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05-20-2021, 06:52 AM #1Dutchbopper Guest
Boy, do we have some great jazz guitarists in the Netherlands. (The late) Wim Overgaauw, Jesse van Ruller, Martijn van Iterson, Stochelo and Jimmy Rosenberg ... and ... Eef Albers. He is not very well known abroad. He does not play straight ahead jazz often - he's more of a fusion guy - but when he does he invariably blows me away. Here is an old recording with the Metropole Orchestra from 1988. The tune is "Moment's Notice."
Eef's incredible solo has been transcribed in the second video.
Enjoy!
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05-20-2021 06:52 AM
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I've known Eef when he was part of the staff at the Hilversum/NL Conservatory back in the 80's .... very impressive player with unbelievable chops and he could really burn - spent some memorable evenings in Hilversum listening to him and Wim Overgaauw tearing it up.....
check out his solo on "Giant Steps" with the Peter Herbolzheimer Bigband :
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05-20-2021, 08:03 AM #3Dutchbopper GuestOriginally Posted by gitman
DB
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He sounds great
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05-20-2021, 08:29 AM #5Dutchbopper GuestOriginally Posted by Greentone
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He has a rather wide stylistic palette:
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05-21-2021, 03:53 AM #7DaShigsta Guest
First time I saw/heard Eef was back in 1979 with Herbolzheimer. He's been around...
EEF ALBERS discography (top albums) and reviews
Originally Posted by Dutchbopper
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05-21-2021, 04:01 AM #8DaShigsta Guest
NL... Not just limited to Jazz... Don't forget Peter Tiehuis, Akkerman... etc.
When I first heard Stern on We Want Miles I thought it was Eef Albers, who was into that style of playing and sound years before Mike came on.
Originally Posted by Dutchbopper
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Eef also played the solo in the end tune for "Zeg 'ns aaa", a Dutch television show from 1981. I had just bought my first classical guitar and that tune was my first encounter with the sound of jazz guitar. Fantastic short solo, can't find it on the internet unfortunately.
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Do any of you Dutchies know Guido Schijen? He runs Tune Up in Haarlem.
I was a young rock punk when I took a few lessons from him but Guido was trying to reach me some jazz stuff. It just wasn't where I was at the time unfortunately.
Being older had mellowed me and here I am
He's a very nice guy btw...
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Originally Posted by Dutchbopper
I applied, took the test and they let me in ! With all the guys from the Metropole Orchest, The Skymasters etc. in town and still not a very large school it was the best choice, really.
Hilversum is a rather small town with not too many nighttime distractions if you get my drift ... Eef was my teacher for about 3 months and then he just didn't come back - he chose to stay at home and practice. Instead I had lessons from Henk Elkerbout, Henk Sprenger, Jan Huidts, Wim Overgaauw, Victor Kaihatu, Cees Smal, Jean-Louis Knapper ... formative 5 years and I learned stuff to last me 2 lifetimes.
Eef was part of the Herbolzheimer crew for a few years so there surely are more tracks with his playing.
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Originally Posted by Cunamara
Inspiring!
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05-22-2021, 04:31 PM #13DaShigsta GuestOriginally Posted by gitman
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Way back in the late 70s, a Dutch bass player friend of mine gave me an LP of Eef Albers, called Blue Capricorn. It has instrumental versions of some pop songs of the day such as Could It Be Magic and Feelings, elevated into works of art by his exceptional playing - plus the title track, one of his own compositions and by far the best piece of music on the album. I still dig it out and play it from time to time, since the quality of the playing is stellar. I'm happy to hear that he's still active and I'm amazed he isn't much better known, his playing is world class.
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I saw Eef playing at Zeeheldenfestival in The Hague, Netherlands in 2017. I’d never heard of him before but was surprised he’s not more famous and loved his playing. I’ve just put up a couple of short videos I recorded there … wish I’d filmed the whole set!
Last edited by XISTH; 04-12-2022 at 04:47 AM.
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Originally Posted by gitman
And Nick Vollebregt's jazz café was and is at bicycling distance
I only know the place from the weekly live jazz program on what was then called Hilversum 3, after the Soul Show I never missed. Things have changed but apparently they still broadcast a weekly live show.
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