"Future Shock" is a track from the Curtis Mayfield album "Back To The World". This arrangement by Vince Mendoza features singer Bilal and Karolina Strassmayer on alto saxophone, with the colleagues of the WDR Funkhausorchester and special guests Will Lee on bass, Mike Scott on guitar, Jason Thomas on drums and Rhani Krija on percussion.Recorded live in the Kölner Philharmonie as a part of last year's Curtis Mayfield tribute, conducted by Vince Mendoza. You can watch the concert in its entirety o
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We've had the pleasure to work with Bill Holman a great many times through years, and one chart that we've come back to several times is his version of the 1950 classic "Be My Love" by Sammy Cahn and music by Nicholas Brodszky(originally written for Mario Lanza in "The Toast Of New Orleans"). This clip is from our sound stage sessions and features Billy Test on piano, Johan Hörlén on alto sax, and Andy Haderer on trumpet. Recorded in the WDR Studios, Bocklemünd with musical direction by Jörg Ach
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Here's another clip from our tribute to the amazing singer/songwriter Curtis Mayfield, this is "Beautiful Brother of Mine" (from the 1971 classic album "Roots", arranged by our "Composer In Residence" Vince Mendoza. It features singer Bilal and Ben Fitzpatrick on tenor sax, with special guests Will Lee on bass, Mike Scott on guitar and JT Thomas on drums. Recorded live in the Kölner Philharmonie, conducted by Vince Mendoza. ----------------------------- Hier ist ein weiterer Clip aus unserem Tri
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From last week's project with Marshall Gilkes, here's Marshall's arrangement of the 1934 Cole Porter classic "Easy to Love". Recorded live at Café ADA in Wuppertal, it features Johan Hörlén on Alto sax, with Marshall conducting the band. | WDR Big Band
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Like so many others, we were very saddened by the news that Burt Bacharach had passed away. Burt Bacharach was undoubtedly one of the most prolific and iconic composers in 20th century popular music, creating countless classics, often together with lyricist Hal David. Bacharach had an unmistakable sound, combining catchy melodies with jazz harmonies and a unique feel for form and meter; it's no coincidence that his tunes have been recorded by over 1000 artists! Our little impromptu tribute is hi
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"Let me tell you ′bout a girl I know She is my baby and she lives next door Every mornin' ′fore the sun comes up She brings me coffee in my favorite cup That's why I know, yes, I know Hallelujah, I just love her so" Ray Charles wrote "Hallelujah I Love Her So" back in 1956 and it has since been covered by a veritable "Who's Who" of Jazz and Soul artists ( check out the great version on the 1966 Thad Jones/Mel Lewis album "Presenting Joe Williams"). This version is an arrangement by Michael Abene
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Kenny Napper is not only a British bass player and arranger, but also an Kurt Edelhagen alumnus, working with the Edelhagen orchestra in the 70's. One of his contributions to the Edelhagen book was the beautiful "October Ballad". Our version, a part of our Kurt Edelhagen tribute, features Ruud Breuls on trumpet and Billy Test on piano, with musical direction by Florian Ross. This cooperation with the WDR Fernesehen/TV was filmed on a soundstage in Bocklemünd. | WDR Big Band
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