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Mundell's Moods: Mundell Lowe & Hendrik Meurkens
by Jim Santella
On this recent release, ”Body and Soul” is performed as a duo. Mundell Lowe’s fluid guitar and Hendrik Meurkens’ sensitive harmonica bring this stirring standard into focus, reminding us that classic songs deserve our utmost respect. Most of the album places the quintet in a mainstream format that represents the last 50 years of jazz as viewed from afar. Long a champion of straight-ahead bebop, Hendrik Meurkens drives straight ahead with vibraphone for six tracks and harmonica for three. Lowe’s ...
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