The Lydia van Dam Group is a Dutch jazz formation around the singer Lydia van Dam. She studied at the Hilversum Conservatory with Marjorie Barnes, Deborah Brown, Greetje Kauffeld and Gé Titulaer. During her studies she frequently performed with famous orchestras, such as the WDR Big Band conducted by Jerry van Rooyen, De Skymasters and the Metropole Orchestra. "Star Jive" is her second album and
… it was recorded in November 1996. Besides Lydia van Dam you can hear: Yuri Honing (tenor / soprano saxophone), Sebastian Altekamp (piano), Sven Schuster (bass) and Joost Lijbaart (drums). Guitarist Maarten van der Grinten will be there on "Autumn nocture". The repertoire consists of standards (including "Yesterday days" and "April in Paris / I'll remember April") and own songs; by theme ' She wrote her own lyrics by Walton and Scofield. This top Dutch vocal jazz CD starts with the uptempo title track "Star jive", followed by more beautiful songs like "You can't hide love" and "Touch her soft lips and part". An absolute must! _more
