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Label Challenge Records |
UPC 0608917341126 |
Catalogue number CR 73411 |
Release date 02 October 2015 |
"It was announced as a 'glorious tribute to Rita Reys'. "
De Telegraaf, 15-8-2016Fay Claassen
Fay Claassen (vocals) Fay recorded her own albums together with many international musicians such as Mike Stern, Kenny Werner, Toots Thielemands, and she was invited as soloist for many CD recordings by the WDR Big Band, Bob Brookmeyers New Art Orchestra, the Millennium Jazz Orchestra and the Danish Radio Big Band.
She cooperated with well known conducters and arrangers such as Jim Mc Neely, Vince Mendoza and Michael Abene. Fay was rewarded with The Golden Record for her double album Two Portraits of Chet Baker. Jazz Times USA wrote about this cd: ’An Astonishing Album’, Down Beat: ‘A mega-production with extremely solo contributions’.
In the Winners Poll of All About Jazz USA the album was proclaimed as ‘Best Vocal Album of the Year’. Moreover, for other albums Fay received a Grammy longlistnomination and an Edison Award. In 2011 her succesfully cd SING! with the WDR Big Band and the WDR Rundfunk Orchester conducted and arranged by Michael Abene was presented. As guest soloist Fay was often invited by the Metropole Orkest and Jazz Orchestra of the Concertgebouw. Her effortless skill of improvisation not only brought her on stages in Europe, but also in Japan, China and the U.S.A.
It was announced as a 'glorious tribute to Rita Reys'.
De Telegraaf, 15-8-2016
"Swing, beautiful songs and melodies, we are going to make a nice party."
De Telegraaf, 05-8-2016
"...it is the subtle musical class of Fay Claassen which makes this Live-Album remarkable."
Jazzthing, 01-4-2016
"Although the pace is sometimes a bit in a hurry so it seems, and for both Claassen as Beets strongly applies that you have to be fond of their virtuoso, lush decorative style, this ode does definitely honor Rita Reys."
Klassieke Zaken, 01-2-2016
[...] After Reys passing in 2013, Claassen decided to contact Reys' last band, the Peter Beets Trio. There they established a tourschedule that began with a resounding concert in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, and this CD was the result. Improvisation, swinging jazz, roaring notes and the hoarse voice of Claassen make for a memorable evening that the momentum is highly maintained. Partly, of course, thanks to classic like 'Just None of those things' and 'Summertime'. [...]
Villa D'arte, 04-1-2016
["] ... This time it was going to be songs that are closely linked to the Reys and coaches (Peter Beets, Ruud Jacobs, Martijn van Iterson) were steeped in her music. Claassensang very convincing, scatte at least as good (or better ?), waved like mad and proved that she could bring Zon in Scheveningen as ;anguorously as its predecessor .. ["]
Jazzism, 24-12-2015
["].. The album is actually a tribute to Reys and a catch for anyone who missed this concert."
Music Emotion, 01-12-2015
"But truly impressing is, how deep Fay Claasen noticeably goes on into each single song, to give each song a voice out of its own center."
Jazzpodium, 01-12-2015
['']..Singer Claasen proves herself as Rita Reys' successor."
NRC Handelsblad, 21-9-2015