Steve Houben + strings
featuring Guy Cabay
Michel Herr / Dennis Luxion
Tracks :
1. The lady in red shoes (Dennis Luxion)
2. Thinking of you (M. Herr)
3. Ephémérides (Guy Cabay)
4. Unsung song (Dennis Luxion)
5. Pastel puzzle for Toots : Ouverture, Choral, Little Blues, Désinence (Guy Cabay)
6. Long distance (M. Herr) (theme from the tv film
San Francisco
Musicians :
Steve Houben - alto & soprano saxophone, flute
Michel Herr - piano, composer/arranger of tracks 2 & 6
Guy Cabay - vibraphone, composer/arranger of tracks 3 & 5
Dennis Luxion -piano, composer/arranger of tracks 1 & 4
Michel Hatzigeorgiou - electric bass
Mimi Verderame - drums
+ string section, conducted by the composers
These recordings (made in 1982 at Gam studio in Waismes, Belgium), originally available on LP (LDH 1004), have been remixed for this new CD, released in 1995.
CD (Igloo IGL 121).
Available via the Igloo website.
See also, in the photo galleries, some photos of Steve Houben + Strings.
for the Michel Herr compositions (lead sheets, pdf).