Eric van der Westen - The Crown Lobster Trilogy, Pt. II: Blue Is All That's Left (2023)

The 2nd part of the Crown & Lobster Trilogy: Part II: Blue Is All That’s Left will be released on January 14 2023 in Paradox Tilburg. It contains a selection of compositions that Eric recorded over the 30 years of his career plus a few new songs. Some were tracks on his own releases, others were on other albums on which he was a sideman. All songs are fully reworked and rewritten to live up to Eric’s current artistic standards. The album was recorded during the heaviest period of his treatment of Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia: a (now) non lethal form of bloodcancer. Recording this music brought a generous amount of pleasure into a seriously dark period. Working with the great musicians Guido Nijs on Tenorsaxophone, Koen Smits on Trumpet & Flügelhorn, Sjoerd van Eijck on Piano and Pascal Vermeer on Drums the album serves a delicious menu of deep flavors and tastes of the rich palate that undoubtedly is Van Der Westen’s signature benchmark.