https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l5O2w3xMAidur56NT3fp-NH5fokNQtBMg

muzycy:
John Helliwell - Saxophone
Marcel Serierse - Drums
Jasper Somsen - Double bass
Hans Vroomans - Piano

tracklista wersji winylowej:
A1. Don't Ever Leave Me (Quartet) (02:52)
A2. August Winds (03:21)
A3. Two Of Us (03:50)
A4. From This Place (03:33)
A5. Free Lady Butterfly (04:04)
A6. Appleton Avenue (02:04)
A7. Don't Ever Leave Me (Solo) (01:42)
B1. Don't Ever Leave Me (Trio) (01:23)
B2. You Started Laughing (03:51)
B3. Liten Visa Till Karin (03:30)
B4. Just A Normal Day (04:21)
B5. Arise (07:18)
B6. Don't Ever Leave Me (Duo) (01:32)


A brand new recording by Supertramp saxofonist John Helliwell
Tunes by Keith Jarrett, Rick Davies, Roger Hodgens, Jasper Somsen, John Helliwell and many others
In late 2019, after meeting with Challenge Records in Amersfoort to discuss my album Ever Open Door, they recommended that I should connect with Jasper Somsen. I had dinner in Amsterdam that night with him and Raimondo Meli Lupi, who had mastered my previous recordings and set-up the meetings.
Jasper struck me as an enthusiastic and determined young man and, as I was subsequently to find out after listening to him on several recordings, an excellent and creative bass player — now my friend and colleague.
We agreed to make an album. Jasper chose the other musicians and recording dates at MotorMusic in Belgium were arranged. Then Covid-19 struck! The recording was postponed many times during 2020 and 2021, although during this time we discussed which tunes would be appropriate, with Jasper writing rough arrangements. His selection of Marcel Seriese on drums and Hans Vroomans on piano was inspired — they are inventive, empathetic musicians, and a pleasure to play with!
Our selection of tunes is based on strong melodies from the fields of folk, jazz, rock, pop, and originals by Jasper and me. I suggested that we play three Supertramp tunes, as a lengthy part of my musical life has been centred around the music of Rick Davies a.......
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