The Story
The chromatic harmonica may look like a simple toy or a novelty but it is actually one of the most difficult of all
instruments to play. Stating a bebop melody with the ease of a saxophonist has only been achieved by a small handful of jazz harmonica players, most notably Toots Thielemans and Hendrik Meurkens.
For his new project 'The Jazz Meurkengers', Meurkens decided that a new swinging jazz album was long overdue so he contacted pianist Steve Ash, bassist Chris Berger and drummer Andy Watson to help him deliver the hard-bop groove of Winton Kelly, Jimmy Cobb and Wes Montgomery.
The album features four standards, five Meurkens originals and special guests Ed Cherry and Nick Hampton.
Track Listing
- A Slow One
- Belgian Beer At Dawn
- A Lullaby For Benny
- Silverâs Serenade
- Meurksâ Mood
- Dreamsville
- If I Were A Bell
- A Tear For Toots
- Smada
Additional Details
Label: Cellar Live
Genre: Jazz
Run Time: 53:44 mins
Region: 0
Release Date: 03/29/24
UPC: 875531025705
Description
The chromatic harmonica may look like a simple toy or a novelty but it is actually one of the most difficult of all
instruments to play. Stating a bebop melody with the ease of a saxophonist has only been achieved by a small handful of jazz harmonica players, most notably Toots Thielemans and Hendrik Meurkens.
For his new project 'The Jazz Meurkengers', Meurkens decided that a new swinging jazz album was long overdue so he contacted pianist Steve Ash, bassist Chris Berger and drummer Andy Watson to help him deliver the hard-bop groove of Winton Kelly, Jimmy Cobb and Wes Montgomery.
The album features four standards, five Meurkens originals and special guests Ed Cherry and Nick Hampton.
Track Listing
- A Slow One
- Belgian Beer At Dawn
- A Lullaby For Benny
- Silverâs Serenade
- Meurksâ Mood
- Dreamsville
- If I Were A Bell
- A Tear For Toots
- Smada
Additional Details
Label: Cellar Live
Genre: Jazz
Run Time: 53:44 mins
Region: 0
Release Date: 03/29/24
UPC: 875531025705
