Jin-Won Kwon - KWON JIN WON WITH ROB VAN BAVEL (2023)

This album, recorded live in a studio in Amsterdam, contains a total of 9 songs. 《I Think of You》, 《Autumn Rain》, 《I Went to That Place》, and 《You Shine in Me》 are newly released new songs. 《April, Flowers Bloom》, 《Walking Side by Side》, and 《It Will Be Spring》 are songs that have been released one by one as single albums since 2017. Among Jinwon Kwon's previously released songs, "Happy Birthday to You", which Rob van Babel wanted to perform, and "Subway on the Blue River", which Jinwon Kwon wanted to sing again on the piano, were included. The title song, “I Think of You,” is a song with very simple lyrics and repeated melodies. The warm male chorus is impressive. The prelude and postlude melody contains the heart of composer Kwon Jin-won, who consoles sadness as if patting the shoulder. Although this album is their first collaboration, the two musicians communicate naturally through music as if they have been playing together for a long time. Rob van Babel played with the lyrics translated into English next to the sheet music, feeling deeply about their meaning when playing in an ensemble or recording. We understood each other's music without making complicated promises in performance expressions, and recorded live without interruption. Vocals and piano. It's an extremely concise arrangement, but that's enough. It is a new and beautiful encounter. Trembling and crying, tears and smiles flowing...