Big Moves (feat. Fay Claassen)
Gerard Kleijn - Trumpet and Flugelhorn Fay Claassen - Vocals Dmitry Shapko - Tenorsaxophone Robert Jan Vermeulen - Piano and Organ Rico de Jeer - Double Bass Joosst Kesselaar - Drums An above average jazz record! NRC/Netherlands A trumpet player of stature, with a beautiful tone and loads of ideas. Jazz/Netherlands I really enjoyed it immensely. Very thoughtful and well prepared indeed. The legendary trumpet player Benny Bailey/USA Beautiful and sensitive as well as rhythmically interesting. Audio Magazine/Netherlands Gerard Kleijn was Nominated for the Andersen Jazzaward 2002 Press about 'Big Moves' "Gerard Kleijn is responsible for the highlight of the album, a very special and intimite version of"Round About Midnight". Bert Vuijsje - Haagse Post 1998 And trumpettist Kleijn himself ? He has supplied some excellend compositions, for instance the compact Neuróticos Anonimos that he sells us with flair. A track that could do well on our only jazz-station. Coen de Jonge- Jazz nu - Dutch Jazzmagazine - 1998 "Big Moves is a very tight-knit band with wonderful soloists and a great future ….." "A fully balanced album…" "A beautiful product…." Han Reiziger (VPRO - Dutch television)- Album presentation - April 1998

