On Udo Pannekeet

• 1 Field Division 09:15
• 2 On 06:16
• 3 Nocturnal Visit 02:54
• 4 Leaves And The Sweeping Man 03:14
• 5 Wizard Of Wishaw 03:11
• 6 Will They Ever Fly 03:37
• 7 Entity 04:43
• 8 Albert's Path Is A Strange And Difficult One 04:53
• 9 Downfall 05:15
• 10 Spes Nostra 07:29
• Total Runtime 50:47

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It was seven years ago, that I played together with Jeroen and Pascal for the first time. In Spain. Castelló démpuries, an evening square at eleven o’clock. Summertime. Fantastic musicians. Open, sensitive, adventurous. With these men I wanted to create beautiful music.

Erwin was the saxophone player I was looking for. Intuitive, beyond thinking. A wonderfully deep tone, straight from the heart.

A musical idea was created instantaneously. The sound, acoustic by nature. I needed a different instrument myself. Something resembling a double bass, and a fretless bass guitar. A bass sound that would mix perfectly with piano: A six stringed semi acoustic bass guitar. Piet Visser built the bass. “we’ll throw it in the fire, if it turns out badly”, Piet said. It turned out well.

I have my own studio. I do not divert from it much. This recording, however, required a sublime grand piano. Fattoria Musica has one. The sound studio is situated on a hill in Osnabruck. It’s quiet there. Very quiet. Often, during recording, I do the technique myself. For this album, I decided to let someone else do that. I could focus entirely on playing. Chris Weeda thought alongside us, played alongside us. Udo quartet stella art toi blue-yellow toned +blur (1 of 1)

I can honestly say, that this feels like a personal album. A mark in my career. The first album I have produced and shaped myself: from start to finish. Hence, by way of exception: my own name on the cover.

I would like to add some words for my listener. But which words? If I were to write something about this music, I would have to start thinking about it. I enjoy thinking about music, but I do not enjoy thinking about my own creations. The only words I can say are: It’s here.

Udo Pannekeet, bass
Jeroen van Vliet, piano
Pascal Vermeer, drums
Erwin Vann, saxophones

Recorded by Chris Weeda at Fattoria Musica Osnabrück, Germany
Mastered by Darcy Proper at Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, The Netherlands
Mixed by Udo Pannekeet at Studio 47, Enkhuizen, The Netherlands
Produced by Udo Pannekeet

Udo Pannekeet
graduated from the Conservatory of Amsterdam. During his education he was part of the trio Isotope. In 2002 he started his own quintet Pitch Pine Project, featuring Martijn van Iterson, Tom Beek, Chris Strik en Rob van Bavel. The group got a lot of critical acclaim in the Netherlands as well as outside of it. Pitch Pine Project played at the North Sea Jazz Fetival twice, and in 2008 even performed with famous trumpet player Randy Brecker as a guest soloist.

Afterwards Udo became a member of the Tim Langedijk Trio, featuring Hans van Oosterhout on drums. He has been with them for over eight years now and they’ve released four CD’s, pianist Jasper van t’ Hof collaborating on the CD “November.”

As sideman Udo has played with many formations. He co-produced projects like Tom Beek’s Bigtime and Bliss as well as Ingeborg Helder’s Light Works. Udo teaches at the conservatories in Tilburg, Haarlem and Enschede.

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