Today's "Wednesday Whomper", the Paquito D'Rivera tune "Basstronaut", takes us back to 2002 and the Kölner Philharmonie. This arrangement by Bill Dobbins features our own John Goldsby, Oscar Stagnaro, Paquito D'Rivera and Claudio Roditi. (Mark Walker and Pernell Saturnino were also playing on this project) Ad Astra! | WDR Big Band
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Today's "Wednesday Whomper", the Paquito D'Rivera tune "Basstronaut", takes us back to 2002 and the Kölner Philharmonie. This arrangement by Bill Dobbins features our
WDR Big Band. . Today's "Wednesday Whomper", the Paquito D'Rivera tune "Basstronaut", takes us back to 2002 and the Kölner Philharmonie. This arrangement by Bill Dobbins features our own John Goldsby, Oscar Stagnaro, Paquito D'Rivera and Claudio Roditi. (Mark Walker and Pernell Saturnino were also playing on this project) Ad Astra!
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"Cry Wolf" is a hard-hitting number by british bass player Kenny Napper, a member of the Kurt Edelhagen band in the early 70's. It features Billy Test on piano, Paul Heller on tenor sax and a special spot for Andy Hunter on trombone. Recorded live in Studio 4., conducted by Jörg Achim Keller. ----------------------- "Cry Wolf" ist eine knallharte Nummer des britischen Bassisten Kenny Napper, der in den frühen 70er Jahren Mitglied der Kurt Edelhagen Band war. Als Solisten sind zu hören: Billy Tes
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Bob Brookmeyer! It's safe to say that without Bob Brookmeyer, modern big band music wouldn't have been the same. So many big band writers have been influenced by Bob through the years, not the least here in Europe where Bob spent a lot of time. Bob was a long time friend of the WDR Big Band and we had the great pleasure to work and record with him on many occasions. This "Studio 4 Sessions" clip is a Brookmeyer piece called "Duets", an intricate counterpoint featuring Hans Dekker on drums and Pa
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Ironically, Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne wrote "Let It Snow" in the summer of 1945. Penned in California during a heat wave, Cahn and Styne were clearly longing for a change of pace. This Torsten Maaß arrangement (from our recent Christmas live stream) features Ruud Breuls on trumpet and Mattis Cederberg on sousaphone. Conducted by Ansgar Striepens. | WDR Big Band
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"Cry Wolf" is a hard-hitting number by british bass player Kenny Napper, a member of the Kurt Edelhagen band in the early 70's. It features Billy Test on piano, Paul Heller on tenor sax and a special spot for Andy Hunter on trombone. Recorded live in Studio 4., conducted by Jörg Achim Keller. ----------------------- "Cry Wolf" ist eine knallharte Nummer des britischen Bassisten Kenny Napper, der in den frühen 70er Jahren Mitglied der Kurt Edelhagen Band war. Als Solisten sind zu hören: Billy Tes
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Bob Brookmeyer! It's safe to say that without Bob Brookmeyer, modern big band music wouldn't have been the same. So many big band writers have been influenced by Bob through the years, not the least here in Europe where Bob spent a lot of time. Bob was a long time friend of the WDR Big Band and we had the great pleasure to work and record with him on many occasions. This "Studio 4 Sessions" clip is a Brookmeyer piece called "Duets", an intricate counterpoint featuring Hans Dekker on drums and Pa
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Ironically, Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne wrote "Let It Snow" in the summer of 1945. Penned in California during a heat wave, Cahn and Styne were clearly longing for a change of pace. This Torsten Maaß arrangement (from our recent Christmas live stream) features Ruud Breuls on trumpet and Mattis Cederberg on sousaphone. Conducted by Ansgar Striepens. | WDR Big Band
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One big thing that we've been working on this last year, is developing a new format together with our great colleagues from the WDR Fernsehen/TV, working on their big sound stage outside of Cologne. Just as we we're about to get started last spring, COVID came along and made things a lot more difficult, but thanks to creativity and determination we managed to find ways to go on whilst still keeping everybody safe, recording in separate rooms with ample distance etc. It's certainly not easy with
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A big Happy Birthday to the amazing Wayne Shorter who just turned 87, yesterday. Arguably one of the greatest composers of our time, Wayne has written countless tunes, both as a member in some of the greatest bands in jazz history and as a soloist. Here's one of his wellknown classics, "One By One", in an arrangement by Jörg Achim Keller, featuring Ruud Breuls on trumpet, Raphael Klemm on trombone and Paul Heller on tenor sax. Recorded live in WDR Studio 2 . Conducted by Ansgar Striepens. | WDR
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A big Happy Birthday to the amazing Wayne Shorter who just turned 87, yesterday. Arguably one of the greatest composers of our time, Wayne has written countless tunes, both as a member in some of the greatest bands in jazz history and as a soloist. Here's one of his wellknown classics, "One By One", in an arrangement by Jörg Achim Keller, featuring Ruud Breuls on trumpet, Raphael Klemm on trombone and Paul Heller on tenor sax. Recorded live in WDR Studio 2 . Conducted by Ansgar Striepens. | WDR
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Today it's time for a world premiere, a fresh, new piece by Stefan Pfeifer-Galilea, recorded two weeks ago! "The Keeper" is a double feature for our junior and senior members, Ben Fitzpatrick on tenor sax and John Goldsby on bass, the band's tonal anchor and "groove keeper". Recorded live in Studio 4, conducted by Stefan Pfeifer-Galilea. ---------------- Heute ist es Zeit für eine Uraufführung, ein frisches, neues Stück von Stefan Pfeifer-Galilea, das vor zwei Wochen aufgezeichnet wurde! "The Ke
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Today it's time for a world premiere, a fresh, new piece by Stefan Pfeifer-Galilea, recorded two weeks ago! "The Keeper" is a double feature for our junior and senior members, Ben Fitzpatrick on tenor sax and John Goldsby on bass, the band's tonal anchor and "groove keeper". Recorded live in Studio 4, conducted by Stefan Pfeifer-Galilea. ---------------- Heute ist es Zeit für eine Uraufführung, ein frisches, neues Stück von Stefan Pfeifer-Galilea, das vor zwei Wochen aufgezeichnet wurde! "The Ke
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This week we're commencing to record new tracks for our WDR Big Band Play-Along App. One of the tracks we are doing is "Philadelphia" by our "Composer In Residence", the fantastic Vince Mendoza. Here's a clip with Vince conducting the band in the Kölner Philharmonie, featuring Ruud Breuls on trumpet, Andy Hunter on trombone and Karolina Strassmayer on alto sax. #publicservicelife | WDR Big Band
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This week we're commencing to record new tracks for our WDR Big Band Play-Along App. One of the tracks we are doing is "Philadelphia" by our "Composer In Residence", the fantastic Vince Mendoza. Here's a clip with Vince conducting the band in the Kölner Philharmonie, featuring Ruud Breuls on trumpet, Andy Hunter on trombone and Karolina Strassmayer on alto sax. #publicservicelife | WDR Big Band
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Our former colleague Dave Horler was not only our lead trombone player for three decades, he is also a very fine composer and arranger. "Chrissie" is a beautiful ballad by Dave (dedicated to his wife), featuring Rob Bruynen on flugelhorn. Recorded live in Studio 4, conducyed by Stefan Pfeifer-Galilea. ---------------------- Unser ehemaliger Kollege Dave Horler war nicht nur drei Jahrzehnte lang unser Lead-Posaunist, er ist auch ein sehr guter Komponist und Arrangeur. "Chrissie" ist eine wundersc
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To brighten up this drab tuesday evening, here's a bonus clip from our recent "Personal Sounds" live stream. This is Billy Strayhorn's timeless classic "Take The A-Train" in a gorgeous arrangement by the great, late Steve Gray! Conducted by Jörg Achim Keller | WDR Big Band
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Tomorrow we'll be meeting up with Bob Mintzer and Yellowjackets again, starting rehearsals for our concert at the Leverkusener Jazztage, next weekend. To whet your appetite, here's a glimpse at what it looked like, playing together in the early 90's. "Ancestors" is an original by Bob Mintzer, featuring Bob himself on tenor sax, Dave Horler on valve trombone, and Russel Ferrante on piano. Recorded live at the Kölner Philharmonie, conducted by Vince Mendoza. | WDR Big Band
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Here's your chance to revisit our Funkhaus Sessions, featuring members of the WDR Big Band in a chamber music setting, this time in the format of a virtual concert from the KvB Saal in the WDR Funkhaus, Cologne! Enjoy! SERGIO John Goldsby - bass BIlly Test - piano Hans Dekker - Drums ROOTS AND WINGS Karolina Strassmayer - alto sax Billy Test - piano DIENDA Ludwig Nuss - trombone Raphael Klemm - trombone Andy Hunter - trombone MattisCederberg - trombone THE PEACOCKS Billy Test - piano EVIDENCE Ru
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We're looking forward to soon once again reunite with the great Maria Schneider for a concert in Berlin. Here's a clip from the last time Maria was in Studio 4. "Wyrgly" is an original composition by Maria, from her 1994 album "Evanescence". It features Paul Heller on tenor sax, Ludwig Nuss on trombone and Paul Shigihara on guitar, not to mention the tasty brush work by our drummer Hans Dekker. Recorded live in Studio 4, conducted by Maria Schneider. -------------- Wir freuen uns auf ein baldige
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Here's a world premiere! "Dance Piece" is a composition by alto sax player/composer/arranger Phil Woods. There's a video recording of Phil performing this piece in the 1960's, with a sextet, but this is the very first time it can be shown with a full big band! This chart was found by Matt Vashlishan, as he was resently going through Phil's music, and he brought it for us to play for our Phil Woods tribute project. It features Hans Dekker on drums, Andy Hunter on trombone, Johan Hörlén on alto sa
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Here's a throwback going all the way back to 1997. This is Lee Morgan's jazz classic "Sidewinder" in an arrangement by Gil Goldstein. It features another jazz great, Eddie Harris, on tenor sax, and Frank Chastenier on piano. Along with Eddie Harris we also had special guests Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Dean Brown and Dave King join the band. -------------------------- Hier ein "Throwback", das bis ins Jahr 1997 zurückreicht. Dies ist Lee Morgans Jazzklassiker "Sidewinder" in einem Arrangement von G
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For a second peek at tomorrow's concert/live stream here, courtesy of our Youtube team, is "Good Times" by Paul Heller, arranged by Bob Mintzer. This also features Andy Hunter on trombone and Karolina Strassmayer on alto sax. Conducted by Stefan Pfeiffer-Gallilea. | WDR Big Band
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Here's another tune from our Phil Woods tribute. "Guess What?" was first released on the 1969 album "Round Trip" but was later rearranged for big band by Phil, in the early 2000s. Originally featuring Phil Woods and Jerry Dodgion, here we'll hear Matt Vashlishan and Johan Hörlén, respectively on alto sax. Recorded on the WDR Soundstage in Bocklemünd, conducted by Matt Vashlishan ----------------------------- Hier ist ein weiteres Stück aus unserem Phil Woods Tribut. "Guess What?" wurde zuerst au
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Here's a taste of what's coming on our next "Personal Sounds" instalment. This is Hans' pick, a tune composed and arranged by Bert Joris, featuring Hans on drums and Ruud Breuls on trumpet... Check out the whole concert on Thursday (17/1), streamed live from WDR Funkhaus Studio 2, 21.00!! | WDR Big Band
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We're wrapping up this week's rehearsals with Chris Potter and Mike Holober today, and tomorrow we'll be hitting it live on stage. Here's a clip from the sessions on Wednesday, Chris' beautiful composition "Invisible Man". This arrangement by Mike Holober features Alon Near on bass, Ludwig Nuss on trombone and Chris Potter on tenor sax. Recorded live in Studio 4, conducted by Mike Holober. For more music, tune in to the live stream tomorrow, Saturday, at 20.00/8PM (Berlin Time) here on FB, on Yo
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Here's another clip from our recent concert with Bob Mintzer, our "Principal Conductor". "Ellis Island" is an original by Bob, a rolling 6/8 groove with a somewhat pensive melody., featuring Ben Fitzpatrick on tenor sax. Recorded live in the Kölner Philharmonie, conduvted by Bob Mintzer. ------------------------- Hier ist ein weiterer Schnipsel aus unserem vor kurzem stattgefundenen Konzert mit unserem Chefdirigenten Bob Mintzer. "Ellis Island" ist eine Eigenkomposition von Bob, ein rollender 6/
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The theme song from the 1968 movie "The Odd Couple" is probably one of Neal Hefti's best known compositions and Hefti was nominated for two Grammys for the movie sound track. Our version has been fitted in a new suit in an arrangement by Jörg Achim Keller and features Jens Neufang on baritone sax, as well as a four piece "velvet-valve-section" in front of the band. For more music by Neal Hefti, tune in to our Hefti-tribute in tomorrow's live stream! –––––––––––––––––––––––– Der Titelsong aus dem
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Here, courtesy of our Youtube team, is a taste of what we're working on this week, the 1942 Jerome Kern classic "I'm Old Fashioned", arranged and played by our trombone colleague Raphael Klemm, also featuring John Goldsby on bass. Recorded live in Studio 4, conducted by Jörg Achim Keller. Tune in on Saturday's live stream for more! | WDR Big Band
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Here's a clip from our recent live stream with our "Principal Conductor" Bob Mintzer. This latin jazz-scented Mintzer original is called "San Juan Shuffle" and features Ruud Breuls on trumpet, Andy Hunter on trombone and Sebastian Nickoll on congas. recorded live in the Kölner Philharmonie, conducted by Bob Mintzer. ------------------------- Hier ist ein Ausschnitt aus unserem letzten Live-Stream mit unserem "Principal Conductor" Bob Mintzer. Dieser Latin-Jazz-Chart von Mintzer heißt "San Juan S
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Hold that tiger! "Tiger Rag", originally recorded in 1917 by the "Original Dixieland Jass Band", is one of the most recorded tunes in jazz history, with version by classic artists like Art Tatum, Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Bix Beiderbecke, and Louis Armstrong, to bands like the Beatles and jazz contemporaries like Nicholas Payton. This version, arranged by Oded Lev-Ari features Anat Cohen on clarinet, Avishai Cohen on trumpet, Yuval Cohen on soprano sax, Andy Hunter on trombon
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Last year we had the pleasure to release an album with our "Principal Conductor" Bob Mintzer and guitarist Dave Stryker, showcasing originals by Dave and Bob, as well as fun re-workings of some great soul tunes, all arranged by Bob. Here's a live clip with one of Bob's originals, "Aha!" featuring himself on tenor sax and Dave Stryker on guitar. recorded live(pre-pandemic) in the Gloria Theater, Cologne; conducted by Bob Mintzer. | WDR Big Band
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Earlier this spring we met up Joan Chamorro and a group of young musicians from the San Andreu Jazz Band, Barcelona. Lead by Joan, the San Andreu band is a project giving kids and young people a chance to experience and explore jazz in an intuitive context and includes allumni like trumpet player Andrea Motis and trombonist Rita Payes. This clip is the classic "Recado Bossa Nova" (made famous in jazz by a.o Zoot Sims, Hank Mobley and Lee Konitz). It features Koldo Munné on alto sax, Elsa Armengo
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Is Ludwig a real boy? Yes, yes he is! Here's a sample of what we will be playing in tomorrow's "Big Band At The Movies" live stream, "When You Wish Upon A Star" (made famous by JIminy Cricket in the 1940 Disney adaptation of "Pinocchio"), featuring Ludwig Nuss on trombone, arranged and conducted by Jörg Achim Keller. recorded live in Studio 4 (pre-pandemic!). Don't miss the live stream, tomorrow (Saturday) at 20.00/8 PM CET, here on FB, on Youtube and on our WDR Home Page! | WDR Big Band
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As a part of tonight's live stream we will be performing several new charts by our piano player Billy test. To whet your palate, here's another sample of Billy's writing, his original composition "Global Neighbors", featuring himself on piano and John Goldsby on bass. Recorded live in the WDR Funkhaus, conducted by Ansgar Striepens. | WDR Big Band
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As we know, Tuesday is blues day! Today's "Bluesday Tuesday" offers a swinger from our recent project with John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton, John's arrangement of the Ray Brown classic "Captain Bill", featuring Martin Gjakonovski on bass, Billy Test on piano, Paul Heller on tenor sax, and the hard hitting Jeff Hamilton behind the drums. Recorded live in the Kölner Philharmonie | WDR Big Band
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Today's "Sunday Swinger" is a whopper, from last week's live stream with John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton. "Battle Royal" is an Ellington/Strayhorn tune, originally for the Paul Newman/Sidney Poitier movie "Paris Blues", but was most famously featured on the Ellington/Basie 1961 album "Duke Ellington Meets Count Basie". This John Clayton arrangement features Billy Test on piano, Paul Heller on tenor sax, Johan Hörlén on alto sax, Ruud Breuls on trumpet, Jens Neufang on bari sax, Raphael Klemm on t
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