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Out of the box is the 9th and last track of Songs on the eve of dismissal, featuring Lorena del Mar, lyrics by Bastiaan Geleijnse.

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Out of the box

Everyone’s creative, until you meet me
I ‘m not into solutions, only irony
I can find new ideas, if I know where to look
Don’t hate me for the fact that I do things by the book

I’m bound to turn your brainstorm session into a burlesque
So let’s stay on the safe side, the safe side of my desk!
I don’t do innovation, I will fight any change
Now I’d like to work on, if it can be arranged

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Out of the box
someone show me the way
out of the box
release me, I pray
Tell me what it’s like out there?
Are the people wise and fair?
Out of the box
(please) Get me out of the box

If I open my mind, it switches to limbo
I’m no Steve Jobs, man, I’m still using windows!
But first let me give you a sharp observation
I’m only creative in your imagination

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I've been outside my comfort zone
Almost ev'ry day
I came out of the closet
I am proud that I’m this way
dropped out of university
got knocked out of my socks
So how come I have never been
out of the box

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from Songs on the eve of dismissal, released January 15, 2018
Angelo Verploegen - trumpet
Floris van de Vlugt - alto saxophone
Chris Abelen - trombone
Tini Thomsen - baritone saxophone
Thijs Huijbens - guitar
Ulrich Wentzlaff-Eggebert - Double Bass
Yonga Sun - drums

Compositions, arrangements & production - Chris Abelen

© 2018 CAMP Chris Abelen Music Productions
BUMA/STEMRA the Netherlands

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Chris Abelen Amsterdam, Netherlands

Chris Abelen (born September 29, 1959 in Tilburg, the Netherlands) is a jazz trombonist, composer and bandleader. Abelen started his professional career as a member of the Willem Breuker Kollektief. After he left this band in 1988 he started to form his own bands. All compositions for these bands are written by Abelen, from a jazz quartet to a big-band. ... more

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