In 1996 jazz pianist Michiel Borstlap was the winner of the Thelonious Monk BMI International Jazz Composers Award. And also on his CD Residence it is clear why. On this CD with his trio, which also consists of bassist Anton Drukker and drummer Joost Lijbaart, five excellent compositions of his own can be heard. The CD opens with the eight-minute Song For B., furthermore, the title track Residence,
… Damascus, Columbo and the closing track Memory Of Enchantment, on which he can be heard solo. The other songs are In Your Own Sweet Way by Dave Brubeck, which lasts more than ten minutes, I Love You by Cole Porter and Dream Of The Elders by bass player Dave Holland. A good jazz CD that belongs in every responsible Dutch jazz collection!more
