Angelo Verploegen & Ed Verhoeff & Eric Van Der Westen - The Sweetest Sound (2018)

Over the last decade or so I find myself leaving the tempting and obvious juvenile trumpeting bravura more and more behind me and returning to my musical starting point: the flugelhorn. Although generally the instrument is considered to be a trumpet with a ’softer’ sound, and in my opinion all too often treated like that by many trumpeters, the flugelhorn actually stands firmly by itself with all of its own characteristics and specifications.

Literally being brought up with the flugelhorn, I feel at ease with the way the horn requires its own approach of phrasing and articulation. This enables me to reach the level of lyricism and intimacy I’m looking for in my playing.