Art Van Damme • In The Black Forest

 

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.”
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Art Van Damme, llamado "el gato más moderno que jamás haya tocado un acordeón", 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 estereotipado papel de compañero de polca; en 1947, Van Damme fue portada de la prestigiosa revista de jazz Downbeat y fue elegido "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 guitarra y vibráfono con 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 dejar vía libre a los músicos. En palabras de un crítico, Van Damme tocaba "...las ejecuciones de la mano derecha con una velocidad y ligereza de toque que desafiaban las supuestas limitaciones del instrumento, enfatizando constantemente los contornos líricos de una frase melódica más que los relámpagos técnicos que conducían a ella".
https://www.mps-music.com/releases/art-in-the-black-forest/

Colaborador / Contributor:  Pierre

Tracks:
A1 - I Got Rhythm
Written-By – G. Gershwin*

A2 - Give Me The Simple Life
Written-By – Bloom*

A3 - All The Things You Are
Written-By – Kern/Hammerstein*

A4 - Pandora
Written-By – Steve Bennet

A5 - Love Me Or Leave Me
Written-By – Kahn*, Donaldson*

A6 - Pennies From Heaven
Written-By – Johnston*, Burke*

B1 - Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Written-By – Russell*, Ellington*

B2 - Lover Man
Written-By – Davis*, Sherman*, Ramires*

B3 - If I Had You
Written-By – Campbell*, Connelly*, Shapiro*

B4 - Avalon
Written-By – Jolson*, de Sylva*, Rose*

B5 - Day In, Day Out
Written-By – Mercer*, Bloom*

B6 - For Sale
Written-By – Dave Milton


Credits:
    Accordion – Art Van Damme
    Bass – Peter Witte
    Drums – Charly Antolini
    Guitar – Fred Rundquist*
    Vibraphone – Heribert Thusek

Label:    MPS Records – MPS 15 172 ST, MPS Records – MPS 15 172
Released:    1968
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Swing
https://www.discogs.com/release/3410418-Art-Van-Damme-Quintet-Art-In-The-Black-Forest

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