27 July 2007. Today Volkskrant published a review by Roland de Beer of Marcel Worms’ new double CD red, white & blues (Attacca Productions, 2007), with new works especially composed for the pianist. De Beer is charmed by Rozalie Hirs’ recent composition Source of Blue (2005):
“Of separate charm is also Rozalie Hirs’ recent Source of blue, hovering between camp and heartfelt poetry. Hirs plays a clever game with old, almost Chopinesque-sounding but modern distorted jazz clichés. And occasionally lets the pianist sing a word with it. Love.”
(Roland de Beer: In de ban van de Blues (Under the spell of the Blues), Volkskrant, 12 July 2007)
tracklist red, white & blues
cd 1
1. Leo Samama: Some kind of Blues (2002)
2. Svitlana Azarova: Valentine Blues (2006)
3. David Dramm: Otis Plays Arnold (1996)
4. Rudi Martinus van Dijk: A touch of the Blues (1998)
5. Evrim Demirel: Blues extended (2006)
6. Douwe Eisenga: Growing worm, stabbing his back-part slowly into the blues (2001)
7. Joost Kleppe: Fado Irado (1999
8. Astrid Kruisselbrink: Goin’ down (2006)
9. Daan Manneke: Blues for Marcel (2000)
10. Vanessa Lann: Leaps of faith (2001/2002)
11. Robert Nasveld: Frozen Blues (2002)
12. Christina Viola Oorebeek: Prismatic Blues
13. Mathieu Polak: Der Gasn Nigun (2006
14. Michiel Braam: Worms is back! (1998)
18. Theo Loevendie: The Bar pianist (1997)
cd 2
1. Dolf de Kinkelder: Gejaagd door de kwint
2. Ron Ford: Lachrymae (1997)
3. Rozalie Hirs: Source of Blue (2005)
4. Loek Dikker: South Side Ground Zero Boogie Blues (2003)
5. Otto Ketting: Palace Hotel (1998)
6. Hanna Kulenty: Drive Blues (2000)
7. Vincent van Warmerdam: Cradlerockin’ Blues (2000)
8. Misha Mengelberg: Blues Na Piet (1997)
9. Guus Janssen: Blauwbrug (Bluebridge) (1996)
10. Ana Mihajlovic: A Sad Smile Blues (2000)
11. Toek Numan: Hitch (2003)
12. Martijn Padding: Laid Back (1996)
13. Bart Spaan: Blank (2004)
14. Bob Zimmerman: A Can of Blues (1999)
15. Sinta Wullur: Bali in Blue (1999)
16. Jacob ter Veldhuis: Honky Tonk Blues (1999)
17. Jacob ter Veldhuis: Off & On Situation Blues (1999)