NEVER MIND JAZZ BAND

REVIEW BY DICK LUKER, ONTARIO, CANADA

Finally with several jazz people and musicians along with me, listening to both the two old LP’S from so many years ago plus the new one we have all agreed about most facets of the new one.

1. I had always considered the original Lps wonderful and ranked with the top 5 Dutch traditional bands, starting with Peter’s D.S.C. and Dixieland Pipers etc.
   BUT: It has gotten better and more exciting and more varied (with the use of vocal harmonies,which is very prevalent in U.S. jazz festivals these days).
2. Also we liked the use of lead cornet rather than trumpet, use of novelty instruments such as slide whistle and sopranino recorder.
3. Maturity in arrangements , as such, whether head or charts is quite noticeable. Much thought has gone into these varied tunes, stomps, blues, and rarely heard ones, such as Blue Blood Blues, Minor Drag, Struggle Buggy, etc.
4. Tuba is fantastic, as is the banjo, reeds sumptuous, cornet much more powerful and “creative” and takes more “chances” than the old LP showed. Trombone, full, warm and very expressive, never overshadowing other horns or banjo.

I realize that wonderful players such as Bert Boeren are world class, but I believe the DSC today as does Papa Bue, Chris Barber and others are tending to stray from the old tunes and the old style(s).

One cannot improve on Brahms or Chopin by making their music more avant guard and I believe you have the perfect combination of today and yesterday.

All in all, this is one great band, and can only continue to inspire many jazz groups world wide.

My and my friends humble opinion.

Richard J. Luker, Jazzologist, Canada.REVIEW BY DICK LUKER, ONTARIO, CANADA

Finally with several jazz people and musicians along with me, listening to both the two old LP’S from so many years ago plus the new one we have all agreed about most facets of the new one.

1. I had always considered the original Lps wonderful and ranked with the top 5 Dutch traditional bands, starting with Peter’s D.S.C. and Dixieland Pipers etc.
   BUT: It has gotten better and more exciting and more varied (with the use of vocal harmonies,which is very prevalent in U.S. jazz festivals these days).
2. Also we liked the use of lead cornet rather than trumpet, use of novelty instruments such as slide whistle and sopranino recorder.
3. Maturity in arrangements , as such, whether head or charts is quite noticeable. Much thought has gone into these varied tunes, stomps, blues, and rarely heard ones, such as Blue Blood Blues, Minor Drag, Struggle Buggy, etc.
4. Tuba is fantastic, as is the banjo, reeds sumptuous, cornet much more powerful and “creative” and takes more “chances” than the old LP showed. Trombone, full, warm and very expressive, never overshadowing other horns or banjo.

I realize that wonderful players such as Bert Boeren are world class, but I believe the DSC today as does Papa Bue, Chris Barber and others are tending to stray from the old tunes and the old style(s).

One cannot improve on Brahms or Chopin by making their music more avant guard and I believe you have the perfect combination of today and yesterday.

All in all, this is one great band, and can only continue to inspire many jazz groups world wide.

My and my friends humble opinion.

Richard J. Luker, Jazzologist, Canada.