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Gideon Van Gelder: Lighthouse

Read "Lighthouse" reviewed by Mark F. Turner


Amsterdam-based pianist Gideon van Gelder filters more bright ideas into his appropriately titled sophomore release Lighthouse, the follow up to the enlightening 2011 debut Perpetual (Kindred Spirits Records). This time the program juxtaposes funky ostinato pieces alongside beautiful tone-poem-like selections drawn from a wellspring of influences that include Stevie Wonder, Prince, and Bjork. Luckily, Van Gelder reenlists the same talented lineup found in the debut with the propulsive Jamire Williams now on drums with versatile bassist Rick ...

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Gideon Van Gelder: Perpetual

Read "Perpetual" reviewed by Mark F. Turner


By implementing diverse styles without being confined to any particular one, pianist Gideon Van Gelder provides stimulation for the mind and ear with Perpetual. Categorizations are meaningless yet intriguing, displaying swatches of Van Gelder's open concepts, Third Stream, and lessons probably garnered from New York's New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, which Van Gelder attended in 2007. Regardless of the influences (ranging from the multidisciplinary works of Meredith Monk to Brazilian guitar virtuoso Toninho Horta), his compositional approach is ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Lighthouse

Rosen Records
2014

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Perpetual

Kindred Spirits Records
2011

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Perpetual

Kindred Spirits
2010

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