Songs from The Art of...:
1. Largo *
2. Zava
3. Badinerie *
4. Kata Katak
5. Eihei-ji (remix)
6. Angel
7. Tenryu-ji Part 2 & 3
8. Cobra
9. Lucis

* Bach, adapted by Chris Hinze

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NEW ALBUM AND TOUR:
The Art of Baroque- Jazz- Dance & Worldmusic
(KYT 821)
Claron McFadden, Chris Hinze, Majid Bekkas & The Band

Video's:
Live video's from concert at De Duif (Amsterdam, Nov. 15 2009,
edited by Hans Meijer)
1. Largo
2. Kata Katak

Video's from Vrije Geluiden (VPRO Television, Nov. 8 2009):
1. Bright
2. interview with Chris and Claron
3. Largo

Line up:
Chris Hinze: all flutes
Claron McFadden: coloratura soprano
Majid Bekkas: oud, guembri, galengo & vocals  
Coen Molenaar: keyboards & programming  
Remco v.d. Sluis: drums
Tjakina Oosting: cello

Special guests on the album:
Roeland Duijne, Eva v.d. Poll: cello
Michael Brecker: tenor solo "The Queen"
Charlie Mariano: alto solo "Lucis"
Junkie XL: programming & mix "Tenryuji, Eiheiji, The Queen, Lucis"
Jesse van Ruller: guitar "Lucis"
Stephan Braun: cello solo "Cobra"
Hans Pootjes & Frank Hameleers: gregorian vocals "Lucis, Angel"
The Tenryuji & Eiheiji Zen Monks: vocals "Tenryuji, Eiheiji"


De Duif Amsterdam, Nov. 15 2009 (photo's by Dick Klooster) and Azul Studio Ibiza 2009

Liner notes:
Well; dear listeners, 40 years of Chris Hinze... What shall I say...? If you have to believe the press release, I’ve been around for quite some years now. Finally an anniversary; but I don’t like anniversaries... So; No anniversary for me! They also write that I’ve recorded over 70 albums... That could be. But inherent in our profession you always look ahead, and you’re always working on a new production for the next season. And… I allways have plenty of ideas!
The theatre tour with Claron McFadden was the cause for (among others, due to her enormous many-sidedness) making a compilation CD very varied in styles. We actually only wanted to make a compilation CD with pieces that I’d recorded with her on several CD’s in the years before. But the addition of Majid Bekkas to the tour and the enthusiasm of all musicians made me decide to record more new pieces. The result: A CD with styles that vary from Baroque to Jazz and from Dance to world music. A CD that goes against all laws when it comes to saleability or so-called commerciality... So be it!  Not an unknown area for me...Anyhow it has at least become a production that clearly reflects who I am and what I am from the music point of view. You as a listener probably couldn’t care less, because you wouldn’t have bought it otherwise.

Enjoy it,
Chris Hinze

PS: After having chosen not to play baroque adaptations for more then 30 years, (by the way, this was a very lucrative activity at that time, so with dismay of the record companies back then) fate wanted me to make an exception this time. Claron McFadden was the reason to do such thing again, and as you listen to the “Largo” and the “Badinerie”, you understand why.