{"product_id":"jl019-cd-the-duke-book-the-music-of-duke-ellington-and-billy-strayhorn-pure-dsd","title":"The Duke Book: The Music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn [Pure DSD] (CD)","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAngelo Verploegen\u003c\/strong\u003e dazzled NativeDSD listeners with his Jazz trio and their Just Listen release \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Sweetest Sound\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. With \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Duke Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, he teams with drummer \u003cstrong\u003eJasper van Hulten\u003c\/strong\u003e to perform standards from the Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn catalogs.\r\n\r\nRather than the familiar full ensemble or full orchestra performance of these tracks, this is simply the horn player and the drummer. It is a memorable journey and these two fine Jazz musicians put their own stamp on some very familiar and popular compositions. Be sure to have a look at the rave reviews of this album in the Reviews Tab - and then pick up a copy in Stereo and 5 Channel Surround Sound Pure DSD 256 (or both)!\r\n\r\nThis is a \u003cstrong\u003ePure DSD\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e256\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eStereo \u0026amp; 5 Channel\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSurround Sound\u003c\/strong\u003e recording from Just Listen.  No equalization, mixing, compression or editing is used on this album. All DSD bit rates were created in the DSD Domain using Signalyst HQ Player 4 Pro mastering tools.\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eA Personal Note from Angelo Verploegen\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cem\u003e\"The Duke Book is about melody and rhythm, about sound and time, about exploring the music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn in all kinds of ways alongside exploring the sonorities of our instruments. Playing in numerous drum-less bands for some time now, I felt more and more the urge to investigate the possibilities of combining melody with only rhythm. And what better repertoire to do this with than Duke Ellington’s?\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003eEllington set the standard for melody, form, rhythm in the jazz idiom. So, when I was given the opportunity by label co-founder Jonas Sacks to make a new recording for Just Listen, I grabbed it with both hands and invited Jasper van Hulten to join me on this musical journey. Somehow Jasper’s musical intuition and incredible sensitivity fit my playing like a glove. His open mind, inventiveness and great dynamics make him a perfect match for this adventure.\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003eThis is the second collaboration with the outstanding Just Listen crew. My first encounter with their pure DSD recording was with my musical soulmates guitarist Ed Verhoeff and bassist Eric van der Westen doing the award-winning album The Sweetest Sound (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nativedsd.com\/albums\/JL009-the-sweetest-sound\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eJL009 Album Page\u003c\/a\u003e). No sound-equalizing, no mixing, no compressing, no editing applied here. Just the musicians in a beautiful medium-large concert hall, the best possible technical equipment and a great set of ears of producer and recording engineer Jared Sacks.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer's Note from Jared Sacks\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003e\"Flugelhorn and Drums…. A whole album? Both of you will have to be \u003cstrong\u003every good\u003c\/strong\u003e to keep the listener’s attention for the duration of a complete album. And yes, it is all very good. These boys needed no producing on my part. Setting up the microphones was also easy. A great space to play, two very musical minded players. I only needed to press record!\"\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eAngelo Verploegen, Flugelhorn\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eJasper Van Hulten, Drums\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Gq17UFtG2xA","brand":"Just Listen Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57308916711748,"sku":"JL019-CD","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/7900\/2436\/files\/JL019-1.jpg?v=1790082004","url":"https:\/\/www.nativedsd.com\/products\/jl019-cd-the-duke-book-the-music-of-duke-ellington-and-billy-strayhorn-pure-dsd","provider":"NativeDSD Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}