All sound files are very limited in time, due copyrights its not possible to play complete songs. All songs are not released on LP or CD. In fact they are live recordings; source is radio or internet. For those who are interested please do check out the disclaimer section.


Melodian (Rob Madna)

Rob Madna Quintet, recorded live July 11, 1998 at the North Sea Jazz Festival.
The North Sea Jazz Festival July 11, 1998. Carel Willink zaal, The Hague The Netherlands
The Rob Madna Quintet: Tom Beek (ss), Rob Madna (kbds), Michiel Borstlap (p), Frans van den Hoeven (b), Joost Lijbaart (dr)

Melodian (Rob Madna) [373 KB]





End of A Love Affair (arr. Rob Madna)

Dutch Jazz Orchestra, recorded live July 13, 2008 at the North Sea Jazz Festival, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

The End of A Love Affair (Edward Redding, arr. Rob Madna) [345 KB]



Beat (Rob Madna)

Dutch Jazz Orchestra, recorded live July 13, 2008 at the North Sea Jazz Festival, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Beat (Rob Madna) [395 KB]



Jazz Workshop No. 25 of the NDR in Frankfurt 1962

Personnel: Rob Pronk, Jerry van Rooyen (trumpets), Nat Peck (trombone), Hans Koller, Klaus Doldinger (tenor saxophones), Lucky Thompson (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone), Ronnie Ross (baritone saxophone), Rolf Kühn (clarinet), Rob Madna (piano), Ingfried Hoffmann (organ), Attila Zoller (guitar), Ruud Jacobs (bass), Cees See (drums).
Date: May 31, 1962
Production: Hans Gertberg NDR radio
Venue: 8th Jazz Festival in Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Made in France (Jerry van Rooyen) with Rob Madna piano [382 KB]

Our Delight (Tadd Dameron) with Rob Madna Piano [373 KB]

Desperation (Jimmy Deuchar) with Rob Madna piano [382 KB]

It was Yesterdays (Lucky Thompson) with Rob Madna piano [373 KB]





Lucky Thompson Quartet featuring Rob Madna

Live Radio Broadcast / November 22, 1968 / B14 Rotterdam
Personnel: Lucky Thompson, soprano sax; Rob Madna, piano; Ruud Jacobs, bass; Eric Ineke, drums.

On Green Dolphin Street [634 KB]

Street of Dreams [292 KB]

Cherokee [206 KB]

Unknown [263 KB]





Live at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam

Another 4 wonderful compositions by Rob Madna! Live recording from the Concertgebouw Amsterdam [2003]. Please notice: these audio files are used with permission of RNW Radio Netherlands Worldwide.

Personnel: Rob van Bavel, piano; Karel Boehlee, Fender Rhodes; Hein van de Geijn, bass and Dre Pallemaerts, drums.

School Blues (Rob Madna) [373 KB]

Song for T.J. (Rob Madna) [374 KB]

Sleepless City (Rob Madna) [376 KB]

The Latin connection (Rob Madna) [376 KB]





Rob Madna Trio with Ferdinand Povel in Concert

This live recording is dated from Mai 5, 2002 and is recorded in Zaal CNM Hilversum, the Netherlands.

Personnel: Rob Madna (piano), Ferdinand Povel (tenorsax), Ben Janssen (bas) en Ben Schröder (drums).

Blues [375 KB]

Con Alma [373 KB]

How Deep Is The Ocean [378 KB]

What's New [376 KB]





Dexter Gordon feat. Rob Madna [1963 Utrecht]

This live recording is dated from January 30, 1963 and is recorded for the Dutch radio in Persepolis, Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Personnel: Dexter Gordon (ts), Rob Madna (p), Ruud Jacobs (b) and Cees See (d).

Stanley the Steamer [156 KB]

Unfortunately the sound quality is not that great, but Enjoy !



 



Rob Madna Big Band TROS Sesjun 1974

Rob Madna Big Band - Hot theater, Den Haag. Live radio broadcast TROS Sesjun 1974.

Personnel :
Trumpet: Klaas Wit, Wim Minnaar, Willem Ouwerkerk and Rob van der Water.
Trombones: Jan Elsink, Bart van Lier, Georges Kaatee and Alfred Brouwer.
Saxaphone: Leo van Oostrom alt, Ben Vrouwdeunt alt, Ferdinand Povel tenor, Rudi Brink tenor and Joop Selier Bariton.
Rob Agerbeek on piano, Koos Serierse on bass and Peter Ypma on drums.

Rob Madna - leader, composer, arranger and trumpet.

T.J. (dedicated to Thad Jones) [373 KB]

B.K.Blues [159 KB]

Daydream [235 KB]

One [132 KB]

Blues Ballad [305 KB]

Unfortunately the sound quality is not that great, but Enjoy !



 



Rob Madna 'Home Cooking' projects

Rob Madna did record many of what he called: Home Cooking. In this section you can listen to 4 very exclusive and original Home Cooking excerpts. These are private recordings by Rob Madna and are in fact pre-studies of the original composition or arrangement. All instruments are played by Rob Madna himself.

Stella by Starlight [567 KB]

Melodian [673 KB]

Some Old Some New [726 KB]

Midsummer '84 [726 KB]