Gerard Kleijn – Love Quotes (2001)

What a wide range of talent is the Gerard Kleijn Group, full of vim and vigor, and it is a highly expressive jazz group. Their music is innovative and entertaining. Gerard Kleijn has a clear and mellow voice in his trumpet that is relaxing to listen to, and his fingerings open up on a straight-forward style of approach. He is one of the Netherlands finest trumpet performers and composers. Orjan Graafmans in topnotch at the piano. There are 12 songs on the CD collection. The total playing time is 70:18 minutes. Some of the songs are Cole Porter's "So in Love," the intimate "Love Is" composed by Gerard Kleijn, Billy Strayhorn's "A Flower is a Lovesome Thing," "Madam Rosa," Jules Styne's "I Fall in Love Too Easily," among other fine selections. This is the kind of trumpet music that grows on you with the passage of time, and I found each time I listened to it there was a new impression or jazz motif that made itself known to my mind. Gerard Kleijn gives performances that are sensitive, imaginative, and innovative. LOVEQUOTES is highly recommended for its clarity of vision, enjoyment, and jazz entertainment. A fine collect of songs for the jazz listening audience.

Please note that this is an old but good rip (without log), made with an old version of EAC, and coming from my archives on external hard disc.

Personnel:

Gerard Kleijn - Trumpet & Flügelhorn
David Golek - Guitar
Orjan Graafmans - Piano
Paul Berner - Bass
Joost Kesselaar – Drums

Tracklist:

01. Impromptu 1
02. So in Love
03. Love Is
04. Impromptu 3
05. A Friend of a Friend
06. A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
07. Impromptu 1 (Reprise)
08. Number 10
09. Madame Rosa
10. Cupid's Arrows
11. Impromptu 2
12. I Fall in Love Too Easily

Produced By Gerard Kleijn
Recorded, Mixed, Edited & Mastered At Byton Studio
Recorded On 9 & 10 October 2001

Sound Quality: 8/9