{"product_id":"sl1059a-growing-up","title":"Growing Up","description":"\u003cem\u003eGrowing Up: Simon Rigter Plays Ballads\u003c\/em\u003e is Saxophone Player Simon Rigter's second album from Sound Liaison at NativeDSD. It follows his earlier Jazz Quintet recording of \u003cem\u003eWild Man Blues\u003c\/em\u003e - a Live Recording with a Studio Audience of the Music of Louis Armstrong.\r\n\r\nOn the new album titled \u003cem\u003eGrowing Up\u003c\/em\u003e, Rigter and his Jazz Quintet changes their focus to familiar ballads. Including \u003cem\u003eThings We Did Last Summer \u003c\/em\u003eby Sammy Cahn \u0026amp; Jule Styne, \u003cem\u003ePeople Time\u003c\/em\u003e by Benny Carter, \u003cem\u003eAngel Eyes (from the film Jennifer)\u003c\/em\u003e by Matt Dennis \u0026amp; Earl Brent, \u003cem\u003eGrowing Up\u003c\/em\u003e by Cees Slinger and \u003cem\u003eChelsea Bridge\u003c\/em\u003e by Billy Strayhorn.\r\n\r\nFrom the opening of '\u003cem\u003eThings We Did Last Summer\u003c\/em\u003e' to the closing '\u003cem\u003eChelsea Bridge\u003c\/em\u003e' the sound of Simon Rigter's tenor saxophone on these carefully selected compositions, awakes a wealth of feelings; melancholy, tenderness, compassion and warmth. It's passion with controlled emotion, it’s a sound somewhere between a smile and a tear, a sound that touches your heart.\r\n\r\nThe amiable comping of Vincent Koning, Karel Boehlee’s superb interplay, Cas Jiskoot and Joost van Schaik’s compassionate rhythmic foundation, makes the required arch form; solo-duo-quartet-duo-solo, feel like a spontaneous ballad suite.\r\n\r\n\u003cem\u003e\"Since I was a child music has been fascinating to me. I'm on a never-ending quest searching for the essence. I have realized that you don't have to come up with something new all the time. What’s important is that you play spontaneously. I prefer playing in small clubs where I can seek freedom and take risks, where music can be spontaneous and intimate at the same time. Jazz is 'up close \u0026amp; personal' music. In that respect, Studio 2 is ideal for recording. The hall’s warm and intimate sound as well as its special historic vibe practically compels spontaneous creation.\" -- Simon Rigter\u003c\/em\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimon Rigter - Tenor Saxophone\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eVincent Koning - Guitar (Tracks 2,6)\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eKarel Boehlee - Piano (Tracks 3,4,5)\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eCas Jiskoot - Double Bass (Tracks 3,4)\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\u003cstrong\u003eJoost van Schaik - Drums (Tracks 3,4)\u003c\/strong\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Arch Manifesto\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\nEach recording starts and ends with the main artist alone in the hall, the only interplay being the acoustics of the hall and his mind. No audience is present except the ghosts from the past. The music must create an Arch, going from the single-instrument performance to the more complex band performance and back to the last solo performance. The same principle goes for the engineering; each recording starts out with only one Josephson C700S 3-channel stereo microphone. As the music gains in complexity more microphones may be deployed, the only limit being the imagination and technical skills of the recording engineer. The producer and engineer must aim to make the album have a unifying sound, despite the different recording techniques employed.","brand":"Sound Liaison","offers":[{"title":"DXD 24 Bit \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739667870020,"sku":"SL1059A-22","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 64 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739667902788,"sku":"SL1059A-14","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 128 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739667935556,"sku":"SL1059A-15","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 256 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739667968324,"sku":"SL1059A-16","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC 192 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739668001092,"sku":"SL1059A-6","price":20.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC 96 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":56739668033860,"sku":"SL1059A-7","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 512 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57339155087684,"sku":"SL1059A-21","price":35.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/7900\/2436\/files\/SL1059A.jpg?v=1778489253","url":"https:\/\/www.nativedsd.com\/products\/sl1059a-growing-up","provider":"NativeDSD Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}