Swang Thang, by Olaf Hoeks & Ruud de Vries

Swang Thang

by Olaf Hoeks & Ruud de Vries

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1.	Blues for Willis 02:32	info	buy track
2.	Black Foot 06:02	info	buy track
3.	Lean Baby 03:22	info	buy track
4.	That's All 05:23	info	buy track
5.	Flip 05:04	info	buy track
6.	Glockamorro (sax edition) 04:04	info	buy track
7.	Sahara 04:14	info	buy track
8.	Say Forward I'll March 04:54	info	buy track
9.	I Sold my Heart to the Junkman 05:06	info	buy track
10.	Illinoise 04:30	info	buy track
11.	Calypso Twist 03:39	info	buy track
12.	Blow Down 03:51	info	buy track
13.	Snake Eyes 05:06	info	buy track

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Tenor saxophonist Ruud de Vries teamed up with fellow tenor sax player Olaf Hoeks to record this versatile jazz album featuring straight ahead swing, jazzblues, latin jazz, ballads, rhythm & blues and calypso. The 13 tracks on this old school tenor sax style album were recorded during a two days recording session in may 2023.

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released January 1, 2024

Line-up:

Olaf Hoeks: tenor saxophone on all tracks except for track 9.
Ruud de Vries: tenor saxophone on all tracks except for track 4.
Nick van den Bos: piano
Hans Ruigrok: bass guitar
Maarten Kruijswijk: drums

Recorded by Studio Peggy51 Ouderkerk aan den Amstel, Netherlands on the 9th and 10th of may 2023.

All tracks have been mixed and mastered by Ruud de Vries.
The cover photo was taken by Claes Djurberg from Sweden.
Dutch guitarist Walther de Graaff is featured on track 7 'Sahara'

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Ruud de Vries Haarlem, Netherlands

Ruud de Vries is a versatile jazz saxophonist from Netherlands, exploring and recording various musical styles.

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