OLAF HOEKS & RUUD DE VRIES STYLE: traditional jazz (swing, latin, ballads, rhythm & blues)
ALBUM: 2023 Jazztracks
MUSICIANS: Ruud de Vries (tenor saxophone), Olaf Hoeks (tenor saxophone), Nick van den Bos (piano), Hans Ruigrok (bass), Maarten Kruijswijk (drums). Special guest: Walther de Graaff on 1 track.
SINGLE: 2023 Jazztracks
(a lost & found track, recorded in 2010)
MUSICIANS: Ruud de Vries (tenor saxophone), Nick Vos (guitar), Frans Heemskerk (organ, Fender Rhodes), Gerold Olieberg (bass), Daniel van Dalen (drums), Vernon Chatlein (percussion).
PRODUCTION, MIXING & MASTERING: Ruud de Vries, Nick Vos.
Instrumental sax & guitar pop folk song. Based on the songs Margrietje of the Belgium singer Louis Neefs and the German Song Guter Mond Du Gehst So Stille. However, the original melody dates from the year 1800 (!).
SINGLE: 2017 Jazztracks
MUSICIANS: Ruud de Vries (tenor saxophone),
Jip Vollema (guitar)
Crossover album of African music mixed with jazz improvisation, funk, latin and rock. Live recorded at Jazz Festival Harderwijk.
ALBUM: 2017 Jazztracks
MUSICIANS: The Ungawa band: Ruud de Vries: tenor saxophone,
Nick Vos: guitar,
Frans Heemskerk: organ, Fender Rhodes,
Gerold Olieberg: bass, Daniel van Dalen: drums,
Vernon Chatlein: percussion
Melancholic album featuring 20 special musician friends. Except for one track the album is entirely instrumental, containing two compositions of Ruud de Vries, one composition of Hans Dulfer, some jazz traditionals and jazz interpretations of pop songs. Every track was recorded with a different line-up, to achieve a versatile - not standard - ballad album.
ALBUM: 2015 Jazztracks
MUSICIANS: Ruud de Vries: tenor saxophone
Robert Bogaart: trumpet and flugelhorn
Jonn Reyna: piano and Fender Rhodes
Nick Vos: guitar
Hans Dulfer: tenor saxophone
Frans Heemskerk: Fender Rhodes
Willem Swikker: Hammond organ
Jip Vollema: guitar
Toine Scholten: guitar
Deitra Farr: vocals
Ingeborg Cneut: strings
Celina
Yebra Alvarez: bass guitar, backing vocals
Gerold Olieberg: bass guitar
Joost van der Graaf: bass guitar
Cedric Glans: upright bass
Martin Zand Scholten: bass guitar
Sergey Shapko: bass guitar
Daniel van Dalen: drums
Martijn Groen: drums
Jan Jaap van Hoeckel: vocals
Marianne van Koutrik: backing vocals
This album got the maximum of 4 STARS in Holland's number 1. Jazz Magazine JAZZISM.
Summer dance version of the legendary 1961 hit tune Just a Little Bit of Everything of the American rhythm & blues saxophone legend Herb Hardesty.
SINGLE: 2013 Jazztracks
MUSICIANS:
Ruud de Vries: tenorsaxophone and vocals,
Boris Kloek: tenor- and baritone saxphone and vocals,
Nick Vos: guitar,
Dennis Molema: sampling, sounds and track programming
Tribute to one of America's greatest sax legends, Herb Hardesty. Ruud de Vries and Boris Kloek covered his tune 'Just a Little Bit of Everything' from 1961 with his personal permission and named it as a tribute 'Just a Little Bit of Hardesty'.
SINGLE: 2012 Jazztracks
MUSICIANS: Ruud de Vries: tenor saxophone and vocals,
Boris Kloek: tenor- and baritone saxophone and vocals,
Nick Vos: guitar,
Martin Zand Scholten: bass guitar,
Daniel van Dalen: drums
Ruud's band in the years 2005 - 2010. This multistyle CD contains funk, disco, hiphop, rock 'n roll, blues, dance and kaseko.
ALBUM: 2009 Jazztracks
MUSICIANS:Ruud de Vries: tenor saxophone and vocals,
Nick Vos: guitar, Willem Swikker: Hammond organ,
Eric Schoonderwoerd: bass guitar, Ramon Rambeaux: drums.
Live-registration of Ruud's band in the years 2005 - 2010, containing funk, soul, jazz, latin, rock and rock & roll.
ALBUM: 2006 Jazztracks
MUSICIANS: Ruud de Vries: tenor saxophone and vocals,
Nick Vos: guitar,
Willem Swikker: Hammond organ,
Eric Schoonderwoerd: bass guitar,
Paul van Schaik: drums
Ruud's band with in the years 1998 - 2005 with sax companion Wouter Kiers. Unique crossover album of lounge, funk, rock,
dance, latin and blues, using electronic composing techniques.
ALBUM: 2003
MUSICIANS: Ruud de Vries: tenor saxophone,
Wouter Kiers: tenor saxophone
Nick Vos: guitar,
Robin Koerts: bass guitar, Martijn Groen: drums
COMPOSITIONS: Robin Koerts, Ruud de Vries, Wouter Kiers
Ruud's band in the years 1998 - 2005 with sax companion at the time Wouter Kiers. Hyper active jazz, recorded live at music venue Ruimzicht, Burgerveen.
Funk, dance, jazz, crossover and calypso.
ALBUM: 2001
MUSICIANS: Ruud de Vries: tenor sax & vocals,
Wouter Kiers: tenor sax & vocals,
Nick Vos: guitar,
Robin Koerts: bass guitar,
Martijn Groen: drums.
Legendary recording of Ruud with sax companion at the time Wouter Kiers in collaboration with musician/producer Marcellino Vishnudatt. A recording with outrageous saxophone solos on sampled dance-beats.
ALBUM: 1998
MUSICIANS:
Ruud de Vries: tenor sax & vocals,
Wouter Kiers: tenor sax & vocals,
Marcellino Vishnudatt: guitar, bass keyboards and all track programming.
SPECIAL GUEST MUSICIANS:Hans Dulfer: tenor saxophone,
Michael Varekamp: trumpet,
Eddie J.: rap
MIXING: Marcellino Vishnudatt
MASTERING: Cut 'n Clear Amsterdam
PRODUCTION: Ruud de Vries, Wouter Kiers & Marcellino Vishnudatt