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☆☆☆☆ Helliwell is with a consummately elegant Dutch piano trio – pianist Hans Vroomans is suitably loose when needed; bassist Jasper Somsen tonally pristine and drummer Marcel Serierse exacting and no nonsense. Among so many highlights you will want to spend a lot of time … which goes to show again Helliwell’s sensitivity and the quality of the arranging at play.
Marlbank, UK
☆☆☆ It’s nice that John Helliwell is collaborating with the Dutch double bassist Jasper Somsen. Together with Hans Vroomans (piano) and Marcel Serierse (drums) they create a pleasantly warm sound. It’s a beautifully arranged, melancholic album.
De Volkskrant, NL
All the time, they focus completely on the melody. Both Helliwell and Somsen and pianist Hans Vroomans dare to make these melodic lines sound as pure as possible. This could be the reason why so many songs on this album are so deeply moving .
Trouw, NL
It’s more honest to look the truth in the eye and learn to appreciate the intimacy of improvised happenings and small clubs with enthusiastic musicians like bassist Jasper Somsen, pianist Hans Vroomans and drummer Marcel Serierse. So “Don’t Ever Leave Me” turns out to be a pretty, quite graceful album, where John Helliwell shows that he has more to offer than just blowing hooklines.
Jazzthing, GER
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