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“Rob Agerbeek is a Dutch pianist who has worked with the Dutch Jazz Orchestra and American tenor saxophonist George Coleman. For this trio album for Venus Records, he got together with his regular band—bassist Harry Emmery and drummer Ben Schroeder – on July 6 and 7, 2005, at Studio 44 in Monster, Holland. Agerbeek approaches the session as an all-rounder, devoting himself to standards as well as hard bop, bop, soul jazz and Latin elements. His enthusiastic arrangement of Leon Russell's “This Masquerade” combines influences from Red Garland and Harold Mabern, while his dreamy interpretation of Django Reinhardt's “Nuages” comes across as restrained and with a certain playfulness. Agerbeek's driving hard bop arrangement of Dizzy Gillespie's “Birks Works” features an outstanding solo by Emmery, while his interpretation of the trumpeter's “Tin Tin Deo” also sparkles with energy. One of the best tracks, however, is his lively interpretation of pianist David Hazeltine's “Waltzing At Suite One,” in which Schroeder starts with brushes and then switches to sticks as the performance gains momentum. Producer Tetsuo Hara obviously quickly recognized the potential in the experienced pianist's music..."(Ken Dryden, AllMusic)
LP 1
Side A1. Besame Mucho2. This Masquerade3. Birks Works4. I'm Old Fashioned
Side B1. Once I Loved2. Mantica3. Waltzing At Suite One
LP 2
Side C1. The Very Thought of You2. Nuages3. Trouble In Mind4. Tin Tin Deo
Side D1. Satin Doll2. Sometime I Feel Like A Motherless Child3. Bittersweet4. Alone Together