Back in 2003 we had the great pleasure to work with the tremendous south-paw trombone player Slide Hampton. Not only was Slide a fantastic musician and composer/arranger, but a really great guy as well! Here, as a part of our "Studio 4 Sessions", is one of the tunes we played with him, his original composition "Antoine". This version features Andy Hunter on trombone, John Goldsby on bass, Paul Heller on tenor sax and Billy Test on piano. Recorded live in Studio 4, conducted by Stefan Pfeifer-Gal
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25K views · 781 reactions | 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 | Facebook
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When it comes to Big Band repertoire, "The Atomic Mr. Basie" from 1958 is certainly one of the most classic albums of all time. The collaboration between The Count Basie Orchestra and composer/arranger Neal Hefti brought many musical gems into the world and one of the most well known is the classic "Splanky". Our version, from our recent Hefti celebration, is an arrangement by Jörg Achim Keller and features Billy Test on piano, Paul Heller on tenor sax and Raphael Klemm on trombone. Recorded liv
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Earlier this year we had the great pleasure to work with the ebulient pianist/composer/arranger Makoto Ozone. From that project, here's Mokoto's piece "jungle", featuring Makoto on piano and Martin Gasser on soprano sax. Recorded live in Studio 4, conducted by Makoto Ozone. ----------------- Anfang dieses Jahres hatten wir das große Vergnügen, mit dem energiegeladenen Pianisten/Komponisten/Arrangeur Makoto Ozone zusammenzuarbeiten. Aus diesem Projekt ist hier Mokotos Stück "jungle" mit Solos von
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Here's a mellow tune, well suited for a slow Sunday. "Easy" is a original composition by our "Principal Conductor" Bob Mintzer, featuring Raphael Klemm on trombone, Billy Test on piano and special Guest Bruno Müller on guitar. Recorded live in Studio 4, conducted and arranged by Bob Mintzer. ----------------- Hier ist ein sanftes Stück, gut geeignet für einen ruhigen Sonntag. "Easy" ist eine Originalkomposition von unserem "Principal Conductor" Bob Mintzer, bei der Raphael Klemm an der Posaune,
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34K views · 1.2K reactions | Here's another one from the WDR soundstage, Horace Silver's "Cooking at the Continental", as played by the Kurt Edelhagen Orchestra. This arrangement by Edelhagen alumnus Rob Pronk features Johan Hörlén on alto sax and Billy test on piano. Musical direction by Florian Ross. | WDR Big Band | Facebook
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