The Dutch guitarist Jesse van Ruller was born in 1972. In 1995 he won the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Guitar Competition in Washington. Guitarists like Pat Metheny, John Scofield and Jim Hall were very enthusiastic about him. This is his first CD, on which he was accompanied by Julian Joseph (piano), Nicolas Thys (bass), Peter Weninger (saxophone) and Mark Mondesir (drums). Four of the ten
… compositions on this CD are jazz classics: Bewitched, I'll Be Seeing You, Green's Greenery and You're My Everything; one song was written by Steve Allen: 'This could be the start of something big'. The other five compositions are by Jesse van Ruller himself. This CD is an absolute must for those who want to keep up to date with good Dutch jazz talent!more
