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Our two-year "Composers Fellowship" program will enter its second phase now with the new season. We've sent the first group on their way and are soon to meet the new one for the first time! Florian Ross is the one who meets up with the students every Saturday, and for the final concert he brought a piece of his own as well, dedicated to his 16 year old self (the fellowship-ers are between 15 and 17 when they begin), the year of which was 1988. It features Karolina Strassmayer on alto sax, and Jo
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The classic Neal Hefti tune "Cute" was first heard on the classic album "Basie plays Hefti" from 1958. The world has seen many a version since, with ours being an arrangement by Jörg Achim Keller. It's bookended by two members of our rhythm section, John Goldsby on bass and Hans Dekker on drums, with guitar man James Chirillo picking up the middle. Recorded live in the "WDR Big Band Jazz Club" in Bocklemünd, conducted by Jörg Achim Keller. ------------------- Der Klassiker "Cute" von Neal Hefti
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53K views · 182 reactions | Our first excerpt from yesterday's live stream is "Central Park" by Chick Corea (from the 1978 "Secret Agent" album), here in an arrangement by Henk Meutgert. This features Johan Hörlén on soprano sax, Hans Dekker on drums and Andy Haderer on flugel horn. Conducted by Jörg Achim Keller. | WDR Big Band | Facebook
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Henry Mancini wrote "Royal Blue" for the movie "The Pink Panther" in 1964. This version is an arrangement by Jörg Achim Keller, featuring Andy Haderer on trumpet, Billy Test on piano, Olivier Peters on tenor sax and Philipp Brämswig on guitar. Recorded on the WDR Soundstage in Bocklemünd. | WDR Big Band
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