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GOLDENBLACK
BAILEO
JAZZ
unique series
GOLDENBLACK
BAILEO
JAZZ
unique series
GOLDENBLACK
BAILEO
JAZZ
Louis van Dijk
Louis van Dijk was born Arnold Ludwig van Dijk on November 27, 1941, in Amsterdam. He passed away on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020, in Laren.
Inspired by the playing of the church organist Piet van Egmond, Louis took piano lessons. After finishing high school, he studied piano and organ at the Amsterdam Conservatory, where his teachers were Jaap Callenbach and Simon C. Jansen.
He was inspired by the work of the Modern Jazz Quartet and jazz pianists such as Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell, and Bill Evans. He founded his first trio and won first prize at the Loosdrecht Jazz Competition in 1961. This was the beginning of Louis' versatile career.
Together with bassist Jacques Schols, drummer John Engels, and vibraphonist Carl Schulze, he recorded his first jazz album, "Louis van Dyke Trio/Quartet," on CBS in 1964 under the auspices of director John Vis. He accompanied various artists—alone or with his regular “Trio Louis van Dijk"—not only in the Netherlands.
Over the years, he performed with many excellent jazz musicians from Poland and abroad. He plays with Dizzy Gillespie, Thad Jones, Mark Murphy, Frank Rosolino, and Jean “Toots” Thielemans. Together with classical singer Elly Ameling, he caused a stir in America by releasing two LPs with songs by, among others: Gershwin, Jerome Kern, and Cole Porter.
With singers Madeline Bell, Ann Burton, and Rita Reys, singer-songwriter and pianist Jules de Corte, violinist and singer (daughter) Selma van Dijk, pianists Cor Bakker, Pim Jacobs, and Daniël Wayenberg, comedians Jenny Arean, Jasperina de Jong, and Conny Stuart, she gives concerts all over the Netherlands.
The 'Ann Burton with the Louis Van Dyke Trio - Blue Burton’, released in 1967, was a massive success in Japan. When doing 3 concerts in Japan in 2007 some people showed up crying because they finally saw Louis in real life for the first time.
He also frequently performed with flautists Thijs van Leer (from the band Focus), Chris Hinze and The Rosenberg Trio. The 'Louis Van Dyke - Plays Lennon-McCartney’ album from 1970 could be found on turntables in just about every home in Holland.
For this project Louis improvised on Beatles music in a tiny church in the countryside for a full night, assuring that no noise from traffic would ruin the recordings.
After the year 2000 Louis released several albums and ‘Chez Louis’ a live DVD - recorded in a French castle - on the Baileo Music Productions label.
The 'Moonlight In Vermont’ album was also recorded in a (sound proof) church in Holland, now in daytime.
All compositions were played only once, every recording was the first take.
One of Louis’ favourite sayings: 'The music notes automatically flow into a funnel on your head. You just have to pass them on.'
Johan Bakker: Louis van Dyke: “Miles Davis’ music is as moving as Bach’s." (2019)Van Dyke’s delicate playing will probably be heard from time to time, but nowadays he only plays because he likes it, not because he has to.
Moonlight In Vermont
TRACK LISTING
A1. I Could Have Danced All Night 5:07
A2 Sweet Georgia Fame 6:31
A3 Autumn In New York 7:26
A4 Delauney’s Dilemma 4:30
A5 It Never Entered My Mind 3:06
A6 Younger Than Springtime 6:29
B1 Moonlight In Vermont 6:52
B2 Softly As In A Morning Sunrise 5:09
B3 Little Girl Blue 3:43
B4 20 East-30 West 3:46
B5 Moonriver 2:12
Artist: LOUIS VAN DIJK
Album title: MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT
Album release: 31 May 2024
Label name: GOLDENBLACK BAILEO JAZZ
Label code: PV-B-GBJS-02-2025
EAN code: 5907046463217
Piano – LOUIS VAN DIJK
Recorded By, Mastered By –PAUL POUWER
Bass –EDWIN CORZILIUS
Drums – FRITS LANDESBERGEN
Mastered By – FRITS LANDESBERGEN, JEREON DE RIJK
Percussion – JEREON DE RIJK
Produced At – BAILEO MUSIC PRODUCTION
Recorded At – WILLIBRORD STUDIO
Mastered At – WILLIBRORD STUDIO
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- Jazz at its best
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Contemporary Jazz
- Almost an hour of jazz classics in a unique setting
- Limited edition of 300 pcs.
- 1 LP, 33 1/3 RPM, 180 grams
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