Crystal Tears is the 2nd album from trumpter Andre Heuvelman and The Live B/ANDA! Orchestra at NativeDSD Music.  It follows their earlier album After Silence.

Andre Heuvelman has collected 9 melancholic compositions for Crystal Tears. The compositions span a period of 400 years yet they all have that feeling of sweet sorrow. Andre and his band has carefully cut to the bone of each melody by using a very sparse instrumentation. As a consequence the voice of each instrument has to carry it’s full weight but it also makes it very easy to distinguish each voice.

Frans de Rond has created a wonderful warm sound stage, letting the instruments appear up close and personal, like a good friend reaching out for your hand.

Crystal Tears was recorded in the legendary Studio 2 of the ‘Muziek centrum van de omroep’, the music studios of the Dutch Broadcasting company. Except for Passacaglia remix, the 10 pieces of music were recorded live in the studio.

Andre Heuvelman – trumpet
Mike Fentross – lute
Wilmar de Visser – double bass
Santiago Cimadevilla – bandoneon
Henry Kelder – piano (tr.9)
Peter Prommel – percussion (tr.6)