Artist: The Flatlands Collective
Album: Maatjes
Label: Clean Feed
Year Of Release: 2008
Format: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
1. Mission Rocker
2. Micro Mood
3. Partially Overdone
4. Maatjes 1
5. In D Flat Minor
6. Druil
7. Phil’s Tesora
8. The Gate
9. Maatjes 2
10. Scirocco Song
Personnel:
Frank Rosaly – Drums
Fred Lonberg-Holm – Cello
James Falzone – Clarinet
Jason Roebke – Double Bass
Jeb Bishop – Trombone
Jorrit Dijkstra – Alto Saxophone
They were once thought of as completely separate, but there are now definite connections between the jazz scenes of some American and European cities. The album MAATJES is the result of collaborations between cutting-edge performers from Chicago and Holland. Netherlands expatriate Jorrit Dijkstra (alto saxophone, electronics) got together with trombonist Jeb Bishop (Vandermark 5), cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm (Vandermark 5 and many jazz, rock, and improvisational contexts), and others for a fusion of free jazz interplay and minimalist trancelike patterns.
~ Mark Keresman
