The Amstel Octet Catalog

1984

The Amstel Octet - Amstel Crossing   Limetree (Du) MLP 198509   1984

Edu Ninck Blok, trumpet #1,3,5,6, flugelhorn #2,4,7; Evert Hekkema, baritone horn; Kees Van Lier, alto sax #1-6, soprano sax #7; Dick De Graaf, tenor sax, flute #3; Jenne Meinema, baritone sax #1-6, alto sax #3,7; Vince Bendetti, piano; Hein Van De Geijn, acoustic bass; John Engels, drums #1-4; Arnoud Gerritse, drums #5-7.

Studio 44, Monster, Holland, August 19, 1984;
Studio 44, Monster, Holland, October 28, 1984

1.Amstel Crossing
2.Down Town
3.Tap Friends
4.Silver Blues
5.Black Nile
6.Twice As Much
7.Azure

1985

Hazy Hugs From The Amstel Octet And Chet Baker   Limetree (Du) MLP 198601   1985

Edu Ninck Blok, cornet, trumpet; Evert Hekkema, baritone horn; Kees Van Lier, alto sax; Dick De Graaf, tenor sax; Jan Vennik, baritone sax; Bert Van Den Brink, piano; Hein Van De Geijn, double bass; John Engels, drums; and Chet Baker, trumpet #2-5.

Fendal Sound, Loenen Aan De Vecht, Holland, September 22, 1985

1.Silver Blues
2.Someday You'll Leave Me
3.Deep Soul
4.Shifting Down
5.Tergiversation
6.Hazy Hugs

** also released on The Amstel Octet & Chet Baker - Hazy Hugs, Challenge Records (Du) CHR 70058 in 1998.

The Amstel Octet & Chet Baker - Hazy Hugs   Challenge Records (Du) CHR 70058   1998

Edu Ninck Blok, trumpet; Evert Hekkema, baritone horn; Kees Van Lier, alto sax; Dick De Graaf, tenor sax; Jan Vennik, baritone sax; Bert Van Den Brink, piano; Hein Van De Geyn, bass; John Engels, drums; & Chet Baker, trumpet.

Fendal Sound, Loenen Aan De Vecht, Holland, September 22, 1985

Shifting Down (alternate take)
Tergiversation (alternate take)
Deep Soul (alternate take)
Someday You'll Leave Me (alternate take)

** originally released on Hazy Hugs From The Amstel Octet And Chet Baker, Limetree (Du) MLP 198601 in 1985 + 4 bonus tracks.