BASELINE MUSIC
BASELINE JAZZ
In 1994 Anne de Jong, Joost Leyen and myself took on the challenge (!) to start a jazz label. I vividly remember how we went to the next music fair in Cannes: Midem, with a small flyer with our entire catalogue: a mere 6 titles. Over the years many more CDs were produced. Many of them with the great help of engineer Chris Weeda. Joost said goodbye at some point, and in 2004 I became sole owner of the label. At this point the label consists of some 180 titles; 200 hours of fantastic jazz music played by an array of great musicians: Toots Thielemans, Bob Brookmeyer, Philip Catherine, Eric Vloeimans, Kenny Werner, John Abercrombie, Kenny Wheeler and many more.
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Having been in the studio so much, on both sides of the glass, gave me much experience. It gives me such joy to help musicians during the process of recording their music, to be the outer ear - yet knowing the process of recording from the other side as well.
We were fortunate, Chris and me, to have had the experience to go through a great part of the development of audio recording. In the early days onto tape, splicing with a razor blade; having to find the coda, lying on the floor amidst other sections of audio .... Mixing with 6 hands on the board ..... the first digital recordings, going direct to 2-track on a DAT tape; later ADAT and Tascam. The ancient Sony "washing machine". The whole fantastic adventures with DSD, and finally the ever expanding flexible world of ProTools inside the computer. Slowly seeing the outboard gear, the old plate reverb box, the Finaliser, disappear into the innards of the computer.
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Now, Chris packs his laptop, flies to South Africa, where we do a mix with a few near field monitors and the thundering ocean outside the window.
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The label changed hands in 2019, and is now handled by Wigt International under the name Base Line Jazz.
As A Producer
jun ’12
Kenny Werner
Collaboration
Base Line Jazz
jun ’12
Philip Catherine
Coté Jardin
Base Line Jazz
jun ’10
Angelo Verploegen
The Ballad Album
Base Line Jazz
jun ’10
Philip Catherine
Cole Porter Songbook
Base Line Jazz
may ’10
Birgitte Lyregaard
Blue Anemone
Base Line Jazz
dec ’08
Eric Vloeimans
Heavens Above!
Base Line Jazz
oct ’08
Eric Vloeimans
Live at Yoshi’s
Base Line Jazz
oct ’07
Bert van den Brink
Friendship Live
Base Line Jazz
oct '07
Philip Catherine
Guitars Two
Dreyfuss 46050369152
2006/2007
Toots Thielemans
Live
Base Line Jazz
dec '06
Eric Vloeimans
Hyper
Base Line Jazz
dec '06
Eric Vloeimans
Gatecrashin'
Challenge
sep '06
Baseline / Abercrombie
The Guitar Album
Base Line Jazz
aug '06
Abercrombie / Ruocco
Topics
Base Line Jazz
aug '06
Paulien van Schaik
Musing
Base Line Jazz
may '06
Karel Boehlee
Live At The Beauforthuis
Base Line Jazz
may '06
Buyoung Lee
European Sketch
Jazz In The City ZCR 0601
apr '06
Van de Geyn / Konitz
The Song Is You
Base Line Jazz
sep '05
Eric Vloeimans
Summersault
Challenge 70128
sep '05
Harmen Fraanje
Ronja
Base Line Jazz
may '05
Fay Claassen
Portraits of Chet Baker
Jazz 'N Pulz BMCD 484
mar '05
Frank Woeste
Mind At Play
Base Line Jazz
dec '04
Dee Daniels
Live at Biblo
Challenge CHRDVD70125
nov '03
Eric Vloeimans
Fujimundi
Challenge SACHR 70114
oct '03
James Scholfield-3
All Stations
Base Line Jazz
oct '03
Copland/Wheeler/Abercrom
Brand New
Base Line Jazz
aug '03
Paulien van Schaik
In Summer
Base Line Jazz
feb '03
Harmen Fraanje
Sonatala
Base Line Jazz
apr '02
Bert van den Brink
Between Us
Base Line Jazz
apr '02
Eric Vloeimans
Hidden History
Challenge CHR 70109
mar'02
Masha Bijlsma
Lopin'
LionJazz 0301 L10
jan '01
Bob Brookmeyer NAO
Walzing With Zoe
Base Line Jazz
nov '00
Paul Bollenback
Dreams
Base Line Jazz
oct '00
Copland/Wheeler/Abercrom
That's For Sure
Base Line Jazz
may '00
van 't Hof / Joey Baron
Un Incontro Illusorio
Base Line Jazz
apr '00
Eric Vloeimans
Umai
Base Line Jazz
mar '00
Pieranunzi / Catherine
Alone Together
Base Line Jazz
feb '00
Enrico Pieranunzi
Improvised Forms For Trio
Base Line Jazz
feb '00
Caroline de Rooij
River
SVD Records 20001
feb '00
Enrico Pieranunzi
Music Of Wayne Shorter
Base Line Jazz
jan '00
Paulien van Schaik
Tenderly
Base Line Jazz
sep '99
Kristina Fuchs
Portrait Of A Woman
Sonic Records 9921
aug '99
Bobby Watson
In The Groove
Base Line Jazz
jun '99
Amsterdam Jazz 5
Playground
Base Line Jazz
jun '99
Anette von Eichel
Welcome To My World
AVE Nr.7507
jun '99
Griffin-Freeman
Live at the Bim House
Base Line Jazz
may '99
Baseline
Déjà Vu
Base Line Jazz
mar '99
Pieranunzi/vanden Brink
Daedalus' Wings
Base Line Jazz
mar '99
Enrico Pieranunzi
Don't Forget The Poet
Base Line Jazz
dec '98
Masha Bijlsma
Profile
Jazzline JL 1157
dec '98
Paul Bollenback
Soul Grooves
Base Line Jazz
oct '98
vd Brink/Rick Margitza
Conversations
Base Line Jazz
sep '98
Eric Vloeimans
Bitches And Fairy Tales
Challenge CHR 70061
aug '98
Jasper van ‘t Hof
Un Mondo Illusorio
Base Line Jazz
dec '97
Myriam Alter
Alter Ego
Intuition INT 3258-2
sep '97
Maria Harp
14 Pc for Harp and Bass
Via 9920612
jun '97
Amsterdam Jazz-5
Pictures
Base Line Jazz
mar '97
Paul Bollenback
Double Gemini
Base Line Jazz
oct '96
Rick Margitza
Game Of Chance
Base Line Jazz
sep '96
Jasper van ‘t Hof
Tomorrowland
Base Line Jazz
jun '96
Eric Vloeimans
Bestarium
Challenge CHR 70038
feb '96
Baseline
Returns
Base Line Jazz
dec '95
Myriam Alter
Silent Walk
Base Line Jazz
feb '95
Dick de Graaf
Sailing
Base Line Jazz
jan '95
Paul Bollenback
Original Visions
Base Line Jazz
dec '94
Breuer / Fay Claassen
Simply Be
Base Line Jazz
dec '94
Rick Margitza
Hands Of Time
Base Line Jazz
sep '94
Belmondo Quintet
For All Friends
Base Line Jazz
jun '94
Nat Adderley
Good Company
Base Line Jazz
jun '94
Ferial
Alvorada
Kara Music 115514
jun '94
Eric Vloeimans
First Floor
Base Line Jazz
may '94
Leonardo Amuedo
Dolphin Dance
Base Line Jazz
may '94
Clark Terry
Shades Of Blue
Base Line Jazz
may '94
Myriam Alter
Reminiscence
B Sharp CDS 09
feb '94
Baseline
Standards
Base Line Jazz
feb ’94
Baseline
Why Really
Base Line Jazz
jun '93
Denise Jannah
A Heart Full Of Music
Timeless SJP 414
jun '85
Harry Verbeke
Plays Romantic Ballads
Timeless SJP 230