Demo CD by The Hague Jazz Project with 3 compositions by Rob Madna.

1. Birth of the Cool Theme (Gil Evans) 2. Bluestime (Rob Madna) 3. Daydream (Rob Madna) 4. Giant Waltz (Wim Minnaar) 5. Peace (Horace Silver) 6. Kelo (JJ Johnson) 7. Quintessence (Quincy Jones) 8. Song for Thad Jones (Rob Madna).

Sound samples:
Bluestime (Rob Madna) [369 KB]
Dayfream (Rob Madna) [384 KB]
Song for Thad Jones (Rob Madna) [373 KB]

The Hague Jazz Project:
Nanouck Brassers, Detlev Weers - trumpets & Wim Minnaar - flugelhorn / arranger.
Arthur Moore, Willem Ouwerkerk - trombones & Leo Meijer - alto sax.
Søren Ballegaard, Hans Goemans - tenor sax & Pim van der Hust - baritone sax.
Michel Blokhuizen - piano & Willem van Wijngaarden - bass & Johan Dielemans - drums.

Recorded May 1st and 2nd 2010 at 'the Boerderij', the Netherlands.
This is a demo CD and for this reason a Not For Sale item.
For more info or booking contact Detlev Weers or Johan Dielemans.

Track 'Four' [A4] and 'You'd be so nice to come home to' [B2] are arranged and directed by Rob Madna. Album is produced by Michiel de Ruyter.

A 1.Nice work if you can get it 2.Salute to Sonny 3.Give me the simple life 4.Four 5.It could happen to you
B 1.Stoned 2.You'd be so nice to come home to 3.Embraceable you 4.Two brothers 5.Woodyn' you

Originally released on Fontana in 1958. This album is available as a re-issue on CD.

Rob Pronk - It Happened Yesterday. Dutch 10-track CD album - originally recorded in 1968, this album derives it's title from the Rob Madna track of the same name, that features on the album and is a result of Pronk's friend, producer Joop de Roo, requested a Big Band sound album of him.

Track 7 is 'It Happened Yesterday' composed by Rob Madna with Ack van Rooyen on Flügelhorn.

Alabianca Records AB13982-2 [1994] out-of-print

Jerry van Rooyen dedicated his ''As We Walk Hand In Hand'' to Rob Madna (8 juni, 1931 - 5 april, 2003)

Liner notes by the composer and arranger Jerry van Rooyen: "Special thanks to all the musicians.My compliment for making my music sound so nice. Also thanks to Wielan Reissmann for leading the band the way I would have done it. With my composition "As We Walk Hand In Hand" we remember Rob Madna, a truly great musician. Last but not least special thanks to Rien Berkel. He has become a real friend during the last past years and without him this CD would never have been born. I hope that you enjoy listening to our production as much as we enjoyed creating it."

Producers Notes: Dear music connoisseur, as the producer of this CD I like to thank you and congratulate you for buying the CD. This is not an ordinary CD, but a document with great emotions which are shown by the compositions and arrangements of Jerry van Rooijen and by the spontaneity and warmth of the orchestra's performance.After being postponed for variaous reasons, the recordings finally took place 15 and 16 November 2003 at the Wisseloord Studios in Hilversum. Unfortunately, one of the soloist, Rob Madna, died some weeks before the recordings. Jerry and Rob grew up together in the same street in The Hague. They remained lifelong friends with a lot of mutual respect for each other's musicianship. Rob used to call Jerry ''my mentor''. His death came as a big shock for Jerry. When I asked him to compose a song for him, he wrote ''As we walk hand in hand'', masterly interpreted by Ferdinand Povel and Rick Kiefer. Nancy van Heck, a cousin of Jerry, wrote the lyrics and they were sung by Humphrey Campbell. You can hear this special version as bonus track. For many years Jerry had been the conductor, composer and arranger for the WDR Big Band in Cologne. I was thrilled by the thought to invite for the recording some of the musicians of this orchestra. The reactions on my request were overwhelming. »We certainly come to play for Jerry«. These musicians were Heiner Wiberny, Olivier Peters (alto and tenor saxes), Andy Haderer, Rick Kiefer (trumpets) and Dave Horler (trombone). Furthermore Jean Warland, long-time bass-player of the WDR Big Band and the drummer Denis Mackrel (New York), both old friends spontaneously agreed to play. More musicians from Germany agreed to co-operate: Stefan Pfeifer (alto sax), Susanne Heitmann (baritone sax) and Uli Launhardt (bass trombone) and leader of the Cologne Concert Big Band. The other musicians are my Dutch favourites: Jan Oosthof, Jan Wessels (trumpets), Bert Boeren, Jeroen Rol, Martijn Sohier (trombones), Jan Menu (tenor sax), Rob van Bavel and Hans Vroomans (piano), and of course the soloists Ack van Rooijen (flugelhorn) and Ferdinand Povel (tenor sax). Unfortunately, shortly before the recording was scheduled, Jerry was taken to the hospital. He then asked his friend and one of his best former students, Wieland Reissman from Germany, now himself a well known arranger and composer, to help him out. The preparations were made by both at the hospital in Enschede, and the result from this can be heard on this CD. The difficulties, that I experienced during the preparations for the recording, lead to the fact that I started the recording with a lot of emotions and stress. During these two days of the recording I was moved deeply by the music, so much that I sometimes became overwhelmed by my emotions. The wonderful music, the fact that the composer was away in a hospital, Rob's death in connection with the music of "As we walk hand in hand", being played beautifully and tenderly and the trombone playing on the title "The Charm of You", masterly performed by Dave Horler, all this lead to the fact that I was deeply moved after the recording. You will understand, that this CD means a lot for me and I sincerely hope, that you as listener also feel the same.

Label: CD Baby 119997 Release Date: Jan 02, 2007

This RNW 2CD release is intended for broadcast purposes only. It contains 2 compositions and 1 arrangement by Rob Madna: 7.Sleeples City, 9.The End of a Love Affair (arr. Rob Madna), 10.The Latin Connection.

During a few years Radio Netherlands has produced a series of jazz concerts in conjunction with the Amsterdam Concertgebouw. In this series Jazz at the Concertgebouw four pianists were invited to perform in the first series: Fred Hersch, Rob van Kreeveld, Rob Madna and Michiel Borstlap. However, Rob Madna died unexpectedly just a few months before he was due to appear. Karel Boehlee and Rob van Bavel, two musicians greatly admired by Madna, gave a wonderful performance that evening in his honour.

Personnel: Rob van Bavel (p), Karel Boehlee (rhodes), Hein van de Geijn (b) and Dre Pallemaerts (d).

RNW Radio Nederland Wereldomroep MJCP41 [2007]. CD booklet says: For broadcast only / not for sale.

Rob van Bavel, a pupil of Rob Madna, dedicated the 8 minutes long 'Little Suite For R.M' to Rob Madna. R.M. stands of course for Rob Madna.

Udo Pannekeet (bass), Rob van Bavel (keys), Tom Beek (sax, bassclarinet), Martijn van Iterson (guitar) and Chris Strik (drums). Guest: trompetplayer Randy Brecker.

Challenge CR 73263. Release date 29 februari 2008.

Track 3 is a composition by Rob Madna

Toon Roos (ts), Karel Boehlee (p+key), Peter Tiehuis (g), Boudewijn Lucas (b), Danny Sahupala (d), Martin Verdonk (perc.)

1 At First Sight (Roos)
2 Roofie (Boehlee)
3 Anytime (Madna)
4 Free At Last (Roos)
5 Boost The Beat (Boehlee)
6 Whatever Happens (Roos & Boehlee)
7 Passage of Jaco (Boehlee)
8 Soft Shoulder (Feldman)

First track of this CD is a composition of Wayne Shorter [Nefertiti], this in an arrangement of Rob Madna.

TOM BEEK - Live Under The Sun
TomLaLa Records TLLR 0702

Track 4 'Basin Sweet Blues' is a composition by Spencer Williams, and is played in an arrangement by Rob Madna. Trumpetist on this track is one of the great legends of jazz: Benny Bailey.

BMCD458 Munich Records Holland 2004

Just Passing By is exclusively composed by Rob Madna for this production.
This track is featuring Karel Boehlee on Fender Rhodes.

Triba - Live in a Jazz Tradition [DeLuxe two disc-set CD/DVD] / January 2008.

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