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Goed in het gehoorliggend, vrolijk repertoire, te gekke solo's, mooie arrangementen. Na het succes van hun eertse Cd "Not the 7 Samurai" kon de tweede van Wild Bill & the Invisible Men niet uit blijven. Met "Wild Bill Strikes again - As Good as it Getz" heeft deze orgineele combinatie wederom voor een schot in de roos gezorgd. Aarzel niet en bestel de Cd nu (12,50 euro incl. reiskosten) geen geld voor zo veel plezier. De band is natuurlijk ook te boeken voor festivals en concerten.
*Wild Bill & the Invisible Men is a unique Jazz Septet. The repertoire is original with roots in the Jazz, Gospel, TV & Filmmusic. Great arrangments, fantastic solo's, a lot of humor. a must for all music lovers.
About the compositions and the process of composing:
Some of these tunes where written while I was taking a warm bath. I do this every morning and when I want to write a certain kind of piece or have a deadline, ideas come to me when I'm relaxed. My keyboard (a very cheap but wonderful Casio) is about two meters from the bath so when an idea comes to me I just hop out of the bath an write it down. A couple of other melodies came to me while I was riding my bike, -cooking a meal or -watching tv.
Of course these melodic bits or harmonic ideas are only the beginning of a composition.
Working out a tune can take from a couple of hours to days, weeks and even months. What I try to do is make a tune that is; fun to play, fun to improvise over and a joy to listen to. It must be reasonably easy to play (a good musician should be able to play it on site) but also have substance. What I like to hear is something that surprises me. Rooted in tradition but with originality.
Not being a very good piano player (lets face it: I'm a real bad piano player) is sometimes frustrating, but this forces me to really hear, sing or whistle what I want to write. As a result most of the tunes have easy, melodic melodies. I started writing most of these tunes in January of 2004 and I must say; it has been an absolute joy writing this stuff and an even greater joy hearing it come to life (thanks to a couple of great musicians). I hope you will enjoy it as well.
Sincerely yours,
Willem Kiewiet de Jonge
*Wild Bill & the Invisible Men is a unique Jazz Septet. The repertoire is original with roots in the Jazz, Gospel, TV & Filmmusic. Great arrangments, fantastic solo's, a lot of humor. a must for all music lovers.
About the compositions and the process of composing:
Some of these tunes where written while I was taking a warm bath. I do this every morning and when I want to write a certain kind of piece or have a deadline, ideas come to me when I'm relaxed. My keyboard (a very cheap but wonderful Casio) is about two meters from the bath so when an idea comes to me I just hop out of the bath an write it down. A couple of other melodies came to me while I was riding my bike, -cooking a meal or -watching tv.
Of course these melodic bits or harmonic ideas are only the beginning of a composition.
Working out a tune can take from a couple of hours to days, weeks and even months. What I try to do is make a tune that is; fun to play, fun to improvise over and a joy to listen to. It must be reasonably easy to play (a good musician should be able to play it on site) but also have substance. What I like to hear is something that surprises me. Rooted in tradition but with originality.
Not being a very good piano player (lets face it: I'm a real bad piano player) is sometimes frustrating, but this forces me to really hear, sing or whistle what I want to write. As a result most of the tunes have easy, melodic melodies. I started writing most of these tunes in January of 2004 and I must say; it has been an absolute joy writing this stuff and an even greater joy hearing it come to life (thanks to a couple of great musicians). I hope you will enjoy it as well.
Sincerely yours,
Willem Kiewiet de Jonge
