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Let's Get Swinging: Modern Jazz In Belgium 1950-1970

Label Sdban ‎– SDBANLP07
Format 2 x Vinyl, LP, 45 RPM, Compilation
Country Belgium
Released 14 Apr 2017
Genre Jazz
A1 Jack Sels African Dance 2:08
A2 Jon Eardley Subtroyan Influence 2:38
A3 René Thomas- Bobby Jaspar Quintet Bernie’s Taste 4:07
A4 Jacques Pelzer And His Young Stars Don’t Smile 3:58
A5 Philip Catherine& Robert Pernet Grelots 3:15
B1 Francy Boland Dark Eyes 3:46
B2 Saxorama& Jack Sels Minor 5 3:18
B3 Herman Sandy Quartet Digging Chick 2:51
B4 Fats Sadi Quartet Ensadinado 4:49
B5 Bobby Jaspar Quintet Clarinescapade 3:05
C1 The Clouds Cecilia 4:22
C2 Lucky Thompson& Jack Sels Sextet Minor Works 3:28
C3 Francy Boland Trio Night Lady 3:52
C4 Bobby Jaspar Coraline 2:33
C5 Jacques Pelzer Sextet There’ll Never Be Another You 3:58
D1 René Goldstein And His Group Witch Of Salem 3:19
D2 The Clouds Hall's Blues 4:46
D3 René Thomas Et Son Modern Group Get Happy 3:11
D4 Jacques Pelzer Quartet Work Song 3:52
D5 The St. Tropez Jazz Octett Let’s Get Swinging 2:55
Artwork [Cover Art] – Luc Hoenraet
Compiled By, Liner Notes – Lander Lenaerts
Producer – Stefaan 'sdban' Vandenberghe
Pre-1950s, Belgian jazz lovers had been starved of jazz music when it was banned from public life, going underground during the German occupation of WWII. However, jazz would soon go through a radical change when US jazz musicians such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk developed a new style called bebop or modern jazz. The big bands disappeared in favour of the small groups, the rhythms became more complex and improvisation was the new keyword. In Belgium, the epicentre of jazz shifted from Brussels to the industrial city of Liège in the east of the country. Inspired by the new sounds of Bird and Diz, a group of youngsters including Bobby Jaspar, René Thomas, Jacques Pelzer, ‘Fats’ Sadi Lallemand, Jack Sels and Francy Boland, joined each other in jam sessions and formed modern jazz combos.

But the complexities of modern jazz made larger audiences turn their backs on this new form of jazz and with very few working opportunities for the modern jazzmen in Belgium, most moved abroad to persue a career.

Even though the most talented Belgian jazz musicians lived abroad during the golden era of modern jazz, Belgium was not a complete jazz wasteland. Clubs like La Rose Noire and the Blue Note were the go-to places for touring musicians seeking an after-work jam session.

Due to the absence of its main players during the heydays of modern jazz, Belgium will not be remembered for a unique jazz sound or an extensive discography. However, the little country produced a number of highly talented musicians who played lead roles on the international jazz scene. ‘Let’s Get Swinging: Modern Jazz in Belgium 1950-1970’ retraces their steps and presents some of their finest works.

Let’s Get Swinging: Modern Jazz in Belgium 1950-1970 will be available on 7th April on Deluxe Edition 2CD and Gatefold 2LP on 180gr vinyl through Jazztime Europe and SDBAN Records. Includes extensive liner notes and plenty of photos from public and private archives.
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