On the verge of becoming an important European player, Dutch trumpeter Eric Vloeimans has spent the last few years travelling abroad, where he's played with people like Charlie Mariano, Aldo Romano, Jarmo Savolainen, Erkan Ogur, Ernst Reijsiger, Jasper van’t Hof and Han Bennink.
Vloeimans has recorded three albums as a leader for Challenge Records: 1994's First Floor with his regular quartet; Bestiarium in 1996 with the same quartet and guest saxophonist Peter Weniger; and 1999's Bitches and Fairy Tales, recorded in New York with a truly international quartet of British pianist John Taylor, bassist Marc Johnson, and drummer Joey Baron.
Johnson, one of the world's elite bass players since his collaborations with Bill Evans in the late '70s, describes his experience working with Vloeimans: "I was amazed at the strength of Eric's writing and playing. He was an inspiration and led the date with creative imagination. It was a pleasure to record with him. This music reveals what is best in the art of improvised music; thoughtful structures that allow the sensitivity of the musicians to come together to create something special and unique, that had never been done before."
