[DXD][OF] REF Trio - Born To Be Blue - 2017 (Jazz)

Rob van Kreeveld - piano
Edwin Corzilius - double bass
Frits Landesbergen - vibraphone

REF TRIO
I had been toying with the idea for a long time. I wanted to create a recording
showing that the vibes can have a big warm sound and that it is possible to play
'beautiful music' on the instrument. The vibes is an instrument which lends itself for
virtuoso music. Examples enough, Lionel Hampton, Terry Gibbs...But how about the
melancholy side of the instrument, has that ever been fully explored?
A chamber ensemble seemed to me to be the best setting for realizing the sound I
had in mind. I contacted master pianist Rob van Kreeveld and long time friend and
superb bassist Edwin Corzilius to help me with the project. It turned out to be a
dream team. The music came to us so easily. The ballads and waltzes turned out
exactly as how I had pictured it; warm and relaxed, keeping the song central.
As a musician one always has wishes. One hopes to get to play in certain places, or
play with one’s musical heroes... I have been most fortunate in my career, as many
of the things I wished for when I was young, actually did happen. And now this new
“mature” wish has been made possible by Peter Bjørnild and Frans de Rond, two
producers with an incredible big hart for music and sound.
Thank you Rob, Edwin, Peter and Frans, I am so very happy with the result, I believe
we have created some beautiful music.
Frits Landesbergen