Growing Up - Simon Rigter plays ballads
From the opening of Things We Did Last Summer to the closing Chelsea Bridge, the sound of Simon Rigter's tenor saxophone on these carefully selected compositions awakes a wealth of feelings; melancholy, tenderness, compassion and warmth. It's passion with controlled emotion, it’s a sound somewhere between a smile and a tear, a sound that touches your heart.
The amiable comping of Vincent Koning, Karel Boehlee’s superb interplay, Cas Jiskoot and Joost van Schaik’s compassionate rhythmic foundation, makes the required arch form; solo-duo-quartet-duo-solo, feel like a spontaneous ballad suite.
Simon Rigter - Tenor saxophone, Vincent Koning - Guitar (2,6), Karel Boehlee - Piano (3,4,5), Cas Jiskoot - Double bass (3,4), Joost van Schaik - Drums (3,4).
Since I was a child, music has been fascinating to me. I'm on a never-ending quest searching for the essence. I have realized that you don't have to come up with something new all the time. What’s important is that you play spontaneously. I prefer playing in small clubs where I can seek freedom and take risks, where music can be spontaneous and intimate at the same time. Jazz is up close & personal music. In that respect, Studio 2 is ideal for recording. The hall’s warm and intimate sound as well as its special historical vibe practically compels spontaneous creation.Simon Rigter
This recording session took place in the now legendary Studio 2, situated in the building of the Dutch Music Center of Broadcasters (MCO). The studio has remained in its original form since it was built in 1929. It has hosted a wealth of prominent artists amongst others Jazz at the Philharmonic with Lester Young, Oscar Peterson, Roy Eldridge, and Ella Fitzgerald in 1953. And somehow their presence is felt.
'Growing Up' is recorded at MCO, Studio 2 Hilversum, The Netherlands.
Original format DXD 352kHz. This is partly a One Mic recording.
This album is released in the spring of 2024.
Click here to buy the album in The Netherlands. For international shipments please get in touch with Simon.