From discogs:
Big band of large public German radio / TV broadcasting station Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), based in Köln (Cologne).
Since 2016 Bob Mintzer is the chief conductor and Vince Mendoza is composer in residence and conductor.
The band popped up, somewhat anonymously, in the previous post here with Airto Moreira's Brazilian Mass. In this collection, thanks to the contributor who put it together btw, they feature quite a lot of mixed classical and big band composition along the lines of my old favourite track Jacob's Tailor.
The classical introduction to Die Erde [The World] almost brings me to tears:
There are several outstanding similar compositions in the collection, some with classical styled vocals.
The discography is enormous too and it's impossible for me to discern what might be of value in there.
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Hi, Julian
ReplyDeletechiaroscuro atmosphere then completely bright then more intimate and warm finally, well that's my opinion!
Thank you again !
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