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Antonio Sanchez, WDR Big Band & Vince Mendoza – Channels Of Energy (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:21:28 minutes | 1,52 GB | Genre: Contemporary Jazz, Jazz
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Two stars of international jazz, an amazing orchestra, a truly fresh repertoire and outstanding arrangements developed for a unique event to take place: the meeting of Antonio Sanchez on drums, Vince Mendoza as conductor and arranger and the WDR Big Band. Two invaluable CDs packed with everything you may dream)when you are about to listen to such a stellar Big Band that is conducted by a genius like Mendoza and plays music by an undisputed giant like Sanchez.
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WDR Big Band – Small Group Sessions — Pure Imagination (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 32:57 minutes | 389 MB | Genre: Jazz
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The WDR Big Band consists of 17 soloists who usually develop an extraordinary sound together in studio and concert productions. In this new series we present the individual musicians in small formations called “WDR BIG BAND – SMALL GROUP SESSIONS”: their own compositions are played in duos, trios or quartets. Karolina Strassmayer (alto saxophone, composition) and Billy Test (piano) play the piece “Quiet Fortitude”. Karolina says of her composition: “Quiet Bravery is a recognition of the people who consistently work to make their part of the world a little brighter and better, to give the rest of us a soft landing when we need it. You know who is meant.”
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WDR Big Band – Ariabesques – WDR Big Band Plays Bach (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:34:14 minutes | 1,03 GB | Genre: Jazz
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With “Ariabesques,” Bill Dobbins and the WDR Big Band have brought Johann Sebastian Bach”s “Goldberg Variations” to life once again. Originally composed for the two-manual harpsichord, Dobbins has managed to create an impressive version for big band by swapping repetitive notes with short rests. By fusing the original melodies and the most important notes of the bass lines with impressive solos, the Bachian characteristics form a stringent basis that creates original sound impressions with funky jazz elements.
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WDR Big Band & Michael Abene – Birth of a Bird (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:03:29 minutes | 756 MB | Genre: Jazz
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End of August of 2020 the international world of jazz was celebrating “100 Years Charlie Parker”. Even those who had not noticed it before now realized that a great musician was being commemorated. Despite the COVID 19 pandemic his work and life were honoured with several projects: these included exclusive LP-editions, books and – obviously – concerts. Already in autumn of 2019, it was clear that the WDR Big Band would contribute to the Parker-Jubilee. Quickly our former long-time chief conductor Michael Abene agreed to take on the project as arranger. Two alto saxophonists were put at the centre: our lead-alto JohanHörlén and his terrific colleague from the NDR Bigband, Luigi Grasso. Exactly one week after Charlie Parker’s birthday, we were able to perform our concert at the Philharmonic Hall in Cologne in front of an audience – a very special privilege in the Corona-season of 2020/21. One concession to the pandemic was that the band members were sitting further apart than usually, with the saxophones even placed at the stage edge, with their back turned towards Jörg Achim Keller, our conductor. However, the current album is a studio production of the concert programme and not affected by these adversities.
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Andrea Motis, WDR Big Band – Colors & Shadows (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:03:59 minutes | 774 MB | Genre: Jazz
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With “Colors & Shadows” ANDREA MOTI’s third atmospheric and Latin-oriented album will be released on JAZZLINE together with the WDR BIG BAND COLOGNE. Here, MOTIS, who is also considered a superstar of jazz outside her native Spain, once again proves her great art as a trumpeter and singer, whereby her expressive singing even allows comparisons with the legendary ASTRUD GILBERTO. At the age of 20, she has already made a rapid musical development and has already shared the stage with greats such as QUINCY JONES, SCOTT HAMILTON and her mentor JOAN CHAMORRO.
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