A Can Of Blues - Vermes Records 0401

Recorded in: Studio Grasland, Haarlem, 14 and 15 September 2004
Recording and editing : Guido Tichelman
Music direction : Hans Asselbergs and Guido Tichelman
Piano : Steinway D, Hamburg
Piano technique : Frans Sedee
Cover : Rivka Worms (born 1989, painted at the age of 5)
Design : Jos Moers (Meeuw)
Text and translation : Marcel Worms
With thanks to : Jodee Chung


1. Neely Bruce – The Billings Blues (2001) 3’30 ”
(1944, USA): listen
2. Bob Zimmerman – A Can of Blues (1999) 6’30 ”
(1948, the Netherlands): listen
3. Joost Kleppe – Fado irado (2002)
(1963, the Netherlands)
4. Joost Kleppe – Memento (1999) 5 ‘
5. Leo Samama – Some child of a Blues (2002) 6 ‘
(1951, the Netherlands)
6. Loek Dikker – South Side Ground Zero Boogie Blues (2003) 6 ‘
(1944, the Netherlands)
7. Ian Munro (1963, Australia) – Dismal Blues (2004) 2’30 ”
8. Elena Kats – Chernin – Economy Class Blues (2004) 2’30 ”
(1957, Australia / Uzbekistan)
9. Robert Nasveld – Frozen Blues (2002) 4 ‘
(1955, the Netherlands)
10. Gao Ping – Blue Mask (2002) 7 ‘
(1970, New Zealand / China)
11. Matthias Drude – Bluespressivo (2002) 4 ‘
(1960, Germany)
12. Georg Hajdu – Dichrome Bleu (2004) 3’30 ”
(1960, Germany)
13. DaniĆ«l Schvetz – First-Bluff (2004) 6 ‘
(1955, Portugal / Argentina)
14. John Lewis (1947, England) – Molybdene (2003) 6 ‘
15. Anat Fort (1970, USA / Israel) – Marce Bars (2003) 4 ‘: listen
16. Riccardo Massari Spiritini – Blues Records (2003) 7’30 ”
(1966, Spain / Italy): listen

Where two countries are listed, the former is the country where the composer currently resides and the latter is the country of birth.
All pieces were composed for Marcel Worms except ‘Memento’ by Joost Kleppe.