103K views · 2.3K reactions | "Just hear those sleigh bells jingling,...

25K views · 144 reactions | The "Sunday Swinger" du jour is a little casual clip from our gig at the Jazz-Schmiede last Friday. "Flat Out, Franz!" is an original, composed and arranged by Stefan Pfeiffer-Galilea, dedicted to a dedicated jazz fan and avid racecar driver, Franz. It features John Goldsby on bass, Johan Hörlén on alto sax, Ruud Breuls on trumpet and Ludwig Nuss on trombone. Conducted by Ansgar Striepens. | WDR Big Band | Facebook

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15K views · 70 reactions | 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 | Facebook

96K views · 1.9K reactions | When it comes to Big Band repertoire,...

The 1950 Brodszky/Cahn tune "Be My Love" was originally written for *Mario Lanza*, for the movie "The Toast Of New Orleans"(for which it recieved an Acadamy Award nomination) and was a huge hit for Lanza, selling over two million records. This version is a truly whopping arrangement by the great Bill Holman, featuring Billy Test on piano, Johan Hörlén on alto sax, and Andy Haderer on trumpet. Reacorded live at the WDR Funkhaus as a part of our recent "Big Band At The Movies" live stream, conduct

Today's "Wednesday Whomper" brings us back to Leverkusener Jazztage and a project we did with Bill Evans, Dave Weckl and Mark Egan. This is Bill's tune "Rattletrap" in an arrangement by Mike Abene, featuring Bill and Paul Heller on tenor sax, Olivier Peters on EWI and Paul Shigihara on guitar, conducted by Mike Abene! | WDR Big Band