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http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=21-Mar-2014&lang=ru&s=8572
21-Mar-2014
by Rob Howard
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 Johnny Meijer (1912-92), from Amsterdam, was renowned as one the best accordion entertainers of his generation, and was especially well known for playing jazz and swing music. Unlike his great Dutch contemporary, jazz accordionist Mat Mathews (1924-2009), who spent the years 1952 to 1997 performing in the USA, Johnny Meijer declined lucrative offers to perform internationally, and only occasionally left Amsterdam. His few foreign trips abroad were to Denmark, England, France and Switzerland in the late 1940s/50s. In Paris he accompanied Maurice Chevalier, and in early 1950 he performed in a series of sell out concert dates at the London Palladium with a Dutch All Star Sextet. Meijer performed on TV in the Netherlands for many years, and some of these appearances plus other filmed performances are gathered together on the DVD ‘Johnny Meijer, Master on the Accordeon’. Most of the 40 clips are from the 1980s, with others dating all the way back to 1934. The music includes ‘Sweet Georgia Brown’, ‘Take the A Train’, ‘Body and Soul’, ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’, ‘Rhapsody in Blue’, ‘Lullaby of Birdland’, ‘Dark Eyes’, ‘I Got Rhythm’, ‘Un Gamin de Paris’, ‘Pietro’s Return, ‘My Florence’, and many more. The picture and sound quality is generally good, but varies according to the age and source of the material. The DVD will appeal particularly to jazz enthusiasts. DVD ‘Johnny Meijer, Master on the Accordeon’ can be obtained via Amazon France and other internet sources. |