90

Play me a note and I'll tell you who you are. It is often the individual, the own sound of an instrumentalist that makes him unmistakable - and not only in blindfold tests, in which musicians are played recordings and asked to recognize titles and artists according to the motto "Listen, who's playing?" they are supposed to recognize the title and artist. Ack von Rooyen also makes it easy for the normal jazz listener. His sound is so unmistakable that it only takes a few seconds, a few notes, to identify him. A sound full of warmth and a touch of melancholy - something, by the way, that also characterizes the man Ack van Rooyen, who turned 90 last year and celebrated his birthday with this production! 90 presents a bi-national sextet - with three musicians each from the Netherlands and Germany. In addition to tenor saxophonist Paul Heller, who was in charge of the production, guitarist Peter Tiehuis, pianist Hubert Nuss, Ingmar Heller on bass and drummer Hans Dekker play on this wonderful album with Ack van Rooyen in top form!