Ryhthm se grabaron en 1967-68 con la sección rítmica "de la casa" de MPS en aquel momento, el bajista alemán Peter White, y el batería suizo Charly Antolini. Van Damme trajo consigo a su compatriota de Chicago, el guitarrista Freddy Rundquist, y el intérprete de vibráfono alemán Herbert Thusek se añadió a la mezcla para mantener intacto el "sonido Van Damme" de guitarra-vibráfono-acordeón de primera línea. Los tres álbumes ofrecen una amplia gama de estándares interpretados con gusto y virtuosismo sin pretensiones.
https://www.mps-music.com/releases/the-gentle-art-of-art/


 



Tracklist:
A1 - Cute - 2:50
A2 - One Morning In May - 2:50
A3 - The Gentle Art Of Love - 2:52
A4 - Please Don´t Talk About Me - 2:50
A5 - I Wished On The Moon - 2:35
A6 - I Concentrate On You - 2:28
B1 - Chicago - 2:50
B2 - Moxi - 3:25
B3 - Just In Time - 2:20
B4 - It´s Over - 2:50
B5 - Speak Low - 3:00
B6 - I Cover The Waterfront - 3:05


Credits:
    Accordion – Art Van Damme
    Bass – Peter Witte
    Drums – Charly Antolini
    Guitar – Freddie Rundquist
    Layout – C. Revellio KG
    Liner Notes – Hans J. Maurer
    Photography By – Josef Werkmeister
    Producer, Engineer – Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer
    Recorded By – Willi Fruth
    Vibraphone – Heribert Thusek


Notes:
Recorded: SABA-Tonstudio, Villingen/Black Forest, March 1967




Label: SABA ‎– SB 15 114 ST
Released: 1967
Genre: Jazz
 
 
 
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