Jazz Articles about Metropole Orchestra

Metropole Orkest: Perfect Vision - The Esquivel Sound

by Angelo Leonardi
September 30, 2014

Gli universi paralleli esistono, perlomeno in musica. Negli anni dal 1958 al 1962 il jazz statunitense ha vissuto una fase innovativa così ricca e variegata da assorbire totalmente gli appassionati (fino a oggi), portandoli a tralasciare quanto coesisteva nel vicino universo della pop music. In quegli anni l'industria discografica aveva scoperto il potenziale suggestivo del suono stereofonico e martellava la massa dei consumatori puntando su slogan come “Full Dimensional Stereo," “Living Stereo" o “Stereo Action." Nacquero così molte ...

The Metropole Orchestra: Tabloid Suite

by Jack Bowers
December 3, 2004

The Netherlands Metropole Orchestra, formed in 1945 by Dolf van der Linden, was inspired by and patterned after bandleader Paul Whiteman's seminal Concert Jazz Orchestra, for which Ferde Grofé served as chief arranger from 1919-33. It was Grofé who orchestrated George Gershwin's groundbreaking “Rhapsody in Blue" in 1924 and his Concerto in F for piano and orchestra the following year, and who wrote a number of picturesque tone poems for Whiteman's ensemble including the Madison Square Garden Suite, Ode to ...

Metropole Orkest: Conducted by Rob Pronk

by Jack Bowers
November 22, 2004

Although mentioning Rob Pronk's name to jazz fans here in the States would presumably elicit no more than blank stares, musicians--especially those in the Netherlands--know him well, as Pronk has been a renowned jazz luminary in that country for many years, earning the prestigious Nordring Radio Prize in 1981 and Blaupunkt Music Award in 1988 for his composing and arranging prowess.

To help celebrate Pronk's seventy-fifth birthday, the Netherlands Metropole Orchestra (Metropole Orkest), for whom he was named principal guest ...

Metropole Orchestra / Bart van Lier: Twilight Time

by Jack Bowers
August 1, 1999

The Netherlands Metropole Orchestra, which spends much of its studio time supporting well–known Jazz musicians from other countries, showcases one of its own, the buttery–toned trombonist Bart van Lier, on Twilight. Van Lier, a master of his instrument if ever there was one, has long been a mainstay in the Metropole Orchestra (and many other top–flight big bands in Europe including those led by Peter Herbolzheimer). As for his playing, composer/arranger Bill Holman describes it concisely and flawlessly in the ...