[WDR BIG BAND WITH DON MENZA - GROOVIN' HARD] Today's "Sunday Swinger" takes us back to the project "Jazz Vegas" with tenor player Don Menza. The hard-swinging "Groovin' Hard" features Don and Olivier Peters on tenor sax, Frank Chastenier on piano, with a very nice soli by the sax sextion to boot! Swing on! | WDR Big Band
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Today's clip takes us back to 2007 and a project with the great Roy Hargrove. "Hardgroove" is a "slow burner" by Roy, channeling a strong "Tutu" vibe. This version is an arrangement by Mike Abene and fetaures Roy Hargrove on trumpet, joined in the fray by Olivier Peters on EWI, Karolina Strassmayer on alto sax and Ludwig Nuss on trombone. recorded Live at the Leverkusener Jazztage, conducted by Mike Abene. -------------------- Der heutige Clip führt uns zurück ins Jahr 2007 und zu einem Projekt
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6.6K views · 85 reactions | As a part of our recent project "The Essence of Quincy Jones", here's an informal clip of "Hard Sock Dance", live from the concert in Schloss Borbeck, Essen. This features Ruud Breuls and Andy Haderer on trumpets, Helen Sung on the piano, and is conducted by Vellu Halkosalmi | WDR Big Band | Facebook
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Our last "Studio 4 Sessions" clip of the year is Bill Holman's arrangement of the Johnny Griffin tune "Waltswing". Bill Holman has worked with the band on many occasions and it's always great to get to play his charts! This version features Paul Heller on tenor sax. Recorded live in Studio 4, conducted by Christian Elsässer. --------------------- Unser letzter "Studio 4 Sessions"-Clip in diesem Jahr ist Bill Holmans Arrangement des Johnny Griffin-Titels "Waltswing". Bill Holman hat in der Vergan
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5.2K views · 187 reactions | Today's "Sunday Swinger" is a rare Duke Ellington composition, "Introspection", arranged/orchestrated by Garry Dial and Rich DeRosa. This features Dick Oatts, Andy Hunter, Ruud Breuls and Garry Dial, and was taken from a concert at the Kölner Philharmonie, in 2016. | WDR Big Band | Facebook
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We're done rehearsing, we're done recording, all the raw tracks for the upcoming CD are resting safely on the hard drives, and tomorrow it's time to hit it live, at the Leverkusener Jazztage! Here's a little throwback-lure to get your anticipation going :) Recorded 25 years ago, it's the Bob Mintzer original "Runferyerlife" (From the 1994 Album "Run For Your Life"), featuring Bob Mintzer on tenor sax, Russel Ferrante on piano, and Will Kennedy on drums! Conducted by Vince Mendoza. Tomorrow's con
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